Paul Parker
Paul Parker is a Disco Hi-NRG singer and gay icon from San Francisco, California. Key releases appeared on Energy Level Records, Megatone Records, Technique Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 5 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Megatone Records, Energy Level Records, Technique Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Disco Hi-NRG singer and gay icon from San Francisco, California. His early recorded works were produced by Patrick Cowley.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Paul Parker in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Right On Target (1982) 48 plays Megatone Records
- Desire (1984) 18 plays Technique Records
- Don't Stop (What You're Doin' To Me) (2009) 7 plays Energy Level Records
- Shot In The Night (1983) 7 plays Megatone Records
- Rock That Boogie (2022) 8 plays Energy Level Records
Tracks & releases
All 5 Paul Parker tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1982 - 2022).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right On Target | 1982 | 121.59 | Megatone Records | Us | 48 |
| Shot In The Night | 1983 | 127.98 | Megatone Records | Us | 7 |
| Desire | 1984 | 135.61 | Technique Records | UK | 18 |
| Don't Stop (What You're Doin' To Me) | 2009 | 129.20 | Energy Level Records | Italy | 7 |
| Rock That Boogie | 2022 | 125.99 | Energy Level Records | Italy | 8 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 3 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
3 of 5 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Right On Target (121.6 BPM) at the slow end and Desire (135.6 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Paul Parker catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Right On Target 48 plays 1982
- Desire 18 plays 1984
- Rock That Boogie 8 plays 2022
- Shot In The Night 7 plays 1983
- Don't Stop (What You're Doin' To Me) 7 plays 2009
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Paul Parker's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (88 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Floorfilla - Italo Dancer before 1x · after 1x 127.9 BPM 2000 element ✓
- The Todd Terry Project - Just Wanna Dance after 2x 122.9 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Gino Soccio - Remember after 2x 124.4 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Karma - Morphing Park Vol. 1 after 2x 132.3 BPM 1996 element ✓
- Bb & Band - All Night Long ('87 Club Mix) before 1x 116.9 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Fancy - Bolero (Hold Me In Your Arms Again) before 1x 117.7 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Too Too - Let's All Party before 1x 117.7 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Kelly Brown - Only You Can before 1x 117.7 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Christina - Gimme Love before 1x 118.3 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Tommy Kelwin - Tokyo Nights before 1x 118.4 BPM 1986 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Megatone Records (2 tracks)
- Energy Level Records (2 tracks)
- Technique Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Paul Parker.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.