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Deantoni Parks

US drummer & composer, aka Technoself

From: Newnan, United States
Since: 1977–present
Releases: 11

About

Deantoni Parks (born November 2, 1977) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, co-producer and drummer of the New York band Kudu, along with artist Sylvia Black, and a member of the TV/film-scoring duo We Are Dark Angels which also comprises Kudu member Nicci Kasper. Parks was a member of progressive rock band The Mars Volta and (together with Kasper) a member of the alternative rock act Bosnian Rainbows. Parks is a composer and performer on the André 3000 album, New Blue Sun (2023), and contributed to Flea's debut solo album, Honora (2026).

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Parks is the founder of Tech Art Fair, Technoself Immersive, the record label Humani Machina (via Alpha Pup distributed by Virgin/UMG), and private online school Technoself School of Philosophy (since 2020). Parks has participated as faculty for Stanford Jazz Workshop and Berklee College of Music, also performing workshops and clinics at Cooper Union, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech.

From Deantoni Parks on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.