Terrence Parker – Gospel House

With a prominent and acclaimed music career stretching back to 1982, producer, remixer, and DJ Terrence Parker was spinning tracks when many in the TastyFresh community were still cutting teeth. Terrence began his profession in Detroit as DJ Mixmaster X. Since that time, he has DJed in more than 100 cities throughout the world and has produced a steady stream of DJ mix shows for FM, Internet, and satellite stations.

Creating his own unique sound through blending influences of soul, jazz, disco, techno, and downtempo, Terrence began producing his own music in 1988 on a borrowed keyboard. Two years later, he released his first solo EP "TP1". His first solo full-length came in 1996 with the release of "Tragedies of a Plastic Soul Junkie" on Germany’s Studio K7 Records.

A prolific producer with over 100 recordings created under more than a dozen aliases, Terrence’s tracks have appeared in high chart positions on chart lists worldwide, and he has had several top-20 tracks in Europe.

Terrence continued to DJ and produce tracks, gaining in recognition and notoriety, until 2002. After becoming a Christian on July 21, 2002, Terrence walked away from his amazing music career because he felt it was what God and his local church wanted. However, he soon felt that God was sending him back to "the highways and hedges" to minister as a DJ. An elder from his church encouraged Terrence to obey God’s calling and not worry about the opinions of others. So, Terrence returned to DJing in 2003.

The man who once proclaimed himself "the greatest house DJ in the world" now has a new outlook: "[God] is the one who deserves all of the glory, honor, and praise. I am just the vessel."

God has blessed Terrence’s ministry, and in 2004, along with fellow Christian Maurice Turner (DJ Moreese), he headlined at the Movement/DEMF Festival. At that event, Terrence DJed in his home city of Detroit before a crowd of more than 100,000—tens times the size his previous largest crowd.

You can read Terrence Parker’s testimony in the July 2004 issue of the TastyFresh zine.

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