Ivan & The Parazol
Background information
OriginBudapest, Hungary
GenresGarage rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock
Years active2010-present
MembersMáté Balla
Bálint Simon
Márton Springer
Iván Vitáris
Websitewww.ivanandtheparazol.com/

Ivan & The Parazol are a Hungarian indie-garage rock band based in Budapest, Hungary. The band incorporates influences from the 1960s and the 1970s. The band have played hundreds of gigs mainly all over Hungary with Heaven Street Seven and several shows in Europe or in The United States. The band's first hit was Take My Hand, which was a number one song for 10 weeks on the Hungarian national radio station, MR2 Petőfi Rádió.

History

The band was formed by Iván Vitáris (vocals), Máté Balla (guitars), János Tarnai (bass), István Beke (keyboards) and Bálint Simon (drums) in Budapest, Hungary.

In September 2010 the band shot the video called Marshall which resulted their nomination for the Hungarian Music Television in the category of brand new bands.[1]

In October 2011, Ivan & The Parazol shot the video In Air.[2] The song later became a number one song in the Hungarian radio station, Petőfi Rádió.

In January 2012 the band were invited to play an acoustic show at the MR2 Petőfi rádió's MR2 Acoustic series.[3]

In January 2012 the band's first EP entitled Yellow Flavour was released including the Hungarian version of In Air entitled Jól Áll Nekem Az Élet (The Life Suits Me).[4]

In 2014 their song called Together was the official anthem of Sziget Festival.

Mama Don't You Recognize Ivan & The Parazol?

In August 2012, the band hired Zoltán Takács as the producer of their first full-length studio album. The band recorded their album at the Abnormal Studios in Budapest with László Philipp as recording engineer.

In September 2012 the Drum & Monkey Records released Ivan & The Parazol's first album entitled Mama Don't You Recognize Ivan & The Parazol?.[5][6] The outlay of the record was designed by Melinda Hujber.

On 13 March 2013, Ivan & The Parazol played at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, The United States. [7]

On 8 August 2013, Ivan & The Parazol played at the Sziget Festival.[8]

Band members

Timeline

Discography

Ivan & The Parazol discography
Studio albums5
Music videos19
EPs2
Singles26
EPs
  • Yellow Flavour (2012)
  • Sellin' My Soul (2012)[9]
Albums
  • Mama Don't You Recognize Ivan & The Parazol? (2012)
  • Mode Bizarre (2014)
  • The All Right Nows (2015)
  • Exotic Post Traumatic (2019)
  • Budai Pop (2021)

Music videos

Year Title Director
2010 Marshall Ambrus Hernádi
2011 In Air Ambrus Hernádi, Dávid Ebner
2012 Take My Hand Máté Bögi
2013 Sellin' My Soul Máté Bögi
2014 Together ?
2014 Love Is Like (Bourbon On the Rocks) István Balázsy
2015 Jól áll nekem az élet Hernádi Ambrus
2015 Modernial Gergely Szirmai
2015 Cold & Deep Damokos Attila
2018 NR. 1003 Miki357
2019 Changin' ?
2019 When I Was 17 Sinco
2019 Red Bricks ?
2020 Néha kevés, néha több Hartung Attila
2020 Fejezd be ?
2020 Játék Szőke Barna
2021 Mást vártam ?
2021 Milyen kár Benkő Bálint
2021 Kérdőjelek és a válaszok (ft. Carson Coma) Szelei Dóra

See also

References

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