Parris Mitchell Mayhew
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Birth name | Parris Mitchell Mayhew |
Born | September 28, 1964 New York City, New York, US |
Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hardcore punk punk rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, director, camera operator |
Instruments | Guitar, Bass guitar, piano, tenor banjo |
Years active | 1979–present |
Labels | Profile, Universal Music, Cro-Mag |
Associated acts | Cro-Mags the MAD White Devil Sămsära AGGROS Psychic Orgy |
Website | www |
Parris Mitchell Mayhew (born 1964) is an American musician, songwriter, director and camera operator.[1] He is best known as co-founder and songwriter of the New York Hardcore band Cro-Mags.[2][3][4] He has played in a number of renown bands, including White Devil,[5] the MAD, Sămsära, Psychic Orgy, Cro-Mags and AGGROS.[6][7] Mayhew also directed numerous music videos in the 1990s and later worked as a motion picture and television camera operator.[8]
Biography[]
Parris Mayhew was born and raised in New York City, New York. His father Aubrey Mayhew worked in the music industry and sparked Parris' interest to music in 1970's.[9][10] Mayhew cited Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Alex Lifeson and Joe Perry as his early music influences when he learned to play guitar.[11] Mayhew graduated from the High School of Art and Design and from The School of Visual Arts, New York City in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts Film.[10] His music career began in 1979 at age 15, when he joined NYC punk staples THE MAD. He now lives with his wife Barblin Mayhew in Brooklyn, New York.[5][10]
Career[]
While making music in Cro-Mags, Parris began directing music videos, first for Cro-Mags and then for other music bands, including Anthrax, Biohazard, Onyx, Run DMC, Type O Negative, Public Enemy, Nuclear Assault, among others. In particular, he was a music video director for ONYX (“Slam”), TYPE O NEGATIVE (“Black No. 1”), BIOHAZARD (“Shades of Gray“, "Punishment", "Tales From The Hard Side", "After Forever”), and RUN DMC ("Ooh Whatcha Gonna Do?”).[5][11][12]
From 2003, Mayhew worked as a camera operator in many projects for the International Cinematographers Guild (also known as "Local 600).[13][14] He is a member of the Society of Camera Operators and co-founder of WILDFIRE NYC, where he also works as director and cameraman.[15]
Music career[]
Mayhew is a founding member, songwriter and guitarist of Cro-Mags, where he created music and played from 1980-1990 and 1996-2001.[16] He is also a founding member of White Devil.[5] He played in other music bands including Sămsära and Psychic Orgy. In 2020, Mayhew founded AGGROS, a new instrumental hardcore/metal band based in NYC.[17] The band's first single "CHAOS MAGIC" was released without label via Mayhew's YouTube channel in October 2020.[7][18][19]
Discography[]
Cro-Mags[]
- AGE OF QUARREL (1986)
- BEST WISHES (1989)
- REVENGE (2000)
AGGROS[]
- CHAOS MAGIC (2020)
Dispute over Cro-Mags Domain Name[]
Cro-Mags domain name ownership was a matter of dispute when Savoia NYC, an entity related to Harley Flanagan, filed the complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As Domain Name Wire states: " Mayhew was co-owner of an entity with Flanagan that held a trademark for Cro-Mags when he registered the domain name in 1999." However WIPO rejected to grant domain name to Flanagan citing abuse of policy.[20][21] As a result, Mayhew remained the owner of the original Cro-Mags website.[22]
References[]
- ^ "AGGROS Premieres Classic NYHC With Instrumental "Chaos Magic". Metal injection.
- ^ "CRO-MAGS". UK Festival Guides.
- ^ "Hare Krishnacore – An introduction to the most improbable punk subculture ever". TheVinylFactory.
- ^ "Cro-Mags band". MusicBrainz.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Parris Mayhew Unloads on the History of Cro-Mags". Vice.
- ^ "Parris Mayhew". BandtoBand.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former CRO-MAGS Guitarist PARRIS MAYHEW Returns With New Project AGGROS". BlabberMouth.
- ^ "EPISODE 30 PARRIS MAYHEW… THE AGE OF CHAOS MAGIC". Thisishardcorefest.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Parris Mayhew on his father's influence and 'Chaos Magic' (Part 2)". RAD/ATL.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Parris Mayhew". IMDb.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(((O))) INTERVIEW: PARRIS MAYHEW (CRO-MAGS / THE AGGROS)". EchoeSandDust.
- ^ "HARDCORE PUNK FILM DIRECTOR DREW STONE: THE TOILET OV HELL INTERVIEW". Toilet of Hell.
- ^ "600 at Sundance". ICG Magazine.
- ^ "Mayhew, Parris". New York Production Guide.
- ^ "Steadicam and DOP work". Wildfire NYC.
- ^ "The Cro-Mags' History Of Quarrel That Led To The Webster Hall Stabbing". StereoGum.
- ^ "EX-CRO MAGS GITARRIST PARRIS MAYHEW GRÜNDET NEUE BAND THE AGGROS (Translation from German: EX-CRO MAGS GUITARIST PARRIS MAYHEW FOUNDS NEW BAND THE AGGROS")". Away From Life.
- ^ "Return of the (Hardcore) King: Parris Mayhew Summons "Chaos Magic"". Decibel.
- ^ "AGGROS". Cro-Mags.
- ^ "The band split. Two decades later, a battle for the domain". Domain Name Wire.
- ^ "Savoia NYC Incorporated v. Parris Mayhew (Case No. D2021-0225)". World Intellectual Property Organization.
- ^ "Cro-Mags". Cro-Mags.com.
External links[]
- Living people
- American guitarists
- American punk rock bass guitarists
- American bass guitarists
- Cro-Mags members
- American songwriters
- Musicians from New York City
- 1964 births