Lewis Parker

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Lewis Parker


Background = hip-hop producer
Birth_name = Lewis Parker
Genre = Hip hop
Years_active = 1995 – present

Lewis Parker is thought of as the definitive British hip-hop producer. He was born in London. 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 imprint Melankolic where he released his debut LP "Masquerades & Silhouettes" in 1998, before going on to produce many hip hop records. Lewis Parker has also been heavily credited for his work with Ghostface Killah on the "Fishscale" and "More Fish" albums. Lewis Parker is also of Barbadian Creole descent.

Aliases

Parker often uses aliases, such as:
*L.P
*the man with the golden sound
*the lyrical Jedi master
*the beat chef
*Dusty Vinyl
*Kid Soul

Family

Lewis comes from a very musical family. 2 of his 3 siblings Akayzia Parker and Pascal oj Parkerare currently solo artists in their own right.

Discography

Albums

*"Masquerades & Silhouettes (The Ancients Series One)" (LP) (Melankolic)(release: 1998)
*"It's All Happening Now (The Ancients Series Three)" (2xLP) (Melankolic)(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)

EPs

*"B-Boy Antiks EP" (12") (Bite It! Recordings)
*"The Options EP" (12") (Melankolic)
*"it's all happening now (12") (melankolic/virgin)

ingles

*"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 Piano's" (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)

External links

*http://www.myspace.com/lewisparker