Starr Parodi
| Starr Parodi | |
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| Parodi with her 1928 Steinway B which was used on the MGM scoring stage | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | 
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| Years active | 1988–present | 
| Labels | Sonic Doppler Records | 
| Website | starrparodi | 
Starr Parodi is an American pianist, film composer, music producer, arranger, music director, and former president of The Alliance for Women Film Composers. In 2023, Parodi won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium Album as both a producer and featured artist on An Adoption Story (Kitt Wakeley). Parodi was also a featured artist and composer on 2022 Grammy-winning album (Best Classical Compendium), Women Warriors: The Voices Of Change (Amy Andersson). Parodi won the 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her piece Joy Of The Waters (with Amy Andersson/Women Warriors: The Voices Of Change). Parodi has won multiple BMI most performed music awards, Key Art and Telly Awards. In May 2017, Parodi's album "The Heart Of Frida", a collection of solo piano works inspired by the late artist Frida Kahlo, was awarded Zone Music Report's "Piano Album Of The Year - Solo" by International Radio Broadcasters and "Solo Piano Album Of The Year - Improvised" by SoloPiano.com. Parodi's solo piano recording "Common Places" was awarded Solo Piano Recording of the Year by solopianoradio.com in 2007 and in 2005 she received an RIAA Gold Record for her recording and updated arrangement of the "James Bond Theme".