Patricia Theresa Schemel is an American drummer and musician who rose to prominence as the drummer of alternative rock band Hole from 1992 until 1998. Born in Los Angeles, Schemel was raised in rural Marysville, Washington, where she developed an interest in punk rock music as a teenager. She began drumming at age eleven, and while in high school, formed several bands with her brother, Larry.
Schemel at the Museum of Modern Art, 2011
Schemel (center) performing with mid-1990s Hole lineup, 2012
Hole was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1989. It was founded by singer and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. It had several different bassists and drummers, the most prolific being drummer Patty Schemel, and bassists Kristen Pfaff and Melissa Auf der Maur. Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman.
Hole performing at Public Assembly, NYC in April 2013
Love and Erlandson performing with Hole, c. 1989.
Courtney Love performing with Hole at Big Day Out, Melbourne, January 22, 1995.
Love and Micko Larkin performing with Hole at SXSW in Austin, Texas, 2010.