JOHNNY || PARRY
COLLABORATIONS
Dave M. Allen – Glass Graduate Symphony
Renowned for his work with The Cure, Depeche Mode, and The Sisters of Mercy, acclaimed producer Dave M. Allen has commissioned Johnny for a groundbreaking symphonic collaboration inspired by the works of Marcel Proust. This new composition merges Johnny’s talent for orchestral arrangements with Allen’s innovative approach to electronic sound.
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ISOLDA
ISOLDA’s recent collaboration with Johnny has produced an enchanting mix of electronic soundscapes, combining her haunting vocals with rich orchestral and organic electronic textures. In past projects, she has worked with Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead) and released tracks mixed and produced by Mercury Prize nominee and winner Shuta Shinoda (Hot Chip, Alexis Taylor, Spiritualized, Daughter, GhostPoet, Anna Meredith, Jehnny Beth).
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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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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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The Grubby Mitts
Acclaimed multidisciplinary fine artist Andy Holden & Parry set up the experimental music project ‘The Grubby Mitts’ in 2002 and were soon joined by their long term school friends Roger Illingworth, James Macdowell and John Blamey. In which time they released 4 singles an album ‘What the world needs now is…’ .
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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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The Return of the Pyramid – Andy Holden
In this unique collboration, first exhibited at Tate Britain in 2010, Andy Holden’s larger-than-life knitted rock sculpture returns for a re-exhibition in 2024 at the Kröller–Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. The installation features a specially composed work by Johnny for piano quintet, accompanied by a playful children’s marble run. Watch below as Holden delves into the themes of the work, sharing his reflections on reuniting a piece of rock he once took from the Great Pyramid of Giza and the feelings of guilt this act inspired.
Johnny conducted the work in several live performances, including memorable shows at Tate Britain, Odeon Covent Garden, and Hospitalfield Arts in Scotland.
A recording of the piece ‘Last Stop for the Good Old Times’ was included on The Grubby Mitts debut album ‘What the world needs now is…’
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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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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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Oreet Ashery
Johnny composed the soundtrack for interdisciplinary visual artist Oreet Ashery’s “Revisting Genesis” which won the Jarmen Award.
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Fe Salomon
Recent remixes of Fe’s tracks—Due Respect by Matthew Herbert and Taxicabs by GLOK (Andy Bell) and Crooked Man—have helped to firmly establish her in the music scene as one of contemporary pop’s most exciting new voices.Over the past year, Johnny’s arrangements have been central to shaping her sound. Now, Fe has reunited with Johnny to work on the follow-up to Living Rooms.
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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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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