What is Patty Schemel?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Patty Schemel | image = Patty Schemel MOMA.jpg | caption = Schemel at a screening of ''[[Hit So Hard]]'' at the [[Museum of Modern Art]], New York City, 2011. | image_size = <!-- Only for images smaller than 220 pixels --> | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = Patricia Theresa Schemel | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1967|4|24}} |birth_place =[[Marysville, Washington]], [[United States]] | death_date = | origin = | instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]], [[guitar]] | genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[punk rock]], [[indie rock]] | occupation = Musician, [[dog walking|dog walker]], drum teacher | years_active = 1987–present | label = [[DGC Records|DGC]], [[Geffen Records|Geffen]], [[Don Giovanni Records|Don Giovanni]] | associated_acts = Kill Sybil, Doll Squad, [[Hole (band)|Hole]], [[Phranc]], Constant Comment, Bastard, [[Juliette and the Licks]], [[Courtney Love]], [[Imperial Teen]], Green Eyes, [[Upset (band)|Upset]], [[Death Valley Girls]] | website = }} '''Patricia Theresa Schemel''' (born April 24, 1967) is an American drummer. She was the drummer of [[Hole (band)|Hole]] from 1992 until 1998. In 2013 she joined the [[indie rock]] band [[Upset (band)|Upset]]. ==Early life and career== Schemel grew up in Marysville, Washington. When she was eleven she started playing drums. She started her first band, Sybil, with her brother when she was fifteen. Kurt Cobain liked the band. In 1987, she joined a punk band called Doll Squad. The band broke up in 1989. After drummer [[Chad Channing]] left [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Kurt Cobain]] considered choosing Schemel as a replacement. Then [[Dave Grohl]] auditioned and Cobain chose him as the drummer instead. In 1992 Schemel was asked to join Hole. She played drums on the band's s