Theo Parrish - Detroit DJ / Producer

[TBoutwood]

does anyone know what mic that is?

[cacophony1]

Wow - im now going to invest in a boom mic.

[BobSeiji]

Rick Wilhite and Theo at the end......Real legends........

[djyonoid]

great!

[zblowfish]

For those of you that don't know, the guy next to theo in the studio is Omar s. These cats no how to throw it down on the decks. Thank you theo for the grooves over here in seattle last weekend!!

[107twisted]

@zblowfish and the big cat with all the records is rick wilhite!! i would love to spend an hour with those 3 guys!! pioneers of house music!!!

"hey laptop dj, your girlfriend prefers 12inchs"

[BradWohlert]

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[mcgrigel]

I cannot wait to see him at the Warehouse Project ..... living legend

[djlemmyb]

Theo Parrish - Somethin (Sound Signature 037)

[luckystrke]

When was this interview/documentary?

[NickNametv]

legend!

[bluemoon121]

i used to buy everything on cd

then i started downloading complete discographies all the time

now i buy vinyl, and i can frankly say no cigarettes, weed or fast food have ever consumed so much of my money lol

[vveerrgg]

@bluemoon121 so true! It got even worse once I got the bug to start making music... between buying vinyl and music gear,... every red cent I have is spoken for.

couldn't be happier with the way things have turned out

[bluemoon121]

completely agree

[goongod]

They killing the Midwest Milwaukee Gray places like that ..And 20 years ago this was called the heartland hard work is at a all time low...I was seen as lazy in the midwest and i live in the Bay and I'm seen as a hard worker

[djlemmyb]

part 2.

The reason why some people stay with vinyl is, because they think vinyl IS better... it's not... Digital has the better numbers, but vinyl SOUNDS better because of the natural format and it's rounded acoustic character.

So vinyl sounds better, because it's natural. Digital just can't do that because digital is unnatural.

[djlemmyb]

part 1.

Music on vinyl is natural.

Everything natural is live.

What makes music natural?

Even harmonics, makes music natural.

When a person talks to you it's natural, because the sounds coming out of his mouth are bend and rounded by things, for example, walls, tables, benches in the room you are sitting in.

That's analog... everything natural is analog. Hence the word "nature"

[suprafunkin]

Funny he's using MPC.

He's in the truth, man.

[mikesirpedro]

"...nowadays honesty is on a all time low... " true

[statikwon]

real dope and inspiring. thanks!

[osunlade86]

i will go now and record fish voices and make some music :)

[turnstyle0x1]

Keep it spinning Theo ' love from NZ

[jetit]

love this Guy his music is like no other.

[daneby1]

the us goverment has started to wright information back on vinyl...Why because its the best format..

digital information 10101010 doesnt last as long it decays

If vinyl is looked after it can last a hell of a long time

[lovefingerss]

vinyl was/is the best mass produced carrier of sound. period.

[Mplanet00]

Uno de los mejores productores de Deep House que existen. Buén Dj donde los hayan... Increible Funk, Soul, Disco y House.

[DJBabyBlu]

People need to stop talking crap about laptop dj......its called prosgression......with Serato you still play vinyl....its the cd dj's that aint authentic!!!!

[TheScourgeResistant]

It's the music that matters not the format!

[lovefingerss]

serato is bullshit. its not vinyl. and what he said was that music is a physical thing, collecting mp3s is not a physical thing.

[TheScourgeResistant]

Serrato is bullshit!? ever single professional/talented dj from eletronic dj's to turntabilist's are using some form of it!

[lovefingerss]

that's just not true. anyway, look sorry... i'm not hating too hard... but its just not worth anyone's time comparing serato to vinyl. very few dj's use high enough quality files on their serato, and thats just a disgrace to the music. and when people say its about the music, not the format... yeah sure but really its about respecting the music and not making it sound like plastic.

[TheScourgeResistant]

I can see you're passionate and I really respect that pal, but people are moving on (dj's/producers) but they're will always be a small group that retains that elitist attitude towards vinyl - the sad truth is practicly every major dj IS using mp3 timecoded software.

The majority of people cant even hear the difference - sad but true.

[maximIlovemusic]

'FILES" Cant be good enough by their nature))files frustrate me!LISTEN to records,

Move ON.hear the difference..it will help you in your production..djing if you can HEAR.

[elpretzel]

i love this... great editing too!

[mrtricky]

Really good stuff.

[razzledinio]

that was wicked.

[thenewrapstyle]

fun fun stuff

[retoido]

He doesn't answer my question which song she sings at the end. Put up or shut up. Theo has a shut up mentality

[tjs6025]

It's called "There's something about Detroit". It's out, just not in his last full length.

[djalternegro]

love it. l-o-v-e- it!

[matzomaniac]

reel spirit of urban music portrayed here. cheers for the upload.

[DB1233]

Great itw ! did you make it ?

I like it, well constructed, well filmed, well edited...

Good job and Theo Parrish, sound of Detroit God I enjoy it

[vveerrgg]

I didnt make it. I wish I had the facilities to make something as well put together as this..

[DB1233]

If you like those, feel free to come visit my page. You'll find interviews of Kid Koala, Modeselektor, Amon Tobin, Josh Wink...and lots of other artists on stage...

Anyways thx for broadcasting this one I truly enjoyed !!!

[MarcS4R]

cool hes working with the mpc

[ampule]

that was Omar-S with STi ?

[okkiejam]

Yes, at 01:42 minutes is Omar-S ;)

[ig249]

I wish that was an hour long. Or more....

[kittyyoyo]

Wow,this is the way he is.respect.

[Seabrook78in]

You may want to look at using an old computer as a slave soft synth and plugin machine in the studio, using tools like Bidule from Plogue, Console, and Forte from BrainSpawn, as well as FX Teleport from FX-max. The idea looks swell to me.

[bensharkey]

Do you know how I can contact this guy? I would love to work with him! -bensharkey

[vveerrgg]

Theo regularly checks his mySpace messages for his label (Sound Signature). If you're looking to contact him that might be your best bet.

[uns3en]

RESPECT!

[Dhamma74]

Theo remindes me of Vladislav Delay but from Detroit,,, They both use real sounds and put them in the beat or ambience.jazz background Vlad has Theo not sure.

[deepchild2064]

wow...watching this made me so happy. Thank you :)

[urvak]

theo parrish is dope ! one of the best producers out there !

[nmr4991]

A straight quote from Theo:

"That song is called 'There's Something About Detroit.' It's not on the album, but it might see release sometime in the summer."

[TINMANCHANNEL]

nice inspiration

[loyalfilmsguy]

You can take a camera out of the box and get great video with natural light. It took me 5 years to be able to get great sound. Sound separates the men from the boys. Subconsciously the public thinks something is not good but can't say why. It's usually the sound.

Great job great videos.

[K18louise]

I like the song the girls singing, what is it?

[nakotasun]

I think theo composed that. Or she did she is pretty talented. It is probably the vocals for "sounds of the city" which will be the music for a marketing campaign for Adidas of Europe soon.

[Nickcalipso]

nice post, I have never seen this before. Is there any more interview footage of theo?

[vveerrgg]

I did a brief interview with him for my podcast "Lx7#039 - Theo Parrish do it cause you're _____..." He's one of the artists I'm surprised hasn't had more focus on...

[jonniequest]

That's John Douglas on the trumpet, a good brother of mine, from John Douglas Quartet also

[ajdelaguapo]

i met him in a few gigs

[UrbanPolymaths]

Thanx for posting . Urbanpolymaths

[aikighost]

Interesting stuff, the whole found sounds thing is much like what people were doing with "Musique concrète" and industrial in the late 80s and early 90s.

[nakotasun]

still very cool isn't it?

[aikighost]

Yep. I wish I had a recording setup like that :D

[AndrewJWildey]

This is a wicked little film. Yeah that whole approach is very musique concrete, like you said. Love Theo's stuff.

[kingschnitzel]

What record store is that?

[nakotasun]

sounds of the city on vandyke in detroit. not open for business any more.

[kingschnitzel]

thanks nakota. too bad its closed - i was hoping to, maybe one day, make it out to detroit and stock up on local dance music vinyl.

[nakotasun]

There is a pretty good record store on 8 mile near greenfield. I'm really scratching around in my memory for the name ofthe place. it's in the video and it is upstairs in a building. i'll keep thinking although it can be painful

[pipecock412]

@nakotasun that's Rick Wilhite's Vibes New and Rare Music which is closed now, but there is a compilation in its honor selected by Rick (the big bald black dood in the shop in this video) on Rush Hour. it was one of the best shops for house music i've ever been to!

[mangohban]

That trumpet player is incredible!

[beewldog5]

God damn... amazing!

[urbansuburbenz]

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