Michael Scott Parker

Michael Scott Parker
Michael Scott Parker in September 2006 by Baron Wolman
Background information
Born	6 May 1981 (1981-05-06) (age 30) South Carolina, United States
Genres	Creature rock Art rock Experimental rock Acoustic rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, visual artist
Instruments	Guitar, Piano, Saxophone etc.
Years active	1998 – present
Labels	Oh My! Music
Website	creaturerock.com

Michael Scott Parker (born 6 May 1981) is an American musician, songwriter, and visual artist currently living in Austin, Texas. She had an international upbringing^[1] as the elder of Hollywood stuntwoman Ramsey Scott's two children. Her 4th full-length album Naked has established her position among "the singer/songwriter elite."^[2] She is known for her dedication to the creative process,^[3] and "comes off as a bona fide muse set to plant the seed of self-expression into all of Earth’s creatures."^[2]

Michael coined the genre Creature Rock to describe her musical style. Her songwriting has been compared to female musicians Tori Amos, PJ Harvey.,^[2] and Ani Difranco.^[4] Michael is also the co-owner of the Oh My! Music record label and Creature Rock publishing company her partner is her husband Mathew L. Parker. Among the accolades she has received are the 2003 Great American Song Contest honor award, the 2005 Peak Area Performance and Artist Award (PAPAA) award for Best Solo/Duo in Popular Music, and in 2006, The Gazette's "Best of the Springs" award in the category of "Best singer-songwriter-artist-pilates instructor."

Discography

• Painting Pictures (2003)
• Sacred Box (2004)
• Special PAPAA release (2004)
• Almost Naked (2006)
• Naked (2008)
• "The Creature Sessions" (2010)

Notes

1. ^ The Gazette - Impulse for Stardom, March 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b c} West Coast Performer Magazine's review of Naked, August 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
3. ^ The Gazette - Quest for all-female band starts on a good note, March 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
4. ^ The Gazette - Springs dream drifts West, May 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2008.

External links

• Official Site
• http://www.gazette.com/entertainment/band_13775___article.html/lucard_free.html
• http://www.gazette.com/entertainment/parker_14311___article.html/gould_flores.html

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Name	Parker, Michael Scott
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Date of birth	6 May 1981
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