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British hip-hop producer (born 1977) For other people named Lewis Parker, see Lewis Parker (disambiguation).
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Lewis Parker
Birth nameLewis Parker
Born1977 (age 46–47)
GenresHip hop
Years active1995–present
Musical artist

Lewis Parker is a British hip-hop producer born in London of Barbadian descent, who lived in Canterbury, Kent. As a teenager, Parker released an EP, B Boy Antiks, and a 12" single, Rise/Visions of Splendour, through Bite It! – a London-based recording label. He signed an album deal with Massive Attack's Virgin Records imprint Melankolic who released his first LP, Masquerades & Silhouettes, in 1998, and follow-up album It's All Happening Now four years later, before he went on to produce a number of records for UK hip hop artists such as Jehst, The Sundragon and Champions of Nature. Parker has also been credited for his work with Ghostface Killah on the albums Fishscale and More Fish.

On September 1, 2009, he released The Rise and Fall of River Nelson with revered American rapper River Nelson, and the album received stellar reviews, with Andy Gill from The Independent writing, "The Rise and Fall of River Nelson shows River's thoughtful sentiments and positive attitude set to infectious symphonic-soul beats by British producer Lewis Parker." Parker and Nelson then released River's album The Shape of They Sky in October 2013, with Jamsphere Magazine writing, "It is one of those albums that fascinates you upon first listen and it keeps you hooked until the end."

In 2010, Parker also released a critically acclaimed album with American MC John Robinson called International Summers.

Aliases

Parker often uses aliases, such as:

  • the original cloudstepper
  • L.P
  • the man with the golden sound
  • Jedi master parker
  • the deadliest man with an sp
  • the deadliest man with three sp's
  • Dusty Vinyl
  • Kid Soul

Discography

Albums

  • Masquerades & Silhouettes (The Ancients Series One) (LP) (Melankolic/EMI)(release: 1998)
  • It's All Happening Now (The Ancients Series Three) (2xLP) (Melankolic/EMI)(release: 2002)
  • Home Grown Hip Hop (LP) (Cavendish Music)(release: 2002)
  • Put A Beat 2 a Rhime (LP) (The World of Dusty Vinyl)(release: 2004)
  • Mixtape Volume One (Release 2007)(The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • THE PUZZLE episode one THE BIG GAME (2009) (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • The Rise & Fall of River Nelson (River Nelson & Lewis Parker) (2010) (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • International Summers (Lewis Parker & John Robinson) (2010) (Project Mooncircle/HHV)
  • THE PUZZLE episode two THE GLASS CEILING (2013) (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • The Shape of the Sky (River Nelson & Lewis Parker) (2013) (DowntownSoul/The World of Dusty Vinyl)

EPs

  • B-Boy Antiks EP (12") (Bite It! Recordings)
  • The Options EP (12") (Melankolic/EMI)
  • it's all happening now (12") (Melankolic/Virgin/EMI)
  • Easter Island (12") (Low life records)

Singles

  • "Wonderwall" (7") (White label)
  • "B-Boy Antiks" (12") (White label)
  • "Rise" / "Visions of Splendour" (12") (Bite It! Recordings)
  • "101 Pianos" (Test Press) (12") (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • "Shadows of Autumn" / "101 Pianos" (12") (Melankolic)
  • "101 Pianos" (12") (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • "Incognito" / "At Large With A-Cyde" (12") (Melankolic)
  • "Incognito" / "At Large With A-Cyde" (Promo) (12") (Melankolic)
  • "It's All Happening Now" (Promo) (12") (Melankolic)
  • "Blood F/T Lost Souljah/Mr Parker's Siesta" (12") (The World of Dusty Vinyl)
  • "High Stakes" (12") (SFDB)
  • "The Big Idea" (12") (Canteen)
  • "international HEAT"(12") (The World of Dusty Vinyl)

Appears on

  • V/A Operation Overlord – Track: Visions of Splendour (CD/Cass/Vinyl) – Label: Coke Star Produktions/EMI – Release: 1997
  • "Champions of Nature" – Tracks: Salsa Smurf, The Fuck Off Song & Finalisation

References

  1. "Masquerades & Silhouettes - Lewis Parker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Siegler, Dylan (18 July 1998). "Hip-Hopper Parker Unmasks Melankolic Bow". Billboard. p. 40.
  3. "It's All Happening Now: The Ancients Series 3 - Lewis Parker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Album: River Nelson, The Rise And Fall Of River Nelson (Dusty Vinyl)". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. The Shape of the Sky by River Nelson, 22 October 2013, retrieved 15 May 2021
  6. Jamm, Rick. "River Nelson: 'The Shape of The Sky' Captures the Pure Essence of Hip-hop!". JamSphere. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. Lewis Parker – The Glass Ceiling | Wordplay MagazineWordplay Magazine
  8. "The Shape of the Sky, by River Nelson & Lewis Parker". Downtownsoul.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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