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Kendall Parcs
Biography

Kendall Parcs was born Rodney K. Parker, in Brooklyn New York on December 14th 1959. The middle child of James and Shirley Parker, Kendallâs informal entry into music came at the age of 3 or 4 when he was introduced to a toy flute purchased from the local Sam Ash music store in Bedford Stuyvesant. His more formal introduction came later when after moving to Queens, New York, Kendallâs parents purchased a very old Lester baby grand piano. It was then that his interest in music began to soar. Kendall first received piano lessons from his mother, and subsequently two other Queens based piano teachers up until the time he graduated from the High School of Music and Art in Harlem New York in 1977.

But before entering high school however, Kendall attended I.S.59 in Queens where he studied the clarinet. By the time Kendall, took the exam for Music and Art, he had a sound ability to play clarinet and he possessed strong functional piano skills. There is no doubt that this combination of musical ability and theory played a large factor in his acceptance into one of New York Cityâs premier high schools for talented individuals. It was during this time that Kendallâs passion for music began to grow as he socialized and received his musical education in the company of soon to be greats such as drummers Omar Hakim and Kenny Washington and Producer/Bassist Marcus Miller.

Kendallâs entry into the music scene outside of the school environment came when his grandmother, Alice Parker, purchased for him at the age of 17, a Rhodes electric piano. Kendall says that âit is the magic of the Rhodes piano that inspired me so.â With a Rhodes piano, Kendall was able to not only work with local bands in the Borough of Queens, but moreover, it was the classic sound of the Rhodes that drew his attention to the work and styles of Chick Correa, Bob James, Dave Grushin, Earl Klugh, Weather Report, and many others of that era.

As the years passed, Kendall became more interested in pursuing his own creations. Drifting away from the band scene Kendall became interested in the production and recording end of the business doing some keyboard work for a few record companies. Kendallâs involvement in these projects, ultimately lead him to open his own recording studio in Brooklyn in the middle 1990âs.

This was an exciting time for keyboard players who were beginning to learn computer based sequencing, drum programming, engineering and most of all the art of emulation â using keyboard synthesizers and samplers to emulate acoustic sounds. Though not expected, it was the technology and efficiency of the art of emulation that whet Kendallâs appetite to compose.

âOur time for Loveâ is a series of compositions written, arranged and performed solely by Kendall Parcs. Passionate and diverse in style, these works follow other unreleased compositions written by Kendall. His existentialist perspective is simple â

âSince the very first musical note was played, all subsequent music stands on that which came before it. The writer simply composes for the times in which he or she lives, with the tools of the times. Learning and playing the work of our musical forefathers is a necessary component if we are to develop our skills, compose and transcend. But at the end of the day it is not just the preparation that transforms music, it is the leap we take and the sacrifices we make as we expose ourselves and our work to brutal criticism that changes music.â To be able to play music in oneâs life time is a wonderful thing, but to compose music is to shape and transform life itself.â - Kendall Parcs

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