Kevin Parker (musician)

Kevin Parker
Parker in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Kevin Richard Parker
Also known as	Kaykay Sorbet Kevin Par Coeur Crack Ronson Kevin Spacey DJ Defs Worthit Kay Van Parker
Born	(1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 31) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Origin	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Genres	Psychedelic rock psychedelic pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar drums bass synthesizer piano organ
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Modular Interscope
Associated acts	Tame Impala Pond Mink Mussel Creek Melody's Echo Chamber Relation Longue Distance The Dee Dee Dums Space Lime Peacock Canyons AAA Aardvark Getdown Services Golden Triangle Municipal Funk Band Mark Ronson Moodoïd Koi Child Lady Gaga Rihanna Arctic Monkeys Jim 'Moustachio' Holmes
Website	tameimpala.com
Notable instruments
Rickenbacker 330 Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster Hagstrom Impala Casio DG-20 Epiphone 1966 Worn Wilshire with Tremotone

Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986) is an Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known for being the frontman and live guitarist of the Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala, for which he writes and records the majority of the music. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 he won two trophies, Engineer of the Year and Producer of the Year, for his work on Tame Impala's Currents (2015).

In addition to his work with Tame Impala, Parker was the drummer of Pond, from 2009 until 2011. He remains their record producer, working with the band on the studio albums, Beard, Wives, Denim (2012), Hobo Rocket (2013) and Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015).

Parker was born in Sydney, but has spent most of his life in Perth, Western Australia. Parker's father, Jerry, was from Zimbabwe and his mother, Rosalind, is from South Africa. Parker's parents separated and divorced when he was 3. From the age of 12 he lived in Cottesloe with his father, stepmother Rhonda and brother Stephen. Older brother Stuart resided in Brisbane. He also has a younger sister, Helen, from his mother's second marriage. Parker grew up with a passion for music from a young age. Parker's father "played a lot of music as a hobby" and was a "big part of [Kevin's] musical upbringing". His first experience playing an instrument was accompanying his father on guitar, "I learned guitar by playing rhythm guitar to his Shadows leads. He wanted to play Shadows lead riffs, because he loves Hank B. Marvin, and he got me to play the chords in the background." Parker's father also played music by The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Supertramp in a cover band, which Parker believes was where he "got [his] love of melody", which has been a significant part of Parker's music. Parker also recalls "amusing [him]self by singing along to the vacuum cleaner when [his] mum was cleaning." Parker's father later purchased Kevin his first guitar.

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