Kevin Parker (musician)

Kevin Parker
Parker performing in 2014
Born
Kevin Richard Parker

(1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 38)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • musician
  • record producer
  • DJ
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Sophie Lawrence
​
(m. 2019)​
Children1
Musical career
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • bass
  • keyboards
Labels
Member ofTame Impala
Formerly of
  • Pond
  • Mink Mussel Creek
Websitetameimpala.com

Kevin Richard Parker (born 20 January 1986)[2] is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and DJ, best known for his musical project Tame Impala, for which he writes, performs, records, and produces the music. Parker has released four Tame Impala albums: Innerspeaker (2010), Lonerism (2012), Currents (2015), and The Slow Rush (2020). He has won 13 ARIA Music Awards, two APRA Awards, and a Brit Award, and has received four Grammy Award nominations.[3]

In addition to his work for Tame Impala, Parker was the drummer of Pond from 2009 until 2011. He produced the band's studio albums Beard, Wives, Denim (2012), Hobo Rocket (2013), Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015), The Weather (2017), and Tasmania (2019).[4] As a producer, Parker has collaborated with artists such as Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kanye West, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Melody's Echo Chamber, Justice, and the Flaming Lips.[5] In 2024 Parker was listed on the Australian Financial Review Young Rich list, coming in at number 99 on the list.[6]

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (23 September 2020). "Watch Tame Impala Go Full Synthpop, Playing 'Borderline' on Fallon". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Rose, Mike (20 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ Cooper, Nathanael (26 November 2020). "Is Tame Impala a group? Kevin Parker explains". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ Newstead, Al (20 May 2021). "POND announce new album with anti-gentrification boogie 'America's Cup'". triple j. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ D'Souza, Shaad (30 May 2019). "Camila Cabello and Mark Ronson's "Find U Again" is mind-blowing pop". The Fader. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Meet the 17 new faces on this year's Young Rich List". Australian Financial Review. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.