CARHARTT WIP presents THEO PARRISH @ ROOTS Corte Radisi

CARHARTT WIP & ROOTS Corte Radisi presentano: THEO PARRISH (Sound Signature, Detroit) Innamorato della location, del soundsystem e dell’energia del Roots, senza bisogno di introduzioni, torna a Verona THEO PARRISH: l’esempio primo di cosa vuol dire essere dj. Opening set: TwICE (Blend it!/Black Aroma) Evento riservato ai soci dell'associazione culturale Corte Radisi: pre-tesseramento obbligatorio sul sito www.corteradisi.com Costo tessera: 5 euro Contributo evento: 15 euro (inclusa 1 consumazione) Bio: Theo Parrish was born in Washington D.C. in 1972 and raised in Chicago, IL where his passion for music developed. MIles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, George Gershwin, Bob Marley, as well as his uncle, jazz musician Dexter Sims, all had strong influences on Theo's early musical life. Chicago's radio influences and House artists such as Ron Hardy , Larry Heard, Lil Louis, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Gene Hunt , Mike Dunn, Frankie Knuckles , Walter Get Down Brown and Andre Hatchett, helped to spawn Mr. Parrish's early career. He began spinning and producing tracks in 1986, at the age of thirteen... After graduating from the Academy for the Arts, he recieved a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute where his interest in music was taken to a new level through his study of sculpture. In 1994, he recieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from KCAI with a concentration in Sound Sculpture, a form of orchestrationusing live instruments, looped recordings, the human voice, and numerous other sound generating devices. While in Kansas CIty, Theo continued to impact and be impacted by dance music, helping to bring a dormant underground music scene to life. In 1994, Theo Parrish moved to Michigan where he became heavily involved in Detroit's underground music scene. Producing music and delivering his unique and dynamic sets in venues throughout the Detroit and surrounding areas, as well as abroad he has gained the attention and respect of dj's, producers, listeners and dnancers worldwide.