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Parker

Official Website: http://www.onetrueparker.co.uk

Biography

For Pete Hall, aka Parker, a graduation to the studio has been as natural as it can be for someone who's been DJing with some of the biggest names in hiphop for the last eight years. An exhaustive list of greats to benefit from a Parker warm-up set have included Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and De La Soul and many more at packed venues up and down the UK. As in-house scratch DJ for SFDB Records, a UK rap label responsible for putting out material by Sway, Goldie Lookin' Chain and Humurak D Gritty, Parker's cuts have added that necessary incision to their releases, but now he's ready to take the spotlight off his DJing and release some dope beats of his own. A Parker production splices eclectic beats to dancefloor jazz, united by his love of heavy and finely chopped drums, lush orchestration and off-kilter samples. The tempo rises and falls as his music moves between the epic sweep of downtempo hip-hop through to the blistering roll of drum and bass. If RJD2, Alex Reece and Aim got in the studio, they might end up with a Parker production.This talent is already being noticed. A guest appearance in January 2006 on Bethan and Huw's Radio 1 show saw one of his latest tracks 'To Eternity' aired to much acclaim and to demonstrate his ability on the cut he also wowed the studio with a frantic 10 minute mix on the spot. IDJ magazine has since profiled him in their 'One to Watch' section and Hip Hop Connection described his music as 'a seriously good succession of earth-quakers to rock to'.

An album deal with Grand Central Records was on the cards before the label unfortunately folded, but in the wake of this, Parker's ability has been noticed elsewhere in the industry, and following his release for Leisure he has gone on to seal an album deal for Cut La Roc's label Rocstar. Bye, bye Parker!

Discography

LEI008: Parker - Sugar Coated / Penny Dreadful

LEI009: Barbecue Beats Remixed:
Parker - Sugar Coated (Dr Rubberfunk's Dental Hygiene Re-Floss)
The Bodybeard Brothers - Original Love Injection (Steady Diggin' Workshop's Many Styles Mix)