Ted Park

Ted Taewon Park, stage name Ted Park, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. Ted Park released his single "Hello, Who Is This)"[1] on September 15, 2016 which made the Top 10 on Billboard and Spotify's Viral 50 Charts. The notoriety and publicity from the single landed Ted Park a deal with Capitol Fr, Universal. Hello has received nationwide radio play, and is over 120,000 streams on Spotify.

Ted Park
Background information
Birth nameTed Taewon Park
Also known asTed Park
BornMadison, Wisconsin, United States
GenresR&B Hip hop Pop
Occupation(s)Singer songwriter
Years active2014–present
LabelsCapitol Fr, Universal
H1ghr Music
Associated actsDJ Pain 1, Chevy Woods

Early life

Ted "Bundy" Park was born in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]

Music career

2016: Hello Who is this, Billboard, Signing to Capitol Fr / Universal
In 2016, Ted Park kicked off the year with two singles, "fake hoes" and "Varsity" with Atlanta stars Rich the Kid and OG Maco, Ted's single "I Know" premiered through NYC based media mammoth Complex and began to bring in momentum to Ted on the internet.[3] When the record released Ted was back home in Madison when he linked with mentor and colleague multi platinum producer DJ Pain 1, and they created the record "Hello (Who is this)", Released September 15, 2016. Hello received radio play through Wiz Khalifa's DJ and Power 106 dj DJ Bonics on Power 106 LA, Power 96.1 Atlanta & more. had hit Spotify's viral chart by October, and then hit Billboard's viral chart as well, landing him a deal with Capitol France / Universal Music Group. Ted was asked to headline Wazzup Media Groups Launch Party in Manhattan, New York by WMG CEO and Konvict Muzik A&R Director Dwayne D Teck Grant.[4] Then Ted Park headlined Rendevou, an event created by Max Cho & Allah Joseph at the legendary Webster Hall and nearly sold it out, at 300+ capacity. Ted is currently getting ready to re-release "Hello (Who is this)" through Capitol Fr, and working on his debut project.


2017: In The Bay
In April 2017, Ted Park released the single "In The Bay" produced by Decap, in a series of single releases in lieu of his major label debut on Capitol Fr.


2018: H1GHR MUSIC, Tours, and Plugged in EP
On March 17, 2018 while performing at South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival it was made public that Ted had become the newest addition to Jay Park's H1ghr Music.[5][6] In April and May 2018, Ted performed on two tours with Dumbfoundead and H1GHR MUSIC, during which Ted released the music video for Hands in the Air featuring Jay Park.[7] The song was released on his first extended play (EP) album: Plugged In, named after his collective movement on May 2, 2018.[8]


2019: Writing Music
In February 2019 Jay Park previewed an unreleased track on an Instagram story with the caption: "@tedparkboi wrote this for me". Ted Park shared the post stating he has been writing for other artist and encouraged his fans to suggest who he should write for next.[9] After 5 months without releasing a song, Ted released Ugly on March 12, 2019 on all digital platforms including a music video with visual lyrics.[10]

Discography

Studio album
Title Album details
Something Out of Nothing[11]
  • Released: June 9, 2015
  • Label: Slam House Music Group, Soulspazm
  • Formats: CD, digital download
PluggedIn[12]
  • Released: May 2, 2018
  • Label: Plugged In, The Cut
  • Formats: digital download
Zeus[13]
  • Released: July 9, 2018
  • Label: H1ghr Music
  • Formats: digital download
They Don't Know[14]
  • Released: May 31, 2019
  • Label: H1ghr Music
  • Formats: digital download

Singles
Title Single details
Held It Down ft. Chevy Woods
  • Released: September 4, 2015
I Know
  • Released: July 11, 2016
Hello (Who Is This?)
  • Released: September 16, 2016
Hands in the Air ft. Jay Park
  • Released: April 28, 2018
Zeus
  • Released: July 2, 2018
Worth It
  • Released: September 25, 2018
Let It Rain
  • Released: October 9, 2018
Ugly
  • Released: March 12, 2019

References
  1. Hello, Who Is This?, retrieved May 16, 2020
  2. "Ted Park is ready for his spotlight". Badger Herald. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. "Complex Artist Spotlight" (July 5, 2016). Complex Media Inc. Verizon Hearst Media Partners. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  4. "Wazzup Media Group Brand Launch". wazzuptonight.com. Wazzup Medida Group. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  5. https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/events/MS44175
  6. http://officiallykmusic.com/ted-park-newest-artist-join-h1ghrmusic/
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLY_5DwWi-g
  8. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/plugged-in/1373362976
  9. https://twitter.com/TedParkBoi/status/1096808967706238978%5B%5D
  10. https://hiphopkr.com/news/music-release/ted-park-single-ugly/
  11. "Something Out of Nothing". iTunes Store. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  12. "PluggedIn". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  13. "Zeus". Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. "They Don't Know". Retrieved July 9, 2018.
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