A dynamic mix of musical styles combining elements from Cold Play, Dave Matthews, Moby, Radio Head, Pink Floyd, to create an eclectic sound all its own.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, URBAN/R&B: Soul



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Dana Parker
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Dana Parker was born and raised in Rapid City, SD and has lived in southern California since his high school graduation from St. Thomas More, Rapid City, SD in 1995. At the age of 17 he attended Musician's Institute in Hollywood, CA, then moved to Hemet, CA where he worked for four years at Park Hill Music Gwen Gordy Studios. Gwen Gordy was the sister of legendary Berry Gordy.

While at Park Hill, he worked on more than 30 projects with various songwriters and artists from some of the biggest names in the business, such as the Beach Boys, America, Tom Petty, and Allman Brothers to name a few. He worked in a variety of capacities ranging from songwriter to studio musician to musical director producer.

After the death of his mentors Dale Kimberlin and Gwen Gordy, Dana enrolled in the music program at Fullerton College and played with a number of groups, including Kicks Iron, Project 327, ICA Funk and the award winning Cabana Boys. After graduation from Fullerton College, Dana enrolled at California State, LA where he graduated with honors and is currently enrolled in the masters program continuing his studies in commercial music and recording engineering. He works with state of the art digital recording equipment including Pro Tools, HD and the latest in Digital Performer technology.

In addition to writing and producing his own CD's, Dana's versatile writing abilities have led to working on projects as varied as Rita Ross' children's album (sister of Diana Ross), writing songs for aspiring new artists, and composing and producing the powerful new music for Pay-Per-View's "King of the Cage."

Dana Parker's new release "Eclectic" is his fourth completed project and lives up to the CD's name, having components from diverse sources and musical styles. Parker's soulful vocals and keyboard comprise "Eclectic's" core musical elements. Other CD's include "Kicks Iron" and "Project 327- The Feel Good Tragedy of the Year."