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Words and Music with Theo Parrish

Gilles has an in-depth interview with Detroit-based producer Theo Parrish, who talks about his life in music.

Gilles is back in the studio with a whole heap of musical vitamins, joining the musical dots between soul, hip hop, house, afro, electronica, jazz and beyond. This week Gilles talks in depth to Detroit based producer Theo Parrish about his life in music and his recent live shows in London and Manchester.

Born in Washington, raised in Chicago and now residing in Detroit, Theo Parrish is one of the most respected producers in the scene. He began spinning records at the tender age of 13, citing Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder and George Gershwin as musical inspirations. Fast-forward nearly two decades and he has his own label, Sound Signature, is synonymous for his genre-spanning DJ sets around the world and has worked with a whole heap of musicians from Amp Fiddler to Moodymann.

Aside from chatting about his musical career and his recent live project, Theo brings a selection of tunes including some influences and hot-off-the-press new bits.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 9 Aug 2014 15:00

Music Played

  • Mavis John

    Use My Body

    • Cultures of Soul.
  • Yvonne Fair

    Straighten Up

    • Dade Records.
  • Finn Peters

    Saladin

    • Mantella Records.
  • Cat Power

    Crossbones Style

    • Moon Pix.
    • Matador.
  • Jimi Tenor

    Global Party

    • 4th Dimension.
    • Puu ‎.
  • Anushka

    Mansions (Nikitch Remix)

    • Brownswood Recordings.
  • Meshell Ndegeocello

    Friends (FX Remix)

    • White Label.
  • Julius Brock

    This Feeling

    • Burman Records.
  • Christian Rich

    MJ

    • Gold Gold Gold EP.
    • White Label.
  • SOPHIE

    Lemonade

    • Numbers.
  • Amp Live

    1000 Watts

    • Headphone Concerto.
    • Plug Research Music.
  • Standon Davis and the Ghetto Mysticism

    Odwalla

    • Isis Voyage.
    • Cultures Of Soul.
  • Mirror Signal

    20th Century Fix

    • White Label.
  • A‐Sides

    Teardown 2K14 feat MC Fats

    • Revisited.
    • Eastside Records.
  • FaltyDL

    New Haven

    • In The Wild.
    • Ninja Tune.
  • Theo Parrish

    Just Begin

    • Just Begin.
    • Wildheart Recordings.
  • Gilles peterson in conversation with Theo Parrish

    • Theo Parrish & Andrew Ashong

      Flowers

      • Flowers.
      • Sound Signature ‎.
    • Theo Parrish

      Solitary Flight

      • Solitary Flight.
      • Sound Signature.
    • Amp Fiddler

      Take It feat Raphael Saadiq

      • EP Basementality 2.
      • 2013 Camp Amp.
    • Owiny Sigoma Band

      Wires (Theo Parrish Remix)

      • Owiny Sigoma Band LP.
      • Brownswood Recordings.
    • Bill Wolfer

      Call Me

      • 7" VINYL.
      • Constellatio.
    • Theo Parrish

      H2

      • White Label.
    • Busta Rhymes

      Woo Ha! (J Dilla Bounce Edit)

      • Elektra / Violator.
    • Oleta Adams

      Rhythm of Life

      • Fontana.
    • Theo Parrish & Tony Allen

      Day Like This (Rework) feat Eska

      • Wildheart Recordings.
    • Skye

      Ain't No Need

      • Family Tree (Disco Version) / Ain't No Need.
      • Booton Records.
    • Sandman & Riverside

      Your Story feat Jeremy Ellis (Kai Alce Distinctive Vocal Mix)

      • Fast Forward.
    • Eddie Harris

      Turbulance

      • Atlantic.
    • Theo Parrish

      Footwork

      • Sound Signature.
    • A Race of Angels

      It's Just Begun (Theo Parrish Rework)

      • Wildheart Recordings.
    • Theo Parrish

      Long Walk In Your Sun

      • Sound Signature.
  • George Soulé

    Get Involved

    • Fame.
  • The Mob

    I Dig Everything About You

    • Colossus.
  • Jan Jones

    Independent Woman

    • Day-Wood.
  • Flora Wilson

    Dancing On A Daydream

    • Soulvation Army.
  • The Flirtations

    Nothing But A Heartache

    • Deram.
  • Mark Capanni

    I Believe In Miracles

    • Jazzman.
  • Jackson Sisters

    I Believe In Miracles

    • Urban.
  • Ann Bailey

    Sweeping Your Dirt Under My Rug

    • Wand.
  • Curtis Green

    I Just Gotta Get Down Part 1

    • Bold Records.
  • Curtis Green

    I Just Gotta Get Down Part 2

    • Bold Records.
  • Peggy Scott

    Things Have More Meaning Now

    • Old Town Records.
  • Jeff Perry

    Love Don’t Come No Stronger

    • Than Yours and Mine.
  • Carrie Cleveland

    Make Love To Me

    • Audio-Ent.

Broadcast

  • Sat 9 Aug 2014 15:00