Kevin Parker (musician)

Kevin Parker
Kevin Parker
	Parker performing in 2014
Born	Kevin Richard Parker; 20 January 1986 (age 38); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; multi-instrumentalist; musician; record producer; DJ;
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Sophie Lawrence (m. 2019)
Children	1
	Musical career
Origin	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Psychedelic pop; psychedelic rock; neo-psychedelia; synth-pop;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; drums; bass; keyboards;
Labels	Modular; Interscope;
Member of	Tame Impala
Formerly of	Pond; Mink Mussel Creek;
Website	tameimpala.com

Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986)^[2] is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and DJ, best known for his musical project Tame Impala, for which he writes, performs, records, and produces the music. Parker has released four Tame Impala albums: Innerspeaker (2010), Lonerism (2012), Currents (2015), and The Slow Rush (2020). He has won 13 ARIA Music Awards, two APRA Awards, and a Brit Award, and has received four Grammy Award nominations.^[3]

In addition to his work for Tame Impala, Parker was the drummer of Pond from 2009 until 2011. He produced the band's studio albums Beard, Wives, Denim (2012), Hobo Rocket (2013), Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015), The Weather (2017), and Tasmania (2019).^[4] As a producer, Parker has collaborated with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kanye West, Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Melody's Echo Chamber, Justice, and the Flaming Lips.^[5]

^ Breihan, Tom (23 September 2020). "Watch Tame Impala Go Full Synthpop, Playing 'Borderline' on Fallon". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Rose, Mike (20 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ Cooper, Nathanael (26 November 2020). "Is Tame Impala a group? Kevin Parker explains". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ Newstead, Al (20 May 2021). "POND announce new album with anti-gentrification boogie 'America's Cup'". triple j. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
^ D'Souza, Shaad (30 May 2019). "Camila Cabello and Mark Ronson's "Find U Again" is mind-blowing pop". The Fader. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[1] Breihan, Tom (23 September 2020). "Watch Tame Impala Go Full Synthpop, Playing 'Borderline' on Fallon". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

[2] Rose, Mike (20 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[3] Cooper, Nathanael (26 November 2020). "Is Tame Impala a group? Kevin Parker explains". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[4] Newstead, Al (20 May 2021). "POND announce new album with anti-gentrification boogie 'America's Cup'". triple j. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[TheFader-5] D'Souza, Shaad (30 May 2019). "Camila Cabello and Mark Ronson's "Find U Again" is mind-blowing pop". The Fader. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

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Kevin Parker
Parker performing in 2014
Born	Kevin Richard Parker (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 38) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations	Singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist musician record producer DJ
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Sophie Lawrence (m. 2019)
Children	1
Musical career
Origin	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Psychedelic pop psychedelic rock neo-psychedelia synth-pop^[1]
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar drums bass keyboards
Labels	Modular Interscope
Member of	Tame Impala
Formerly of	Pond Mink Mussel Creek
Musical artist
Website	tameimpala.com