About this Artist
“If Cab Calloway, Outkast, and Lauryn Hill had a love-child, it would sound like Parlor Social.” Together as Parlor Social, the Los Angeles–based husband and wife duo of singer/songwriter Dessy Di Lauro and producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Ric’key Pageot update 78 RPM–era ragtime for a modern audience, incorporating elements of electro, hip-hop, and soul with speakeasy jazz. Boasting sterling credentials – Ric’key has performed with Madonna, Cher, and Motown legend Diana Ross; Dessy has toured with Cirque du Soleil and as a backing vocalist for Dreamcar, featuring members of No Doubt and AFI – the duo’s “retro-futurism” sound sonically connects Duke Ellington to Janelle Monáe, bridging generations and fusing styles.