Parker grew up in the suburbs of Washington D.C. as the hip-hop culture was emerging in the early 80's.  A fan from day one, he would make pause button mix tapes from songs on the radio and practice break dancing, along with hobbies including skateboarding and bmx.
  He continued to make mix tapes well into college as he studied photography and music production in the mid 90's.  This, of course, still being in the analog age as his obsession with the 4-track recorder yielded his first blended mix tape "Hieroglyphmix", using one turntable, a cd player, and a 4-track.
  After collecting a few crates of vinyl from Amoeba and Open Mind record shops, Parker played mixes of hip-hop, soul, and reggae at small venues, such as 26Mix, Tongue & Groove, Blur, and Vertigo while saving up for a pair of Technics 1200s and a mixer.