Theo Parrish

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title: "Theo Parrish" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-techno-musicians", "american-club-djs", "musicians-from-detroit", "1972-births", "living-people", "ubiquity-records-artists", "kansas-city-art-institute-alumni", "peacefrog-records-artists"] description: "American DJ and record producer (born 1972)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Parrish" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American DJ and record producer (born 1972) ::

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Field	Value
name	Theo Parrish
image	Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2014 - Theo Parrish.jpg
caption	Theo Parrish at the 2014 Tauron Nowa Muzyka in Katowice, Poland.
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
origin	Washington, D.C.
genre	Deep house
occupation	DJ, record producer
years_active	1998–present
label	Sound Signature, Peacefrog Records, Submerge Recordings, Ugly Edits
associated_acts	3 Chairs, The Rotating Assembly, T.O.M. Project
website
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| name = Theo Parrish | image = Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2014 - Theo Parrish.jpg | image_size = | caption = Theo Parrish at the 2014 Tauron Nowa Muzyka in Katowice, Poland. | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Washington, D.C. | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Deep house | occupation = DJ, record producer | years_active = 1998–present | label = Sound Signature, Peacefrog Records, Submerge Recordings, Ugly Edits | associated_acts = 3 Chairs, The Rotating Assembly, T.O.M. Project | website = Theo Parrish (born 1972) is an American DJ and record producer based in Detroit, Michigan, and known for his genre-spanning DJ sets and unconventional house productions. and a member of the group 3 Chairs.

Biography

Theo Parrish was born in Washington, D.C. in 1972. He studied at the Chicago Academy of the Arts and the Kansas City Art Institute. While at KCAI, he concentrated on sound sculptures, creating sonic pieces by combining live instruments, human voices, and looped recordings.

After graduating, Parrish moved to Detroit and became involved in the city's music scene, eventually releasing the track "Lake Shore Drive" as a B-side to a Moodymann 12" in 1995. His first solo release was the Baby Steps EP on Elevate in 1996. Parrish launched the label Sound Signature in 1997, and followed with his debut LP First Floor in 1998 on Peacefrog Records.

He is a member of 3 Chairs, with Detroit DJs Rick Wilhite, Moodymann, and Marcellus Pitman, The Rotating Assembly, and of T.O.M. Project. He often used the Akai MPC 2000XL in his productions.

Style

Parrish became known for his eclectic house DJ sets, in which he mixed "classics and obscurities" from disco, jazz, soul, and new wave.

Discography

Studio albums

• First Floor (Peacefrog Records, 1998)
• Parallel Dimensions (Sound Signature, 2000)
• Sound Sculptures Volume 1 (Sound Signature, 2007)
• Et Tu Brute (Submerge Recordings, 2007) (with Duminie Deporres)
• Sketches (Sound Signature, 2010)
• American Intelligence (Sound Signature, 2014)
• Wuddaji (Sound Signature, 2020)

Compilation albums

• Sound Signature Sounds (Sound Signature, 2000)
• Sound Signature Sounds Vol. 2 (Sound Signature, 2012)
• Black Jazz Signature (Snow Dog Records, 2013)

References

References

1. "THE 15 BEST PRE-00S DEEP HOUSE ALBUMS".
2. Bush, John. "Theo Parrish - Biography". [[AllMusic]].
3. Burns, Todd L.. (April 29, 2008). "Theo Parrish: Unusual suspect". [[Resident Advisor]].
4. Birchmeier, Jason. "Sound Signature Sounds - Theo Parrish". [[AllMusic]].
5. (September 22, 2009). "3 Chairs retrospective from Theo Parrish, Moodymann and Rick Wilhite". [[Fact (UK magazine).
6. Rowlands, Marc. (February 18, 2015). "Theo Parrish". [[Mixmag]].
7. "Deep Space: Theo Parrish & Francois K at Cielo". [[XLR8R]].
8. Segal, Dave. (December 1, 2005). "Data Breaker". [[The Stranger (newspaper).
9. Mr. Beatnick. (September 12, 2010). "The Essential... Theo Parrish (page 9 of 11)". [[Fact (UK magazine).
10. (November 12, 2010). "Fact mix 201: Marcellus Pittman". [[Fact (UK magazine).
11. "CDR Berlin Workshop THEO PARRISH (Detroit)".

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