Theo Parrish

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Unabridged: Detroit Incoming, closing | Unedited: Theo Parrish, open to close Detroit Incoming opened in February with ten days of Detroit artists in Bay Area rooms. It closes Sunday, November 15, with Theo Parrish at Audio, a day party with the skylights open. In April, Theo rewrote the rulebook for Oakland. Seven hours deep at The Loom— sun-drenched into star-soaked, no letup. Theo said it himself: what you gave that floor was something else. And he wasn't wrong. One crowd moving like it had rehearsed. Theo Parrish was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago. He’s a DJ, producer, selector, arranger, keyboard clunker, machine beater, writer, sculptor, car lover, visual artist, lecturer and father. Detroit has known his work since 1995, from the days of Buy Rite Records, Saint Andrew’s Hall, the Rhythm Kitchen and Alvin’s. In 1997 he started Sound Signature Recordings. It still presses all its vinyl independently, all of it at Archer Record Pressing Co. on Davison Avenue. He keeps pushing the limits of what we call Black dance music, and he shows what creative independence looks like. He holds a BFA in sound sculpture from Kansas City Art Institute. Presented by As You