Tyler Parkford is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and vocalist for Los Angeles-based band,

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. He is also one half of the

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pop duo Mister Goodnite, and a touring member of the British

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band

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Early life

Parkford grew up in

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. He studied classical piano as a child and later learned to play the guitar. He attended film school at the

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. It was there that he met future bandmate

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. Along with

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bassist

Michael Shuman Michael Jay Shuman (born August 20, 1985), also known as Mikey Shoes,Michael Shuman biography
th ...

, the trio formed

in 2009.

Career

In 2013, Parkford teamed up with

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’s Alex Nicolaou to form Mister Goodnite, a pop act that layers vocals over samples of retro pop,

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, and

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records. He described the concept behind the project as a man who dies and is doomed to spend eternity in purgatory as a lounge singer. Mister Goodnite's first

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, ''Songs About Love And Lack Thereof'', was released in 2013. The first single, "Don't Trust Me", was released on September 4, 2013. A video for "You’re Too Cool" premiered on October 14, 2013. Parkford contributed to the soundtrack of 2017 feature film ''Kate Can't Swim'', and released a song from the soundtrack titled "Nothing In The Rain" in 2016. Mister Goodnite released their second mixtape, ''Nite in the Attic'', in 2017. The mixtape paid homage to

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, with each song sampling a different record from the label's back catalogue. The lead single, "Fast Times in the LBC", was released on April 27, 2017. A video for "Old Enough" premiered on June 25, 2017. They released another single, "Adulteress", on July 2, 2017. Parkford has been a touring member of

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since 2016. He also appeared on the band's '' The Dream Synopsis'' EP. He co-wrote three songs on

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's 2018 album, ''

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''. In addition to appearing on Arctic Monkey's 2018 album, ''

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'', Parkford accompanied the band on their world tour, playing the keyboard and providing backing vocals. He has also toured with

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several times.

Discography

With Mini Mansions * ''Mini Mansions'' EP (2009) * ''Mini Mansions'' (2010) * ''... Besides ...'' ''EP'' (2012) * ''The Great Pretenders'' (2015) * ''Flashbacks: A Collection of B-Sides From The Great Pretenders'' (2016) * ''Works Every Time'' EP (2018) * '' Guy Walks Into a Bar...'' (2019) Other appearances on albums *Mister Goodnite ''– Songs About Love And Lack Thereof'' (2013) *

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''–'' ''

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'' (2014) *

Kimbra Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and se ...

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'' (2014) * Unloved ''–'' ''Guilty of Love (2016)'' *

– '' The Dream Synopsis'' (2016) *Mister Goodnite ''– Kate Can't Swim'' ''Original Soundtrack'' (2017) *Mister Goodnite ''– Nite in the Attic'' (2017) *

– ''

'' (2018) *

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''–'' ''Coup de Grace'' (2018) *

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'' (2019)

References

External links

Mini Mansions official website
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