p-rallel

Photo by Vicky Grout

Name, where are you from?
Parallel, West London, UK.

Describe your style in three words?
Tactical, simple and casual.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Parklife 2019 with Lava La Rue and Slowthai, it was my 20th Birthday and I was Djing for them both. The whole crowd sang me happy birthday too.

If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
So say N.E.R.D start their set but then halfway through, Chad Hugo comes out with decks and then they start performing tracks they’ve produced… then I come in, do my thing, bring out all the acts I’m working with and then to finish… Timbaland x Missy x Aaliyah. Tell me that’s not the craziest night of your life?

Which subcultures have influenced you?
The whole camping, hiking and outdoors scene. I think the whole touring and festivals kinda inspired me to be ready for all conditions. Plus, the whole being in lockdown isn’t good for our mental health, we're supposed to be outdoors so me and my boys have just got into getting outside of London and going for hikes and hopefully do some camping this summer! I don’t want to speak on it too much but I’ve got something crazy planned in relation to this coming soon.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Michael Jackson. I need a conversation and some advice and tips. The man was a huge inspiration to my childhood, even now listening to 'You Rock My World'… this guy was a genius, in the studio, behind the camera and on the stage. If I really have to pinpoint a milestone for my career, It’s getting to that level.

Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
Phonox, Brixton, London. That’s almost a home for me. Somewhere I really felt safe and sound with almost everything I could ask for. Amazing lighting team, amazing sound system and a loving team. Will be the first place you’ll find me post lockdown. It's also a venue my dad used to play at when he was young, at the time it was called Plan B.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Omar… There really isn’t many London artists that can say they’ve worked with and released a song with Erykah Badu. The man is a legend and fingers crossed you’ll be hearing some p-rallel x Omar very soon.

p-rallel just released his new track 'Falling Up' with KiLLOWEN. Listen, purchase or stream it via https://ffm.to/kxp-fallingup.