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JOHNNY PARRY
Dave M. Allen – Glass Graduate Symphony
Iconic producer Dave M. Allen has commissioned Johnny for an exciting symphonic collaboration, based on the works of Marcel Proust. This joint new composition combines Johnny’s flair for orchestral composition and David’s visionary use of electronic sounds.
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““`Bellmouth – A short film by Joseph Roberts
Johnny Parry composed the soundtrack for Bellmouth, a poignant British coming-of-age short by Joe Roberts.
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Oreet Ashery
Johnny composed the soundtrack for interdisciplinary visual artist Oreet Ashery’s “Revisting Genesis” which won the Jarmen Award.
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ISOLDA
ISOLDA has teamed up with Johnny over the last year to produce a masterpiece of electronic soundscapes with her hauntingly beautiful voice and songwriting accompanied by a cinematic sound-world of orchestral and organic electronic elements, blending their distinctive styles into a fresh and unexpected sonic landscape.
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Fe Salomon
Fe and Johnny have reunited to work on the follow up album to ‘Living Rooms’. In the last year since her debut Fe is already establishing herself as a contemporary-pop powerhouse of original ideas armed with her uniquely powerful and arresting voice.
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Richard Neuberg
Singer-songwriter Richard Neuberg, formerly of Viarosa, approached Johnny to craft the strings for his debut solo album, The Vine, set for release in late 2024. Johnny’s sweeping string arrangements, haunting French horns, and delicate female harmonies intertwine with Richard’s rich baritone vocals and intricate classical guitar, underscoring the album’s brooding, heart-wrenching beauty. This collaboration marks a continuation of their musical synergy…
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Family Action charity
Johnny Parry’s song “Sweet Nothings” serves as the evocative soundtrack for Family Action’s Monsters Campaign, a short film marking the charity’s 150th anniversary.
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Duzzy Avocado
Johnny has just finished producing Duzzy Avocado’s debut EP, bringing a fresh twist to alternative country music from Bedford’s celebrated all-female quartet.
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Danni Nicholls
Johnny’s string arrangements provide the backdrop for the Little Fictons EP by Danni Nicholls.
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Joff Lincoln
After collaborating on his intimate debut acoustic album, Hold Your Breath, Joff Lincoln and Johnny embarked on a more ambitious project with Heartless Road, an epic album that showcases Johnny’s talent for orchestration.
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An Anthology of All Things
An Anthology of All Things was commissioned by Bedford Creative Arts who, alongside composer Johnny Parry formed the Bedford Arts Choir. The Johnny Parry Chamber Orchestra and soloist soprano Donna Lennard joined the choir to premiere the piece at the Bedford Corn Exchange, and recording for the album release followed, which was finished in 2014.
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Someday Jacob
Someday Jacob are a German band who have have worked with Johnny on tracks for three of their albums.
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Quotes
“Complex, cinematic music that builds intricate landscapes of sound…
Compelling… Intoxicating… an unusual delight.”
MOJO
“For once that most ill-fitting cliche ‘widescreen’ might just be appropriate.”
Word Magazine
“Sounds like the menacing soundtrack to some Gothic Victoriancarnival, a ghostly Leonard Cohen remixed by David Lynch, avant-gardeclassical liturgy worthy of Penderecki.”
Uncut
“Absolutely Dazzling.”
Clash Magazine – Essential Ten
“Songs Without A Purpose is one of the most beautiful records ever made….his music brims with such beauty, elegance and bountifulness that it is impossible not to look at him as a poetic and musical genius. Yes, he is that good.”
Daily Vault
“Genius.”
Bearded Magazine
“Beautifully orchestrated.”
Plan B
“I wondered where this music had been all my life.”
Tom Robinson – BBC Radio 6
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