Category: Playlists

A handpicked sampler from the PARMA Recordings catalog by CEO Bob Lord. Liner notes below. Check out the playlist Crown of the [...]

Hot, hazy evenings, coastal breezes carrying cooling air tinged with the scent of sea salt - what could be better? Whether you're near the beach or traveling to imaginary [...]

Contemporary concertos and their composers have a lot to offer, from classic instrumentations to new ideas and sounds from around the world. We've taken a moment to highlight composers, [...]

Choral music captures the abilities of the human voice and elevates the written word. With choral music, it doesn't always matter whether the music is in your language. Choral [...]

On the morning of Sunday, March 22, Zagreb was struck by the largest earthquake it has experienced in 140 years. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the Croatian capital and [...]

We’re all needing some art these days. Might we suggest a symphony or two?  PARMA has compiled a list of orchestral selections from our catalog, for your listening enjoyment. [...]

Here at PARMA we devote a hefty amount of time to working on, listening to, and thinking and speaking about the projects we curate. Hey, it’s our job! We want as many people as possible to be introduced to the artists whose music we’ve produced – and we think for good reason. Yet there’s an endless amount of truly superb music released every day, from every corner of the globe, across every style imaginable, that has absolutely nothing to do with us whatsoever. As a team and as individuals we are all exploring new music (or, at least, music new to us) continuously and discovering sounds that we truly enjoy, and I believe we ought to tell you about that too.

Music and story go hand-in-hand. They ignite the imagination, invite the mind on a journey, and become the cornerstone for cultures as history unfolds. Much like music, myths and legends [...]

PARMA has the honor of working with artists and styles spanning the globe, from the jazzy acoustics of the Caribbean Islands to the grandeur of East European classical traditions. This [...]

On April 22, 1970, millions of Americans marched through streets, parks, and city centers, joining together under a common refrain: humanity at large was mistreating the planet, and things [...]