Actually, Pat MacDonald could have easily turned into a worldwide superstar. It took only six months from his garage in Austin to a worldwide top-ten-hit. With his band "TIMBUK3" and the unforgotten "The Future´s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" Pat MacDonald became a pioneer of "Roots-Techno" sounds, being one of the first to blend drum machines with acoustic guitars.
His 1998 solo debut "Pat MacDonald Sleeps With His Guitar" was acclaimed worldwide (in Germany it was awarded both album-of-the-month and No. 3 in the year-end polls of the prestigious &Mac179;Audio"-magazine, and won the National Critics Prize) and Pat MacDonald embarked on many tours throughout Europe.