Cameron Michael Parkes
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Cameron Michael Parkes is an American composer known primarily for his work in Film and Television. He is a graduate of the film scoring program at UCLA and a member of ASCAP.
Parkes' concert works, "Gettysburg Address", "Mississippi River Reflections" and "Gershwinesque" (as well as two vocal selections from his score to the musical, Happy Birthday, Mr. President), received their national premieres in concerts broadcast as part of the "Sundays At Four" radio series. Parkes contributed both music and lyrics to the musicals Happy Birthday, Mr. President (about Marilyn Monroe
) and Tanzi. The latter received the Drama-Logue Award
for best musical of the 1984 Season. As a record producer, Parkes is best known for the 2004 release of the critically acclaimed "A Tribute To Brian Wilson
" (Varèse Sarabande
/ Universal Music). In addition, Parkes is the founder of Cinecam Music Productions.
Parkes also collaborated with the late Jan Berry, as a vocal arranger and singer, on the Jan & Dean album Port to Paradise, released in 1986.
Premiere: December 12, 1996, SUNDAYS AT FOUR broadcast.
Parkes' concert works, "Gettysburg Address", "Mississippi River Reflections" and "Gershwinesque" (as well as two vocal selections from his score to the musical, Happy Birthday, Mr. President), received their national premieres in concerts broadcast as part of the "Sundays At Four" radio series. Parkes contributed both music and lyrics to the musicals Happy Birthday, Mr. President (about Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
) and Tanzi. The latter received the Drama-Logue Award
Drama-Logue Award
The Drama-Logue Award was a theater award established in 1977, given by the publishers of Drama-Logue newspaper, a weekly west-coast theater trade publication. Winners were selected by the publication's theater critics, and would receive a certificate at an annual awards ceremony...
for best musical of the 1984 Season. As a record producer, Parkes is best known for the 2004 release of the critically acclaimed "A Tribute To Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
" (Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
/ Universal Music). In addition, Parkes is the founder of Cinecam Music Productions.
Parkes also collaborated with the late Jan Berry, as a vocal arranger and singer, on the Jan & Dean album Port to Paradise, released in 1986.
Awards
- ASCAP / Fred Karlin Film Scoring Award
- Telly Award (2004) - Best Use Of Music In A Documentary
- The Videography Awards (2004) - Best Use Of Music
Albums
- A Tribute to Brian Wilson - Varèse SarabandeVarèse SarabandeVarèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
(arranger, producer, and performer, 2004) - Encomium In Memoriam Vol. 1 Jan Berry Of Jan & Dean (arranger, producer, performer) 2008
- Maelstrom Beach with Box O' Clox - Cinecam (arranger, producer, performer) 2008
- The Quickening with Box o' Clox - Cinecam (arranger, producer, and performer, 2004)
- The String Quartet Tribute to Shania Twain - Vitamin RecordsVitamin RecordsVitamin Records is a Los Angeles based record label founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of CMH Records. The label is home to the Vitamin String Quartet, who are best known for performing string quartet tributes to popular rock and metal acts such as Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Radiohead...
(arranger and producer, 2004) - The Little Witch of Wichita - (cast album, producer, 2002)
Film
- Ivy Roots (Short, 2008)
- Midnite Matinee (2007)
- Japanese Soup Torture (2007)
- Soiled Love (2007)
- Nerve Endings (Short, 2006)
- The Tulpa (Short, 2005)
- My Bad Dad (2004)- (co-contributor)
- Blind Sight (Feature, 2001)
- Hijinx (Feature, 2001)
- No Dialogue (Short)
- The Far Corner (Feature)
Television
- "Famous" Various Cues (Biography Channel)
- "Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys" (A&E Television NetworksA&E Television NetworksA&E Television Networks is a U.S. media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the US and abroad...
, Biography, 2002) - The Killer Within (PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
) - Teachers Only (ABC pilot, American Broadcasting CompanyAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
) - The Global Challenge (cable)
- Diseases in Children (CNBCCNBCCNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
) - Barbara's POV (cable)
Theater
- Happy Birthday Mr. President (music, lyrics, and book / additional lyrics and book by Paul Levine) Leo S. Bing Theater (1997), Barnsdall Theater (1998), New American Renegade Theater (1999).
- Tanzi (contributed music) - Drama-Logue's Best Musical Award - 1984 Season—Cast Theater (1983), Roxy Theater (1984)
- * A Far better Place (music, lyrics, and book)
- Bah! Humbug! (music, lyrics, and book)
Concert music
- "Mississippi River Reflections" for Orchestra, Premiere: November 27, 1992, SUNDAYS AT FOUR broadcast.
- "Gettysburg Address" for Speaker & Orchestra, Premiere: November 27, 1992, SUNDAYS AT FOUR broadcast.
- "Gershwinesque" Premiere: June 23, 1991, SUNDAYS AT FOUR broadcast.
- Happy Birthday, Mr. President (Two Vocal Selections from The Musical)
Premiere: December 12, 1996, SUNDAYS AT FOUR broadcast.
Miscellaneous
- Brian WilsonBrian WilsonBrian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
(reissue) Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
/ Rhino Archives - credit in liner notes - Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
Film Music Anthology (BMG/VIRGIN) / Consultant - credit in liner notes - KABC Talk Radio (theme music)
External links
- Box o' Clox
- Cameron Michael Parkes at IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
- Jan Berry / Jan & Dean Tribute Album
- http://www.mwe3.com/reviews/JanBerryTributeCD/("Encomium In Memoriam" review)