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Also known as: Man Parish, Manuel Joseph Parrish
Man Parrish is one of the architects of electro, the New York producer and vocalist who helped shape the sound of the early 1980s alongside Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaataa, and Arthur Baker. His debut track "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)" from 1982 ended up everywhere, from the film Shaun of the Dead to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and his collaboration with Man 2 Man on "Male Stripper" hit number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite signing with Elektra Records through David Bowie's manager Tony DeFries, he was dropped in 1984 when the label clashed with his manager over direction. Over the years Parrish has mixed and produced for the likes of Boy George, Michael Jackson, and Gloria Gaynor, and ran what became the longest running underground club night in New York City for fifteen years. In 2018 his work got a serious stamp of legitimacy when three pieces, including film scores and his 1983 "Hip Hop, Be Bop" video, entered the permanent collection at MoMA.