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Starr Parodi | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Neoclassical, pop, jazz, experimental, soul |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, conductor, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, Synthesizer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Sonic Doppler Records |
Website | www.starrparodi.com |
Starr Parodi (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American pianist, film composer, music producer, arranger, music director, and former president of The Alliance for Women Film Composers.[1] In 2023, Parodi won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium Album as both a producer and featured artist on An Adoption Story (Kitt Wakeley).[2] Parodi was also a featured artist and composer on 2022 Grammy-winning album (Best Classical Compendium), Women Warriors: The Voices Of Change (Amy Andersson).[3] Parodi won the 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her piece Joy Of The Waters (with Amy Andersson/Women Warriors: The Voices Of Change).[4] Parodi has won multiple BMI most performed music awards,[5] Key Art and Telly Awards. In May 2017, Parodi's most recent album "The Heart Of Frida", a cinematic collection of solo piano works inspired by the late artist Frida Kahlo, was awarded ZMR's "Piano Album Of The Year - Solo" by International Radio Broadcasters[6] and "Solo Piano Album Of The Year - Improvised" by SoloPiano.com. Parodi's solo piano recording "Common Places" was awarded Solo Piano Recording of the Year by solopianoradio.com in 2007[7][8] and in 2005 she received an RIAA Gold Record for her recording and updated arrangement of the "James Bond Theme".[9]