Terrence Parker
{{short description|American musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Terrence_Parker_K4.jpg
| caption = Parker performing in 2010 at K4 club in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
| name = Terrence Parker
| image_size = 200
| alias = Telephone man
| origin = Detroit, Michigan, United States
| instrument = Turntables
| genre = Detroit house
| years_active = 1980–present
| label = 430 West
Sony Music Entertainment
Studio !K7
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.terrenceparkermusic.com www.terrenceparkermusic.com]
| current_members =
| past_members =
}}
Terrence Parker is an American house DJ and music producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-08-19 |title=Terrence Parker talks |url=https://www.theransomnote.com/music/interviews/terrence-parker-talks/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Ransom Note |language=en}}
Biography
Parker has a long career in DJing.{{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Terrence Parker Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/terrence-parker-mn0000750129/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=22 July 2019}} In 2010 he celebrated his 30th music anniversary. He has been actively DJing in hundreds of cities around the world.{{cite news |last1=Contakt |title=Hey Mr. Telephone Man: An In-Depth Interview with Detroit's Terrence Parker |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/terrence-parker-interview-detroit-techno/ |access-date=22 July 2019 |work=Vice |date=14 Feb 2014}} These events range from night clubs (large and small) to music festivals with more than 100,000 people. Since 1988, Parker has released more than 100 recordings on various labels, and has had top 20 hits with his songs "Love's Got Me High", "The Question" and albums such as Detroit After Dark in the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, and France. He is nicknamed "The Telephone man" because he uses a telephone handset as headphones.{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/terrenceparker/biography|title=Biography of Terrence Parker|accessdate=2010-10-28|publisher=Resident Advisor}}
Partial discography
- Tragedies of a Plastic Soul Junkie (1996){{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Tragedies of a Plastic Soul Junkie |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tragedies-of-a-plastic-soul-junkie-mw0000897541 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=22 July 2019}}
- Detroit After Dark (1997){{cite web |last1=Bush |first1=John |title=Detroit After Dark |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/detroit-after-dark-mw0000621472 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=22 July 2019}}
- No Weapons Formed Against Me Shall Prosper (1997) (as Seven Grand Housing Authority){{cite web |last1=Glazer |first1=Joshua |title=Seven Grand Housing Authority |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-weapons-formed-against-me-shall-prosper-mw0001885125 |website=Allmusic |accessdate=22 July 2019}}
- GOD Loves Detroit (2014){{cite web |last1=Oliver |first1=Matt |title=Terrence Parker - God Loves Detroit |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/terrence-parker-god-loves-detroit |website=Clash |accessdate=22 July 2019 |date=28 Jun 2017}}
- Life On The Back 9 (2017){{cite web |last1=Frzier |first1=kelly |title=Detroit House Music Legend Terrence Parker Returns With New Album Life On The Back 9 on Planet E Communications |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/detroit-house-music-legen_b_4690835 |website=HuffPost |accessdate=22 July 2019 |date=6 Dec 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.terrenceparkermusic.com Official Terrence Parker website]
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Category:American dance musicians
Category:Record producers from Michigan
Category:American electronic dance music DJs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century African-American musicians
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