Hey everyone, I’m Pat Lange, founder and 3EO of Ingzig®. As a seasoned kid at heart I enjoy a variety of interests, first and foremost, dirt bikes and drumming. And in large part I feel it’s been my recent reconnection with the drum kit (an on/off kinship since the age of 13) that’s led me here to Ingzig®.

Ya see nearly all my life I’ve envied those who do what they love for a living, and for nearly as long I’ve quietly dreamed of doing so as well, yet due purely to a lack of discipline rather than a lack of heart, I’ve consistently come up short. Drumming, however, has changed all that.   

Unwittingly, drumming has introduced me to the honorable art of self-discipline. It’s taught me that fundamentally no one but myself can teach me what I ultimately wish to learn. Moreover, it’s endeared me with an invaluable understanding of the creative process, a process that over the years I’ve come to appreciate more and more; one that’s got me flat out convinced that if I remain persistent in my efforts I can achieve levels of personal satisfaction that until now I’d felt were altogether out of reach, not only on the drum kit, but in other areas of my life as well.
 
I’ve been driving the L.A. area freeways professionally now for about twenty five years, and to put it nicely, it sucks. As a So Cal native I’ve seen traffic steadily go from bad to downright painful, and like so many of my fellow commuters I found myself getting increasingly frustrated and quick tempered, characteristics that aren’t inherently mine. Yet for me I knew it was more than just the ravages of the road. Although trucking has been good to me and my family over the years I knew I could do better, and deep down I’d known it for quite some time.

Personally, to be playing drums again was just what I needed, yet professionally it missed the mark. I knew drumming wouldn’t earn me a living, and I knew I’d never truly be happy until I found something other than trucking that would.
     
Then, an entrepreneurial epiphany! Since a teenager my number one choice of garb has been the iconic t-shirt, and over the years I’d managed quite a collection. So I thought why not design some shirts celebrating this whole do what you love live your dreams sorta’ thing, after all, it’s something I’ve always felt strongly about, maybe others would connect as well. Still something was missing, because in essence this wasn’t so much about reaching your goals or realizing your dreams, but rather, about all it takes to potentially do so. For me, therein lies the real beauty, the heart of the story, that’s what this is about, and that’s what I wanna’ celebrate.

Hope you'll join me,

Pat