Neil James Parkinson
Raised in a small village on the west coast of Scotland, Neil James Parkinson is blending his love of hard rock with his roots in Scottish acoustic music. At the age of 13 after his first live show he realised that music is the only career he wanted to pursue, so focusing on learning guitar and writing songs he progressed and started to put bands together to perform in his local area. After years of performing locally he decided to apply for college to study music in 2012, and in doing so formed his band Corrupt The System who went on to gig across the UK at various venues and festivals, primarily in Glasgow and released their first studio album titled 'Game Over' in 2016, and a handful of singles in 2018. Neil also played guitar in the rock band Take Today. In early 2020 they released the EP 'Visions'. Since mid-2020 Neil has focused on writing and recording his own music and started a YouTube channel compiled of acoustic covers that has gained a reasonable following so far, and with more original music in the pipeline he is looking to progress and expand his audience as a solo artist. Neil's visibility as an accomplished singer-songwriter increased last year with the release of the singles 'Skylines', 'Lost', 'Guess What' and 'Alive' with all of the aforementioned releases receiving global airplay and positive reviews, giving himself a major platform for his 2026 release schedule which continues with 'Leave A Whisper'.