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Every summer, there\u2019s a season for Arts in the Park for local artists that want to perform at lunch or evening.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Parkin is among the summer lineup. Still in his early twenties, he is from Kwanlin D\u00fcn First Nation, which encompasses his hometown of Whitehorse.<\/p>\n
Parkin has also lived briefly in British Columbia and Alberta. But it\u2019s in Whitehorse that he feels most at home to nurture his creative and Indigenous identities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to say what I feel,\u201d Parkin says. \u201cIf I have this platform and I have this support as an Indigenous artist, I\u2019m going to take the opportunity to say what I feel is necessary; to be myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Parkin had many role models growing up. Before getting into DJing and electronic music, his older brother introduced him to ’80s and ’90s-era metal bands. He credits his brother as his biggest influence as a child: he recalls being picked up from kindergarten. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[My brother] would always be playing albums in the car when he\u2019d pick me up,\u201d Parkin recalls. \u201cI\u2019d always be really interested in whatever he was playing, and I\u2019d be like \u2018What\u2019s this?\u2019 and he\u2019d give it to me when he was done with it \u2013 I kind of digested all this music through him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parkin\u2019s musical exploration continued through high school. Even in his DJ work today, Parkin is reminded of his elders\u2019 traditional teachings: from drum-making to hand games, Parkin says that much of First Nations music translates into vocals and drums, which he then incorporates into his DJ tracks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like if you mentioned, \u2018Jeremy Parkin, he\u2019s an Indigenous artist,\u2019 I feel like a lot of people would instantly associate it with\u2026\u201d Parkin hesitates momentarily. \u201cI don\u2019t even know how to describe it, but they might immediately assume there\u2019s very obvious First Nations influence in my music.<\/p>\n
Parkin is drawn to steady, rhythmic beats. Upon this foundation, he further developed a style that accentuates the interior aspects of his personality. It\u2019s a subdued, but effective feedback system for himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like a lot of the music that I release is fairly introverted,\u201d Parkin says. \u201cI feel like if there\u2019s any sort of message in my artistic vision, if you would call it that, I just want people to feel like it\u2019s okay to be themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n“If I have this platform and I have this support as an Indigenous artist, I\u2019m going to take the opportunity to say what I feel is necessary; to be myself, I guess\u00a0\u2014<\/span> I want to show the diversity that First Nations art has to offer.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u00a0<\/pee> <\/pee> \u00a0<\/pee>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_testimonial author=”\u2013 Jeremy Parkin ” _builder_version=”3.21″ body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#179e75″]<\/p>\n \n\u201cI have this platform now, and I want to put myself out there and just show the diversity that\u2019s in the First Nations community for artwork…I don\u2019t want anybody to think of it as just like a box, you know what I mean? It isn\u2019t confined to one thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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