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The Lay Awakes are a Brooklyn, NY based Canadian husband and wife indie-pop duo with a story which is as remarkable as it is unique. Patrick Anderson, a native of Edmonton, who grew up in small town Fergus, Ontario, is largely considered to be the best wheelchair basketball player in the world and one of the greatest to have ever played the game. He is a member of Canada’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team and has won World Championship and multiple Paralympic Gold Medals (www.patrickanderson.ca)

Anna Paddock went to university on a volleyball scholarship and was offered a professional contract in Germany, but turned it down to pursue further musical studies. Her father, John Paddock, played hockey for three different NHL teams, and coached another 8+ seasons in the NHL (Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers). He is currently the head coach and general manager of the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. His career as a pro player and coach meant a lot of moving for Anna.

Together, Anna and Patrick make for a bona fide athletic power couple, but in recent years they have become so much more. Music had been a fundamental part of their lives before they met, but it wasn’t until years later that they formed The Lay Awakes, releasing their first EP together in the summer of 2015.