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Pat Irwin

American musician and composer

From
New York
Since
1955–present
Releases
4

About

Pat Irwin (born May 17, 1955) is an American composer and musician who was a founding member of two bands that grew out of New York City's no wave scene in the late 1970s, the Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy. He joined the B-52s from 1989 through 2008. He currently performs and records with SUSS who have released several records on the indie label Northern Spy.

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He composed the score for the Showtime series, Dexter: New Blood, Dexter: Original Sin, and Dexter: Resurrection. Other television scores include HBO's Bored to Death, Showtime's Nurse Jackie, and The Good Cop on Netflix. He has composed scores for many cartoons including Rocko's Modern Life, Pepper Ann, A Little Curious, and Class of 3000. Independent film credits include My New Gun, But I'm A Cheerleader, and Bam Bam and Celeste.

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Discography

Albums 1
Other 3

Links

Also known as

Patrick D Irwin

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000407059080
ISNI
0000000434822045
IPI
00125386379

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.