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Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 5:53 am
by Birds in Hell
Poor guy.
http://www.northwestmusicscene.com/2014 ... sses-away/
Breaking News: London Bridge Studio Founder Rick Parashar Passes Away
– August 15, 2014
According to his assistant Matthew Freeman, London Bridge Studio founder and Seattle music legend Rick Parashar has passed away.
The King County Medical Examiner reported that the founder of London Bridge Studios Rick Parashar died yesterday afternoon (August 14th) at his home in Queen Ann, Seattle, from natural causes. Parashar’s assistant Matthew Freeman has confirmed the information. They found a Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Lower Extremity. A blood clot from his leg moved up to his heart. Our thoughts are going out to his family and friends. More information will be released as we get it.
Rick Parashar and his brother Raj founded and built London Bridge Studio in Seattle, WA, in 1985. Aside from composing and performing his own music, Rick also worked with and developed many local Seattle artists, including Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Brandi Carlile, My Goodness and many others.
Helmed by Rick’s production and recording services, London Bridge became the center of the Seattle music scene. His credits include Multi-Platinum releases for Temple of the Dog, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Blind Melon and Dinosaur Jr.
Rick’s projects were not limited to just Seattle’s artists. In 2001 he produced 3 Doors Down’s multi-platinum record Away from the Sun, and was nominated for a Grammy for Nickelback’s Silver Side Up (which sold in excess of 6 million copies). His production credits also include platinum albums for Melissa Ethridge, Bon Jovi and Unwritten Law.
In addition to producing and engineering, Rick also played piano, Fender Rhodes, organ and percussion on the Pearl Jam tracks Black and Jeremy as well as Temple of a Dog’s “Call Me A Dog”, “All Night Thing,” and “Times of Trouble”.
Rick has been most recognized in the industry for his vocal production. Capturing and editing lead vocals; fine tuning melody and phrasing; writing background vocals and harmonies.
RIP Rick
Re: Rick Parasher is dead.
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 6:46 am
by LuNY
He produced Ten! God bless Rick Parasher, what an important figure in Rock history!
Re: Rick Parasher is dead.
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 7:28 am
by zeb
Just caught this news on FB. Bummer.
Re: Rick Parasher is dead.
Posted: Sat August 16, 2014 8:46 pm
by spike
LuNY wrote:He produced Ten! God bless Rick Parasher, what an important figure in Rock history!
and nickelback
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 3:19 pm
by lowlight79
The band never seemed to like his production.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:01 pm
by Thejambi
lowlight79 wrote:The band never seemed to like his production..uction....ction...tion.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:27 pm
by McParadigm
lowlight79 wrote:The band never seemed to like his production after they realized other people were calling it commercial.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 4:40 pm
by spike
McParadigm wrote:lowlight79 wrote:The band never seemed to like his production after they realized other people were calling it commercial.
probably what slowly killed him really
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Mon August 18, 2014 9:38 pm
by Birds in Hell
I feel like I should point out that Parashar often (unfairly, in my opinion) gets the blame for the sound of Ten. His original mixes of that material, those we've heard anyway, actually sound great and I wish he'd had the opportunity to mix the final release.
It was Tim Palmer, a British producer best known at the time for working with David Bowie's Tin Machine, who mixed Ten back in the day and gave it that glossy, reverb-heavy sheen. He'd also mixed the Mother Love Bone record which I presume is why he got the gig.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 4:42 pm
by stip
Good point. The rough mixes do sound very different
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 4:43 pm
by stip
what percentage of RMers read this title and briefly wished it was BoB?
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 4:49 pm
by Thejambi
Jesus, Stip.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 5:07 pm
by elliseamos
Thejambi wrote:Jesus, Stip.
yeah. i had no response b/c it seemed unfunny.
dump some ice on yourself already and chill out.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 5:10 pm
by McParadigm
Real crass, stip. Real crass.
Also, 100%.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Tue August 19, 2014 9:11 pm
by B
Stip's gonna feel like shit if Brendan dies this week.
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Wed August 20, 2014 12:17 am
by stip
especially because i'm probably the only person around here who likes him
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Wed August 20, 2014 2:15 pm
by Thejambi
stip wrote:especially because i'm probably the only person around here who likes him
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Wed August 20, 2014 2:51 pm
by stip
i like him a lot less now
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Wed August 20, 2014 3:56 pm
by Thejambi
Re: Rick Parashar is dead.
Posted: Wed August 20, 2014 9:16 pm
by Alex
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