Michael Patterson is an American record producer and mixer. He has worked on the albums Midnite Vultures (1999) by Beck (where he was nominated for a Grammy award ), Life After Death (1997) by Notorious B.I.G., the debut album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, B.R.M.C. (2001), and dark pop duo She Wants Revenge's first two albums, She Wants Revenge and This Is Forever. He also mixed the soundtrack and score to The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. He has remixed such artists as Tricky, Mindless Self Indulgence and Puscifer (under the name Narcovice). Patterson works out of his studio "The Pleasuredome" in Los Angeles, California. He also produced several songs for the 2007 Duran Duran album, Reportage. They were put aside following Andy Taylor's departure from the band; Duran Duran fansites have called this the "Lost Michael Patterson album". He co-founded the Cloak & Dagger goth nightclub which ran from 2015 to 2020, but closed amid allegations of sexual misconduct and inaction by the owners. Patterson produced Spleen United Neanderthal (for which he was nominated for a Danish music critics award for best producer 2008). Patterson was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

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In 2015, alongside his friend and business partner Adam Bravin, Patterson created the goth-oriented weekly club event Cloak & Dagger in Los Angeles, California. In June 2020, the event folded amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment and discriminatory treatment against people of color.