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Scott “Shavoni” Parker

Scott “Shavoni” Parker is an award-winning producer, songwriter, musician and engineer. He has worked with various record companies and has styled hits that have consistently sat atop the Gospel, Pop, R&B, and CCM charts. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in South Jersey. He is the son of a Pentecostal/Baptist pastor and like most “PK’s” preachers kids, Shavoni got his start as a musician in the church, singing in his father’s quartet and playing multiple instruments. This is where his passion for music was born. He later toured for many years as a bass player for a variety of artists, which ultimately led him to relocate to Southern California.

Recognized by the entertainment industry as a pioneer in his field, Shavoni specializes in the ability to deliver inspirational and gospel music to the general markets successfully. His work in the realm of inspirational and gospel music has received numerous accolades. Shavoni has produced albums that won NAACP image awards on six separate occasions, and the highly coveted Grammy Award for three different albums. He is also the recipient of 3 Dove Awards, 3 Stellar Awards and the West Angeles Community Development Corporation’s 2002 Unity Award for “Producer of the Year.”

Shavoni has produced numerous albums and written tracks for many chart-toppers including but not limited to: Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt soundtrack, Kirk Franklin and the Family’s Whatcha Lookin 4, Christmas with Kirk Franklin and the Family, God’s Property, Yolanda Adams’ Mountain High, Valley Low, and Yolanda Adams Christmas,  Tye Tribbett and G-A, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Brian McKnight, Destiny’s Child, Charlie Wilson, Patti Labelle, Wynonna Judd, Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates, Montell Jordan, Brandy and Ray-J., Rick Warren’s What On Earth Am I Here For (12 songs), inspired by the powerful book, The Purpose-Driven Life. He has also worked as a composer for several television and radio shows, and has also written songs that were in feature films including the Beyonce, Cuba Gooding, Jr. film, The Fighting Temptations, the Eddie Murphy film, Boomerang and Spike Lee’s Get On The Bus, featuring Kirk Franklin.

Shavoni continues to focus on creating and developing various forms of content across the entertainment spectrum to further extend his brand. Sure to be another success story, he has most recently been tapped to produce the score, soundtrack, and inspired by soundtrack for the feature film titled, “The Mahalia Jackson Story,” slated for pre-production in early 2014.