{{Short description|British music producer (born 1999)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = P-rallel | image = | caption = | birth_name = Gio | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|6|8}} | birth_place = [[Acton, London]], United Kingdom | occupation = Producer | years_active = 2016–present | awards = | genre = {{Hlist|[[House music|House]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[jungle music|jungle]]}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Greentea Peng]]|[[Jeshi]]|[[Slowthai]]|[[Rachel Chinouriri]]|[[Lava La Rue]]|[[Biig Piig]]|[[Lauren Faith]]|NiNE8}} | label = {{hlist|[[Black Butter Records]]|[[Different Recordings]]}} | website = {{URL|www.p-rallel.com}} }}
'''Gio'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earmilk.com/2021/02/03/p-rallel-and-lauren-faith-team-up-for-blue-denim-jeans/|title=p-rallel and Lauren Faith team up for "Blue Denim Jeans"|website=Earmilk|date=3 February 2021|last=Burr|first=Jesisca}}</ref> (born 8 June 1999),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fredperry.com/subculture/articles/p-rallel|title=p-rallel|website=[[Fred Perry (clothing label)|Fred Perry]]}}</ref> known professionally as '''p-rallel''', is a British [[electronic music]] producer and DJ. A member of musical collective Elevation/Meditation, he has worked with such artists as [[Slowthai]] and [[Playboi Carti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://notion.online/n91-p-rallel/|title=N91: p-rallel|website=[[Notion (magazine)|Notion]]|date=14 October 2022|last=Broyd|first=Ben}}</ref>
==Early life== Gio was born on June 6, 1999, in [[Acton, London|Acton]] to a family of [[Jamaica]]n and [[Barbados|Bajan]] heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/p-rallel-on-rave-culture-london-deaded-off-movement-mixtape-tour-dates-3520240|title=P-rallel on UK rave culture: "Everyone in London is playing fucking karaoke music – it's boring, man"|website=[[NME]]|date=26 October 2023|last=Williams|first=Kyann-Sian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/p-rallel-on-the-rise|title=On the Rise: P-rallel|website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=15 August 2022|last=Rigotti|first=Alex}}</ref> He has described his parents as "ravers"; his father and grandfather are both musicians, with his father working as a multi-genre DJ performing under the name Touchtee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theface.com/music/p-rallel-interview-movement-mixtape-deto-black-london|title=P‑rallel is fanning the flames of London club culture|website=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|date=7 November 2023|last=Onapa|first=Emmanuel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thevinylfactory.com/live/vf-live-the-spot-featuring-p-rallel-touchtee/|title=VF Live: The Spot featuring P-rallel & Touchtee|website=[[The Vinyl Factory]]|date=7 October 2020|last=Helfet|first=Gabriela}}</ref> He started playing piano at six years old.
== Career == {{Update section|date=March 2025}} === Pre-2016: Boy Blue Entertainment === While having been a part of a [[steel pan]] group as early as 2012, Gio's primary focus before music was dancing, which he picked up at nine years old. He performed with the group Boy Blue Entertainment, where he was inspired by the group's music producer, as well as their choreographer. His last performance with the group was in 2015 in the [[Barbican Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stampthewax.com/2020/09/03/self-portrait-p-rallel/|title=Self-Portrait: p-rallel|website=Stamp The Wax|date=3 September 2020|last=Cain|first=Rosie}}</ref>
=== 2016-2018: ''The Soul Trip'' === As a teenager, he would respond to Twitter callouts looking for studio sessions, which led to him having a studio session at his parents' house with [[Rejjie Snow]] and [[Playboi Carti]] when he was sixteen. He also worked with [[Zach Fox]] as a DJ, and eventually ran sessions in [[Lily Allen]]'s London studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://districtmagazine.ie/news/how-p-rallel-went-from-dancing-to-studio-sessions-with-playboi-carti/|title=How P-Rallel went from dancing to studio sessions with Playboi Carti|website=District Magazine|date=8 July 2020}}</ref> He founded the collective Elevation/Meditation, which mainly operated from the studio he had built in his bedroom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/pltfrm-p-rallel/|title=PLTFRM: p-rallel|website=Clash Music|date=13 March 2020|last=Hussain|first=Shahzaib}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.withguitars.com/305459-2/|title=p-rallel releases brand new EP 'Forward' via 4ZA/Black Butter Records|website=With Guitars|date=29 March 2022|last=Copelston|first=Daniel}}</ref>
Gio's stage name, p-rallel, comes from the concept of [[multiverse|parallel theory]]. His first EP, called ''The Soul Trip'', came out in September 2016 and included [[Lord Apex]] among its features. Before being signed to a label he released several singles on Spotify with fellow Elevation/Meditation member Finn Foxell.
=== 2019-2021: Different Recordings === In October of 2019, Gio was signed to [[Different Recordings]]. His first work under them was his second EP ''In Due Time'', featuring [[Lava La Rue]] and Sam Wise. His second and final project with Different Records was his third EP ''Soundboy'', which featured [[Greentea Peng]], Venna, Louis Culture, Nayana Iz and Lord Apex. The remix of his song with Greentea Peng, "soulboy", by producer IZCO is his most popular song on Spotify.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
=== 2021-present: Black Butter Records === After releasing the single "Blue Denim Jeans" with Lauren Faith (later remixed by [[Nia Archives]]), Gio switched labels to 4ZA Music/[[Black Butter Records]]. He then began his next release cycle for his fourth EP ''Forward'', which alongside some of his former collaborators featured [[Jeshi]], [[Rachel Chinouriri]], and [[Jords]]. After the EP came out in 2021, Gio released two more singles with [[Hak Baker]] and Roses Gabor before starting to release songs later to be included on his first and only so far LP, the mixtape ''Movement''. The track "It's A Lundun Thing" off the album, which sampled a 1997 song by Scott Garcia, became a local hit, being played in many clubs around London. The album's other songs featured [[Tamera Foster|Tamera]] and [[Toddla T]].{{cn|date=July 2024}}
== Influences == Gio has cited [[Michael Jackson]], [[Timbaland]], [[Darkchild]], [[Moodymann]], [[Kaytranada]], and [[Missy Elliott]] as major inspirations. One of the most important qualities to him in songwriting is soulfulness, and he refers to [[D'Angelo]]'s "Spanish Joint" as being one of the best examples of this in music. He mixes a lot of genres in his music, including garage, house, jungle, reggae, amapiano, funk, soul, jazz, and rap.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/prallel-dj-movement-interview-playlist-raye-b1116432.html|title=Your Friday night playlist curated by west London's p-rallel|website=[[Evening Standard]]|date=27 October 2023|last=Van Dyke|first=Isobel}}</ref> His music is notably influenced by the sound of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2022/01/10/ones-to-watch-p-rallel/|title=Ones To Watch: p-rallel|website=[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]]|date=27 October 2023|last=Van Dyke|first=Isobel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vipermag.com/2022/11/10/magazine-p-rallel-aw22-issue/|title=p-rallel|website=Viper|date=10 November 2022 |last=Davies|first=Victor}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="1"|Title ! rowspan="1"|Details |- |''Movement'' | * Released: October 27, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cetin |first=Marissa |date=2023-11-02 |title=p-rallel releases debut mixtape 'Movement': Listen |url=https://djmag.com/news/p-rallel-releases-debut-mixtape-movement-listen |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=DJ Mag |language=en}}</ref> * Label: Black Butter Records |}
===EPs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="1"|Title ! rowspan="1"|Details |- |''The Soul Trip'' | * Released: September 18, 2016 * Label: Independent |- |''In Due Time'' | * Released: November 6, 2019 * Label: Different Recordings |- |''Soundboy'' | * Released: July 31, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Aimee |date=2020-07-06 |title=The Making of "Soulboy" with Greentea Peng and p-rallel |url=https://notion.online/the-making-of-soulboy-with-greentea-peng-and-p-rallel/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}}</ref> * Label: Different Recordings |- |''Forward'' | * Released: March 25, 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=15 August 2022 |title=On the Rise: P-rallel |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/p-rallel-on-the-rise |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}</ref> * Label: Black Butter Records |- |''Can't Be Me'' | * Released: March 28, 2025<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=2025-03-07 |title=p-rallel Announces New EP 'Can't Be Me' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/p-rallel-announces-new-ep-cant-be-me/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Clash Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> * Label: Nevermind Records, Ditto Plus |- |''SELECTA'' | * Released: November 14, 2025 * Label: Nevermind Records, Ditto Plus |}
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