Please answer the following question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Doug Parmenter - Doug Parmenter is a British musician and friend of Kelly Jones of Stereophonics. They met whilst Jones was writing the third Stereophonics album when Parmenter was beginning to play bass guitar whilst still at school. Parmenter learned to play piano at a young age. Before reaching his twelfth birthday he had already become an accomplished pianist violinist and clarinettist however he lacked any drive to pursue music as a career.
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Artist