The Way
12 original songs written by and performed by Kent Parker on his debut album, “The Way”
Recorded Dec 2023 through Aug 2024 in Nashville, TN and New Harmony, IN
Songwriter Kent Parker
Executive Producer Kent Parker
Publisher Round Barn Music LLC
Record Label Round Barn Music LLC
Production
Album Music Producer: Gabriel Millan
Additional Music Production: Kent Parker, Rafael Pirela
Production Assistant: Santiago Bravo
Mix Engineers: Thomas Juth, Rafael Pirela, Javier Garza, Chuck Ainley, Gabriel Millan
Recording Engineers: Gabriel Millan, Thomas Juth, Rafael Pirela, Gibran Sponchiado, Rob Burrell, Kaitlyn Walker,
Raniero Palm, Kent Parker
Additional Engineering: Kent Parker, Jordan Espoa, Jhonatan Faria, Aaron Sterling, Sean Hurley, Daniel Fraire, Camilo Velandia, Abdiel Lozada, Cosme Liccardo, Miseal Merida, Christian Carollo, Tate Sablatura, Benjamin Aeberle, Ethan Shull, Eybar Serrano, Mario Alex Urbina, MJ Espinoza
Mastering Engineer: Carlos Freitas
Mastering Engineer Assistant: Natalia Bohorquez
Program Manager: Ken Johnson
RECORDING STUDIOS
Ocean Way Nashville, Nashville TN
Blackbird Studio, Nashville TN
Barn Studio, New Harmony IN
Top Track Studios, Nashville TN
Wildwood Recording, Franklin TN
JF Studio, Miami FL
Shinko Sound, Bogota, Colombia
The Music Embassy, San Cristobal, Venezuela
VOCALS
Lead Vocalist: Kent Parker
Duet with Cecilia Paradise on “She Will Be There (acoustic version)”
Background and Harmony Vocalists: Kent Parker, Suzanne Cox, Brandon Ratcliff, Erin Bode, Mady Steward, Abdiel Lozada, Cosme Liccardo, Cecilia Paradise
Gang Vocals on “She Will Be There”: Kent Parker, Laurie Parker, Suzanne Cox, Erin Bode, Joe Schultheis, Kimberly Bell-Schultheis, Samual Jenkins, Paige Rooney, Myles Henderson
MUSICIANS
Kent Parker – Harmonica, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Bass
Gabriel Millan – Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard
Charlie McCoy – Harmonica, Vibes
Brent Mason – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Aaron Sterling – Drums
Sean Hurley – Bass
Daniel Fraire – Acoustic Guitar
Jason Webb – Piano, Keyboard
Gideon Klein – Pedal Steel, Mandolin, Dobro, Violin, Banjo
Fats Kaplin – Pedal Steel
Rafael Pirela – Electric Guitar, Bass
Jhonatan Faria – Keyboard
Dan Brown – Electric Guitar
Camilo Velandia – Electric Guitar
Percussion: Gabriel Millan, Misael Merida, Cosme Liccardo, Javier Chirinos
Strings Arrangement: Daniel Fraire, Nina Palmera, Gabriel Millan
Orchestral Strings: Nashville Recording Orchestra (conducted by David Angell)
Violins: David Davidson, concertmaster; David Angell, principal second; Karen Winkelmann, Janet Darnall, Ali Hoffman, WeiTsun Chang, Jenny Bifano, Maria Conte
Viola: Elizabeth Lamb, Chris Farrell
Cello: Sari Reist, Austin Hoke
Orchestral Strings: Venezuela Strings Recording Ensemble (conducted by Raniero Palm)
Violins: Jesus David Medina, Ornella Hernandez
Viola: Yilmar Vivas
Cello: Atamaica Ruiz
Double Bass: Eybar Serrano
Recording Engineering: Raniero Palm, Eybar Serrano
Engineering Assistant: Luis Alejandro, Fabian “Farios” Rios
Editing Engineering: Raniero Palm, Marino Alex Urbina
Videography: Carl Diebold
Photography: Kent Parker, Andy Batt, Juliant Torres