Rupert Parkes, also known as Photek, is a Los Angeles-based British recording artist, composer and electronic music DJ.
Most recently he completed his score for “Dirty Angels” (Millennium/Lionsgate) for director Martin Campbell, with whom he also scored the movies “Memory” (Liam Neeson) and “The Protegé” (Maggie Q, Samuel L Jackson).
Over his career, he has contributed music to a long list of film, TV and video games ranging from productions as far back as “Blade” in 1998 to legendary video game “Call of Duty – Modern Warfare III” (Activision).
His score for “Into The Night” (Netflix) premiered in the top 10 most watched shows on Netflix.
Other notable credits include Fox Television’s “Gang Related” (Imagine Entertainment) with director Allen Hughes. He also scored all 6 seasons of Shondaland’s “How to get Away with Murder” (Viola Davis).
Being a key figure in the UK dance music explosion of the 90’s, Photek drew the attention of collaborators such as Bjork, David Bowie, Brian Eno and Trent Reznor.
With 3 consecutive Grammy Award nominations (Daft Punk / Moby / Bob Marley), his music continues to earn universal respect and acclaim.