Shawn Patterson (composer)

Shawn Michael Patterson (born September 14, 1965) is an American composer and songwriter. He is known for writing the song “Everything Is Awesome” for the Warner Bros. feature film The Lego Movie (2014). Early life Shawn Patterson was born in Athol, Massachusetts, to working-class parents Ronald and Joan Patterson. Career In 1986, Patterson left for Los Angeles to attend the Grove School of Music. In 1988, Patterson accepted a scholarship to attend the Jazz in the July program of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Patterson studied and performed with Dr. Billy Taylor and Max Roach. In 1991 in Los Angeles, Patterson wrote a song for the animated television show, Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song was a rap song titled “Rock the House”. He began writing for trailer houses, as well as making music for international advertisement campaigns such as The Fisher King, My Girl, Alien 3, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and several others. Patterson joined The Ren & Stimpy Show in various roles. He was asked to write original songs and bits of score for the show. When The Ren & Stimpy Show ended, Patterson worked as a freelance composer and songwriter. Billy West handed Patterson’s demo