Theo Parrish

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.

He is a member of 3 Chairs, with Detroit DJs Rick Wilhite, Moodymann, and Marcellus Pitman, 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 (with Duminie Deporres; Submerge Recordings, 2007) 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) DJ-Kicks: Theo Parrish (!K7, 2022)