Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American music producer. Carney serves as the drummer for the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carney's father, Jim, is a retired (2014) long-time reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and a music lover whom Carney credits with introducing him to various genres. His mother, Mary Stormer, is the traffic and parking supervisor for the Akron Municipal Clerk of Courts and is a former member of the Akron Board of Education. His stepmother, Katie Byard Carney, also is a retired (2020) long-time reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal. She continues to write a local food scene column for the paper. His stepfather, Barry Stormer, owns B. A. Stormer Construction Services in Akron — a residential design/build company.

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