PARIS WILLIAMS
(KANSAS CITY)
Photos shot by Jake Kelly (@808sandJakes)
Paris Williams is a 24-year old artist from Muskegon, Michigan in the midst of redefining the bedroom pop label. Employing his own sound that he’s dubbed “bittersweet,” Williams never strays away from his DIY aesthetic - producing his own work to maintain full creative flexibility. Premering in December of 2019 with his debut album, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, Paris is a believer in hitting the ground running and then just never letting off the gas. This mentality was shaped by the inspiration he’s pulled for other famously out-of-the-box artists such as Kayne West, Pharrell, and Toro y Moi.
Field by the multi-faceted artists, Williams believes heavily in pulling from all creative mediums as a way to add layers and texture to his music. This approach has led to Williams seeing support from larger than life musical pillars, like Iggy Pop himself - who showed love to Williams’ song of the same name bu spinning it on his BBC radio show in 2018. Williams reshapes the musical landscape around him as his burgeoning career continues to solidify its own form more and more each day by bringing in a breathe of fresh air with him everywhere since he wrote his first bars in elementary school.
Paris joined the Manor fam in the summer of 2023 and will be partnering on a new single “Pack Light” with Manor Records that will release on July 25th.