Man Parrish

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Man Parrish (full name Manuel Joseph Parrish, born May 6, 1958) is considered to be a "pioneering" electronic music producer and performer. He became an underground music scene icon in the 1980s and 1990s and is considered to be one of the most important and influential figures in American electronic dance music, according to The New York Times. As a gay white man[1], he defies several stereotypes set forward by hip-hop culture.

He currently lives in New York City and is managed by X-Rated Management in the UK. He is also now signed to Pink Biscuit Records and is set to release tracks on that label and then via Southern Fried Records, which is the label owned by Fatboy Slim.

[edit] Biography

Although he produced only a handful of tracks of renown, Parrish is nonetheless one of the most important and influential figures in American electronic dance music. Helping to lay the foundation of electro, hip-hop, house, freestyle, and techno, as well as the dozens of subgenres to splinter off from those, Parrish introduced the aesthetic of European electronic pop to the American club scene by combining the plugged-in disco-funk of Giorgio Moroder and the man-machine music of Kraftwerk with the beefed-up rhythms and cut'n'mix approach of nascent hip-hop. As a result, tracks like "Hip-Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" and "Boogie Down Bronx" were period-defining works that provided the basic genetic material for everyone from Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys to Autechre and Andrea Parker -- and they remain undisputed classics of early hip-hop and electro to this day. A native New Yorker, Parrish was a member of the extended family of glam-chasers and freakazoids that converged nightly with Andy Warhol at the famed mega-disco Studio 54 club. His nickname, Man, first appeared in Warhol's Interview magazine, and his early live shows at Bronx hip-hop clubs were spectacles of lights, glitter, and pyrotechnics that drew as much from the Warhol mystique as from the Cold Crush Brothers.

[edit] Influences

Influenced by the electronic experiments of his good friend and co - writer Klaus Nomi and Brian Eno as well as by Kraftwerk, Parrish together with "Cool" Raul Rodriguez recorded their best-known work in a tiny studio sometimes shared with Afrika Bambaataa, whose own sessions with Arthur Baker and John Robie produced a number of classics equal to Parrish's own, including "Wildstyle, " "Looking for the Perfect Beat, " and the infamous "Planet Rock." What distinguished "Hip-Hop Be Bop, " however, was its lack of vocals and the extremely wide spectrum of popularity it gained in the club scene, from ghetto breakdance halls to uptown clubs like Danceteria and the Funhouse. After he discovered a pirated copy of his music being played by a local DJ at theinfamous "Anvil" club ( NYC ), Parrish found his way to the offices of the Importe label (a subsidiary of popular dance imprint Sugarscoop and Disconet DJ mixing service), which whom he inked his first deal. He released his self-titled LP shortly after, and the album went on to sell over 3.5 million copies worldwide. He was signed to Electra Records and managed by David Bowie's notorious manager Tony De Fries and the infamous Main Man Ltd management team. Tony De Fries had managed careers of David Bowie, New York Dolls, Mott the Hoople, Mick Ronson and Dana Gillespie to name a few.

[edit] Works

Following a period of burn-out that followed, Parrish recorded and remixed tracks for Michael Jackson, Boy George, Gloria Gaynor, and Hi-NRG group Man2Man, among others, and served as manager for the Village People and Crystal Waters to name a few. While Parrish's subsequent material has achieved nowhere near the success or creative pitch of his earlier work, he continues to record from his brooklyn studio and is a frequent DJ at New York's eclectic night spots and international underground clubs. His Sunday Underground Party "Sperm" at the "Cock Bar" on New Yorks lower east side, is notorious, to say the least ! He is main DJ and co founder for a circuit party called "Hustlerball" which has parties in many cities worldwide. He also had several adult websites which collapsed during the internet boom of the 1990's and still maintains several legit online businesses which keep him busy as a webmaster, and "jack of all trades". His second LP, DreamTime, appeared on Strictly Rhythm in 1997. He has his music in various types media, including the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City which sold 44 million units worldwide. His work and musical style has been emulated and sampled several times over. Many current electronic musicians consider him to be the "father" of dance music and the "godfather" of hip hop musical movement since he was one of the first artists to publicly coin that phrase.

[edit] Associations and Collaborations

Michael Jackson (Performer) | Boy George (Performer) | Gloria Gaynor (Performer) | Man2Man (Music Group) | Village People (Music Group) | Crystal Waters (Performer) | Klaus Nomi (Performer) | Brian Eno (Performer) | Raul Rodriguez (Producer) | Afrika Bambaataa (Performer) | John Robie (Producer) | Cherry Vanilla (Performer)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Releases

• Heatstroke, 12" (Polydor LTD. (UK))
• Hip Hop Be Bop, 12" (Unidisc)
• Hip Hop Be Bop / Heatstroke, 12" (Sugarscoop Records)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop), 12" (Importe/12 Records)
• Man Made, 12" (Importe/12 Records)
• Man Parrish, LP (Importe/12 Records)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop), 12" (Polydor LTD. (UK))
• Heatstroke / Man Made, 7" (Polydor LTD. (UK))
• Heatstroke / Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop), 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Heatstroke, 12" (WEA)
• Man Parrish, LP (Rams Horn Records)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop), 7" (Rams Horn Records)
• Six Simple Synthesizers, 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Boogie Down, 12" (Polydor LTD. (UK))
• Boogie Down Bronx, 12" (Boiling Point)
• Boogie Down, 12" (Sugarscoop Records)
• Boogie Down, LP (Rams Horn Records)
• Boogie Down (Bronx), 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Hey There, Homeboys, 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Boogie Down, 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) / Boogie Down (Bronx), 12" (Old Gold Records Ltd.)
• The Best Of Man Parrish, CD (Rams Horn Records)
• Hip Hop Bee Bop, CD (Unidisc)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop), 12" (Hot Associated Label)
• Hip Hop Be Bop, 12" (Breakin' Records)
• Male Stripper, 12" (Bolts Records)
• Male Stripper, 7" (Bolts Records)
• Male Stripper, 12" Remix (Bolts Records)
• Male Stripper / All Men Are Beasts, 12" (Recca Records)
• Male Stripper, 12" (High Fashion Music)
• I Need A Man, 12" (ZYX)
• Male Stripper, 12" (ZYX)
• Male Stripper, 12" (Mega Records)
• DreamTime, CD (Hot Records)
• Best Of Man Parrish, CD (Hot Records)
• Man Parrish 2nd Album, CD (Man Made Records / Hot Associated)
• If You Think You’re Nasty, CD (Man Made Records / Hot Associated)
• Hey There Home Boys 12" (Sugarscoop Records)
• Brown Sugar 12" (Select Records)
• Just Want To Be 12" (Sugarscoop Records)
• In The Bottle 12" (Emergency Records)
• Who Me 12" (Select Records)
• One Look Was Enough 12" (Dice Records)
• Motor Bike 12" (Throb Records)
• Smooth 12" with Freddy Fresh (Obsessive)
• Hip Hop ReBop 12" Ed Dmx Mix (DMX Records)

[edit] Remixes / Productions

• Paul Parker "One Look" (Man Parrish Mix), 12" (Dice Records)
• Michael Jackson "Speed Demon" (Remix) Sony/Epic
• Village People "YMCA" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Village People "Macho Man" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Village People "In The Navy" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Village People "San Francisco" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Village People "Trash Disko" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Two Sisters "High Noon" (Sugarscoop Records)
• Two Sister "B-Boys Beware" (Sugarscoop Records)
• Rama "Don't Want you to Be" (Sugarscoop Records)
• John Sex "Rock Your Body" (Dream Records)
• Boy George & Marilyn "Spirit In The Sky" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
• Company B "Fascinated" Remix (Hot Productions)
• Gloria Gaynor " I Am What I Am" Original Version (S. Blue Records)
• Donna Destri "Rebel Rebel" (Main Man Records)

[edit] Appearances / Compilations

• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) on DJ-Kicks, CD (Studio !K7)
• Boogie Down Bronx on MASK 500, 12" (SKAM)
• Manmade on Mixed Up In The Hague Vol. 1, CD (Panama)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) on Street Sounds Electro Crucial, LP (Street Sounds)
• Motorbike on Window Shopping In The Mirror, 12" (Throbdisk)
• Smooth on Freddy Fresh Presents AbstractFunkTheory, 3x12" (Obsessive)
• Boogie Down Bronx on Viva Hacienda - Fifteen Years Of Hacienda Nights, 3xCD (Deconstruction)
• Smooth on Freddy Fresh Presents: AbstractFunkTheory Sampler, 12" (Obsessive)
• Hip Hop Be-Bop on The Perfect Beats Volume 2, CD (Timber! Records)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) on Deep Beats - Essential Electro Dancefloor Classics 1, CD (Castle Communications)
• Boogie Down (Bronx) on Deep Beats - Essential Electro Dancefloor Classics 1, CD (Castle Communications)
• Male Stripper (U.S. Original Mix) on Male Stripper, 12" (Ariola)
• Male Stripper (UK Love Mix) on Male Stripper, 12" (Ariola)
• Boogie Down Bronx on Urban Theory Presents Electro Science Mixed By The Freestylers, 2xCD (Urban Theory)
• Hard Hop Reebop on Increase The Beats Volume 1, CD (Thrive Records)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) on Street Sounds, New York vs L.A. Beats, LP (Street Sounds)
• Heatstroke on Kranke Musique Ist Schn, LP (Kranke Musique)
• Smooth on Abstract Funk Theory, CD (Obsessive)
• In The Bottle on Abstract Funk Theory, CD (Obsessive)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Original 12" Mix) on Classic Electro - Definitive Electro Mastercuts Volume 1, CD (Mastercuts)
• After The Fall on Simple Man, LP (RCA)
• Icurok on Simple Man, LP (RCA)
• Rubberband Lazer on Simple Man, LP (RCA)
• Ding Dong on Simple Man, LP (RCA)
• Simple Man on Simple Man, LP (RCA)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (Original 12" Mix) on Classic Electro - Definitive Electro Mastercuts Volume 1, 2x12" (Mastercuts)
• Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) on Essential Electro, 9x12" (Street Sounds)
• Hip Hop Be Bop on Best Of Electro Volume 1, CD (Street Sounds)
• Boogie Down Bronx on Can't You See / Boogie Down Bronx, 7" (Howlin' Records)
• Doin' It (Hot Single Mix) on Doin' It, 12" (Dice Records)
• Hip Hop Be Bob (Don't Stop) / Sucker DJ (Suckapella) on The Wild Bunch, CD (Strut)
• Man Made on Kranke Musique Ist Schn, LP (Kranke Musique)
• Try My Love (Club Mix) on Try My Love, 12" (Recca Records)
• Hip Hop Be-Bop on The Perfect Beats Volume 2, 3x12" (Timber! Records)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop on Hot Disco Takes 2, 12" (Rams Horn Records)
• Le Freak (Extended Version) on Le Freak / Try, 12" (QMI Records)
• Boogie Down (Bronx) on Boogie Down / Destiny, 12" (Unidisc)
• Boogie Down (Dub) on Boogie Down / Destiny, 12" (Unidisc)
• Do Ya Wanna Funk on Do Ya Wanna Funk, 12" (Recca Records)
• Do Ya Wanna Dub on Do Ya Wanna Funk, 12" (Recca Records)
• Radio Funk on Do Ya Wanna Funk, 12" (Recca Records)
• I Need A Man (New York Remix) on N.Y.E.P, 12" (Recca Records)
• The Lonliest Man In The World on N.Y.E.P, 12" (Recca Records)
• Love Me Like A Locomotive (Man-Hattan Express Mix) on N.Y.E.P, 12" (Recca Records)
• I Need A Man (Original Mix) on N.Y.E.P, 12" (Recca Records)
• Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) on 80's Dance Party: Volume One, CD (SPG Music Productions Ltd.)
• Hip Hop Be Bop on Best Of Electro Volume 1, 2x12" (Street Sounds)
• Hard Hop Re Bop (Hard Hop Mix) on SoundShock Vol. 1, The Funky Breaks Edition, CD (StreetBeat Records)
• Male Stripper (Out Of The Ordinary Techno Mix) on Male Stripper / Action!, 12" (ZYX)
• Action! (Dance Floor Action!) on Male Stripper / Action!, 12" (ZYX)
• Energy Is Eurobeat (UK Mix) on Energy Is Eurobeat, 12" (Bolts Records)
• I Need A Man on Energy Is Eurobeat, 12" (Bolts Records)
• Male Stripper (On The House Mix) on Energy Is Eurobeat, 12" (Bolts Records)

[edit] External links

• Official Site