Man Parrish

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)
  UK 41 03/26/1983 (6 weeks)
Heatstroke
  UK 83 06/11/1983 (2 weeks)
Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop) (1983 Re-Release)
  UK 95 09/10/1983 (3 weeks)
Boogie Down (Bronx)
  UK 56 03/23/1985 (4 weeks)
Male Stripper (with Man 2 Man )
  UK 4th 08/30/1986 (26 weeks)

Manuel Joseph "Man" Parrish (born May 6, 1958 in New York City ) is one of the pioneers of electronic music and created fundamental elements for the hip-hop and electro scene.

Career

In the early 1980s, Parrish was a regular visitor to the trendy club Studio 54 . Influenced by the music of Brian Eno and Kraftwerk , he recorded the instrumental piece Hip-Hop Be Bop , which became very popular in the clubs of New York and spread widely. He then turned to the label imports , which started with him an album. The album reached number 43 on the R&B charts and sold over two million copies worldwide. The song became a club hit and peaked at number 4 on the United States dance chart. He also placed on the R&B charts and the UK charts. Another important and successful song was Boogie Down Bronx . Both works are considered formative for electro , techno , freestyle as well as for hip-hop and the styles developing around this musical genre.

After that, however, he fell into a creative hole before he returned as a producer and remixer and worked with stars like Michael Jackson , Gloria Gaynor , Boy George and Village People . As a DJ, the gay musician played in gay clubs in New York. With the Hi-NRG band Man 2 Man he recorded the title Male Stripper in 1986 , which became an international hit and reached number 4 in the UK.

It wasn't until 1997 that Man Parrish released a second album called Dreamtime .

collaboration

Discography

Albums

  • Man Parrish (1982, imports)
  • Dreamtime (1997, Man Made / Hot Records)
  • The Best Of Man Parrish - Heatstroke (1997)

Singles

  • Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) (1982)
  • Heatstroke (1982)
  • Man Made (1982)
  • Boogie Down (Bronx) (featuring Freeze Force, 1984)
  • Male Stripper ( Man 2 Man meets Man Parrish, 1986)
  • Brown Sugar (1987)

Remixes / Productions

  • Paul Parker "One Look" "(Man Parrish Mix), 12" (Dice Records)
  • Michael Jackson "Speed ​​Demon" (Remix) Sony / Epic
  • Village People "YMCA" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Village People "Macho Man" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Village People "In the Navy" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Village People "San Francisco" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Village People "Trash Disko" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Two Sisters "High Noon" (Sugarscoop Records)
  • Two Sister "B-Boys Beware" (Sugarscoop Records)
  • Rama "Don't Want You to Be" (Sugarscoop Records)
  • John Sex "Rock Your Body" (Dream Records)
  • Boy George & Marilyn "Spirit in the Sky" (Man Parrish Live Show Remix)
  • Company B "Fascinated" Remix (Hot Productions)
  • Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am" Original Version (S. Blue Records)
  • Donna Destri "Rebel Rebel" (Main Man Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts UK
personal data
SURNAME Parrish, man
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parrish, Manuel Joseph (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American electro hip hop musician and DJ
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States