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JOHN LEWIS PARKER

JOHN LEWIS PARKER IS AN AMERICAN COMPOSER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/MUSIC EXECUTIVE/MEDITATION TEACHER. BORN 1948- BROOKLYN, NY. GREW UP IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE, LONG ISLAND, NY.

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS: SOME ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED “PARKER” SONGS: CHICAGO, CELINE DION, DOLLY PARTON, ALL 4 ONE, 112, AALIYAH, NICK CANNON, BONNIE RAITT, JACKSON BROWNE, KEB’ MO’, TAJ MAHAL, ROBERT CRAY, SHEENA EASTON, PETER CETERA, POINTER SISTERS, LAURA BRANIGAN, STEPHANIE MILLS, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, JEFFERSON STARSHIP, JOHNNY MATHIS, BOBBY CALDWELL, TANYA TUCKER, DAZZ BAND, IRENE CARA, DAN HILL, SERGIO MENDEZ, ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK, GLENN CAMPBELL, FIREFALL, ANGELA BOFILL, FREDA PAYNE, THELMA HOUSTON, THE SPINNERS, EDDIE ARNOLD, CAMILLO SESTO, TOM JONES, DENNIS EDWARDS (TEMPTATIONS), GENE CHANDLER, ELOISE LAWS, MICHAEL HENDERSON, BOBBY LYLE, PHYLLIS HYMAN, PLAYER, THE DRAMATICS, JIMMY SMITH, THE SUMMER OBSESSION, JUST SURRENDER, MY AMERICAN HEART, SMILE EMPTY SOUL, THE VETTES, DIRTY WORDS, MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS THE BLUES, CALIFORNIA FEET WARMERS
 * ACHIEVED “TOP TEN” - ALL MAJOR BILLBOARD CHARTS * SOLD 30 MILLION+ WORLDWIDE
 * GRAMMY NOMINATION 2015 – BEST AMERICANA ALBUM – KEB‘ MO‘ – (KIND OF BLUE MUSIC) – SONGWRITER
 * GRAMMY NOMINATION 2015 - BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE – “THE OLD ME BETTER“ – KEB‘ MO‘ FEATURING THE CALIFORNIA FEET WARMERS - SONGWRITER
 * GRAMMY NOMINATION – “RECORD OF THE YEAR“, SONGWRITER, “HARD HABIT TO BREAK”, CHICAGO
 * GRAMMY WINNER - “BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM”, PRODUCER/SONGWRITER, “SLOWDOWN”, KEB‘ MO‘/(EPIC/550)
 * W.C. HANDY AWARD WINNER - “BLUES SONG OF THE YEAR”, PRODUCER/SONGWRITER, “SOON AS I GET PAID”, KEB‘ MO‘
 * CABLE-ACE AWARD WINNER - "SONG OF THE YEAR", "HOW CAN I BE SURE", "GLORY GLORY“, HBO MINI SERIES - SONGWRITER
 * TWO CABLE-ACE "SONG OF THE YEAR" NOMINATIONS
 * BMI TV MUSIC AWARD
 * BMI 2 MILLION AIRPLAY AWARD
 * NUMEROUS GOLD/MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS - WRITER/PRODUCER
 * JUNO AWARD WINNER (CANADIAN GRAMMY), "BEST R&B SONG", CELINE DION/BILLY NEWTON DAVIS, "CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU" - SONGWRITER.
 * GRAMMY NOMINATION "BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM,"THE DOOR", KEB' MO'/EPIC/550 - SONGWRITER - 2002
 * GRAMMY NOMINATION "BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM", "BIG WIDE GRIN, KEB' MO'/SONY KIDS - SONGWRITER - 2002
 * GRAMMY WINNER “BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM”, “JUST LIKE YOU”, KEB’ MO’/(EPIC/550) - SONGWRITER - 1997
 * EMMY NOMINATION, "MAIN TITLE SEQUENCE", “FIRST WAVE”, (PEARSON) COMPOSER – THEME, 1999
 * GEMINI NOMINATION (CANADIAN EMMYS) “BEST DRAMATIC SCORE FOR TELEVISION", “FIRST WAVE”, (PEARSON) - COMPOSER - 1999 TV COMPOSER:
 * COMPOSER - FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S “FIRST WAVE” - 66 EPISODES - SCI-FI * COMPOSER - THEME/CUES “FAMILY FEUD” (SYNDICATED) – 1999-2009
 * COMPOSER - “HANG TIME” (NBC), SCORE/THEME (SINGER), #1 SAT. AM TEEN SHOW, 5  SEASONS
 * COMPOSER - "CALIFORNIA DREAMS" (NBC), (CONTRIB. SCORE/SONGS) SAT. AM TEEN SHOW,  5 SEASONS
 * COMPOSER - “GRAVEDALE HIGH” (NBC), MAIN THEME/CONTRIB. SCORE (ANIMATED SERIES)
 * COMPOSER - “TEEN WOLF” (CBS), MAIN THEME/CONTRIB. SCORE – (ANIMATED SERIES)
 * COMPOSER - “MI CASITA”, SCORE/THEME/SONGS, (UNIVISION/GALA/CHILDRENS)
 * COMPOSER - “BALDO”, SCORE/THEME/SONGS, (UNIVISION//GALA/CHILDRENS)
 * COMPOSER - “TRAX”, THEME/SCORE, (RENNE HARLIN PILOT)
 * COMPOSER - UNIVERSAL STUDIO TOURS (LIVE/STAGE), “BEETLEJUICE’S GRAVEYARD REVIEW”
 * COMPOSER - (FRANK GARI ENTERPRISES) – U.S. TV/RADIO I.D./NEWS/PUBLIC SERVICE

MORE TV/FILM PLACEMENTS:
 * "IN THE CITY"(MTV) - SONGS * "THE HILLS"(MTV) – SONGS * “MOB WIVES” (VH1) - SONGS  * “LIVE FROM DARYL'S HOUSE” (VH1) - SONGS
 * “IN PERFORMANCE WHITE HOUSE” (PBS) - SONGS * “NCIS” (CBS) - SONGS
 * “LATE NIGHT JIMMY FALLON” (NBC) * “BAYWATCH”(SYND./ALL AMERICAN) - CLOSING THEME  * “ONE FINE DAY”(20TH CENTURY FOX) - SONG
 * “TIN CUP”(SONY) - SONG * “BIG BULLY”(MORGAN CREEK) - SONGS  * “IT’S MY PARTY”(MGM) - SONG  * “TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL”(CBS) - SONGS
 * “HYPERION BAY”(WB) - SONG * “PARTY OF FIVE”(FOX) - SONG  * “PBS BLUES SPECIAL”(PBS) -SONGS  * "2001; A SPACE TRAVESTY"(SONGS/
 * "JAIL BAIT"(MTV) * "STEPSISTER FROM THE PLANET WEIRD"(DISNEY MOVIE)-SONGS  * "AMERICAN ROOTS"(PALM PICTURES )-SONGS
 * “SANTA BARBARA”(NBC)...CONTRIB. SCORE/SONGS * “SIRENS”(SYND./PEARSON)...SONGS  * “TWO OF A KIND”(FEATURE)...SONGS
 * “PRETTY IN PINK”(FEATURE)...SONGS * “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”(ABC)... ARRANGER  * “FRANK’S PLACE”(CBS)...CONTRIB. SCORE
 * “POLICE ACADEMY”(FEATURE)...CONTRIB. SCORE
 * “STAY THE NIGHT”(ABC M.O.W.)...SONGS * “MILLION $ MYSTERY”(DDL)...THEME/SONGS/CONTRIB. SCORE
 * “IRON EAGLE II”(CAROLCO)...SONGS * “DIVING IN”(SKORUS)...MAIN THEME * “PEARSON LOGO” –(PEARSON)