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William Parrish AKA “Mighty Om”
Mightyomvisuals.com
“Visuals for the Music Industry”
William Parrish
1622 Darley Ave
Baltimore, MD 21213
443 253 1215
Myspace.com/mightyommusic
Born: Natchez County, Mississippi. 1977.
Exhibitions/Performances:
2008 Mentalite Hip Hop 2008 (Guest Appearance), Sala El Tren, Granada, Spain
2008 Miercoles Erasmus “Sexy Student Club Party”, Granada 10, Granada, Spain
Sponsored by Granada 10, and Paris Loves my Oui Oui
2009 Granada Doaba CD release party, The Middle East, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sponsored by Leedz Entertainment
2010 Organic Soul, Eden’s Lounge Baltimore, Md
2010 UnChained Talent “The Quest”, The Theatre Project, Baltimore, Md
2010 Granada Doaba “Presentado Por DJ Canyon Cody”, Santos Party House, NYC
2010 un{FRAMED} “Masquerade”, Club Reality, Baltimore, Md
2010 “All Hip Hop Summit” Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Baltimore, Md
2010 un{FRAMED} “Bon Voyage”, Club Reality, Baltimore, Md
Lectures/Teaching:
2010 UnChained Talent, Piano and Visual Art (illustrations)
2010 Morgan State “Art in the City” Summer Program, Baltimore, Md
Commissions: 2008 Afro dz ak, Portrait “He’s Deep and He’s Out There” for album entitled “Elevation”
Publications: Winter-Spring 2009 Baltimore’s Indypendent Reader
Funk’s Democratic Coffee Spot” comic strip
Background Information:
William Parrish is a self taught artist with roots in Baltimore. Working in pencil and ink in his childhood,
he graduated to pastels, acrylics, and watercolor by his early teens. His focus then switched to music,
studying jazz piano at Peabody Preparatory with Charles Covington. In his early twenties his focus
expanded to spoken word and hip hop performance. Recently inspired by the street artists of Granada
(Spain) he began to illustrate his music. Currently Mr. Parrish is a recording artist for Gnawledge Records
headquartered in Los Angeles.
Mr. Parrish premiered “Guru and the Gangster” on July 15, 2010 at “Unframed” a monthly art show in
Baltimore that features live music.
Artist’s Statement:
I create stories using a collage of media. They are parodies of our world, based on the lives of fictional
characters. Religion, economics, politics, sexuality… no subject is taboo. My goal is creating discussion
and debate, waking people from the daily grind and encouraging action. My art is an information hub, a
one stop shop for intellectual stimulation.
I created “Guru and the Gangster“ by drawing on imagery from diverse religious faiths. The characters
inhabiting the realm bring life to my stage as they play their role in the drama. They are involved in a
heroic struggle leading to the end of the world. The choices they make that affect their lives are what I
describe in illustration and music.
My art is about the unlimited potential of mankind, the power within.
My art forces the viewer to wonder what art is, as I have crafted it in the murky waters between comics
and fine art.
The music and the visuals are fused to the core, so that the visuals and the music cannot be spoken of
separately. Which came first? Chicken or the egg? The entire presentation must be considered as a unit.
This new style comic actually takes you into the mind of a songwriter, the images that float through our
heads. At first glance each panel of the artwork may seem to sing its own song. Taken as a whole,
however, the viewer sees a story unfold. They enjoy the work two ways: visually and aurally. William
Parrish (Mighty Om)
Contact: William Parrish FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: (443)-253-1215
Email: [email protected]
Fulbright Scholar Helps Baltimore Artist Achieve His Dreams
. Mighty Om (William Parrish) is a musician and visual artist from Baltimore who brings together jazz, Eastern spirituality, and gritty street lyricism. He is the creator of “Guru and the Gangster”, a hip hop web comic that features both his illustration and vocal talent. His upcoming mixtape entitled “Grind Daily” will be released by Gnawledge Records Summer 2010.
Canyon Cody started Gnawledge Records in 2004. He is a producer, self-taught ethnomusicologist and global music DJ. Granada Doaba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXMPCTRxdk
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William Parrish For Immediate Release
Tel: (443)-253-1215
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Seuss of Hip Hop
Creator of web comic “Guru and the Gangster” uses illustrations to brings his lyrics to life
What goes together better than peanut butter and chocolate? How about hip hop and comics? Initially William Parrish (Musician and Illustrator) traveled to Spain to study economics in Granada. Instead he found himself pursuing his dreams, meeting and recording with Canyon Cody, Fulbright Scholar and C.O.O. of Gnawledge Records. For most musicians creation stops when the music is recorded. This project, however, took a unique twist. Mr. Parrish, who performs under the stage name Mighty Om, decided to illustrate his music.
“I created the album to speak to people around the world, but I realized that the music needed something special. After reviewing the album I realized what that something was… I needed to turn the lyrics into pictures. That way a person’s native language would not be a barrier to understanding.” The result was “Guru and the Gangster”, a music video illustrated by “Mighty Om”.
To see “Guru and the Gangster” visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXMPCTRxdk
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William Parrish AKA “Mighty Om”
Mightyomvisuals.com
“Visuals for the Music Industry”
I provide artwork for artists and labels in the music industry. These illustrations come in two
forms:
Music Videos: I illustrate songs verse for verse. Each line of a song gets its’ own unique
illustration. The illustrations are timed to match the lyrics and the accompanying track. Each
individual slide can be used in numerous ways:
• Promotion
• Merchandise
• Branding
• Marketing
Digital Slides: Single slides can also be created for songs:
• Collage style illustrations that portray the whole song as one piece of art.
• Single panel illustrations that focus on specific lyrics, characters, or moments in the song
(i.e. the “verse” or the “hook”)
Here are some of the benefits of webcomic music videos over traditional videos:
• Webcomic videos are not limited by film constraints, or CGI budgets. Anything that can
be imagined can be illustrated and portrayed.
• Each slide of the webcomic is a complete product. The parts of the whole are
independent worlds themselves, ready to run as merchandise. The webcomic is
advertisement for the musician, the song, the art, and the artist.
• Revenue is raised through the sale of merchandise to the artist’s fan base.
• Characters in the song come to life and can be developed into other media that is story-
based (graphic novels, books, comic books, cartoons, movies, etc…)
• Labels and publishers have catalogs of songs gathering dust. The webcomic can turn
those songs into revenue streams.
• Old songs can be given fresh life by adding illustrations to them. Fans of the song’s lyrics
will want to own copies of the artwork as collector’s items.
• The illustrations appeal beyond the border of language; art speaks internationally.
Pricing:
Webcomic $30,000 (full color) 20 slides
Digital Slides $500- $1,000 (full color) 1 slide