All songs composed, produced, and arranged by Terry Silverlight
TERRY SILVERLIGHT: drums and synthesizers
BARRY MILES: piano on "On Fire" and "Redwinged Sparrow"
BOB KENMOTSU: soprano sax on "Someday Beneath The Sun", "Soul Mate",
and "Redwinged Sparrow", tenor sax on "On Fire".
DANNY WILENSKY: soprano sax and tenor sax on "Love Of My Life" and
soprano sax on "Planet Rhythm"
JEFF CIAMPA: acoustic guitar on "Let There Be Silverlight"
Aside from TERRY SILVERLIGHT, Terry has released six other solo artist
albums, WILD!!, DIAMOND IN THE RIFF, SONGWRITER/PRODUCER: VOLUMES I &
II, and COLLABORATIONS: VOLUMES I & II.
THE TERRY SILVERLIGHT BAND has performed at several notable New York
venues including BIRDLAND, THE CUTTING ROOM, THE METROPOLITAN CAFE,
BRONXNET TV STUDIO, and for Mark Morganelli’s JAZZ FORUM ARTS.
Terry has authored two drum instruction books: THE FEATURED DRUMMER
which is accompanied by an audio CD of Terry playing the exercises backed by
Barry Miles and John Patitucci, and THE STICK BAG BOOK OF JAZZ, FUNK
FUSION. Both are published by Music Sales/Amsco and are available at Borders,
Barnes & Noble and anywhere music instruction books are sold.
Terry Silverlight has been involved with many facets of the music business and
has contributed his musical talents as a leader, composer, producer, arranger,
drummer, author and educator to projects in almost every style of music. He
began his recording career at the age of 14 when he played drums on his
brother Barry Miles’s album WHITE HEAT, an innovative harbinger of the fusion
movement. Since then, he’s performed all over the world and has played drums
on gold and platinum recordings for BILLY OCEAN, GEORGE BENSON, NATALIE
MERCHANT, FREDDIE JACKSON, STEPHANIE MILLS, TOM JONES, LAURA NYRO,
ANNE MURRAY, MEL TORME, JENNIFER HOLLADAY, PHIL WOODS, THE FANIA
ALL-STARS, THE CTI ALL-STARS, JONATHAN BUTLER, movie scores FOR ONE
FINE DAY, YOU'VE GOT MAIL, OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, TITUS, FRIDA, SLAVES
OF NEW YORK, WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM, and countless jingles and TV
shows. Terry has toured extensively with artists such as ROBERTA FLACK and
the award-winning, all-star, MANHATTAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA lead by arranger
David Matthews.
Terry has written, produced and arranged hundreds of pieces for network TV
shows including ONE LIFE TO LIVE, THE SOPRANOS, ALL MY CHILDREN, ED,
BEVERLY HILLS 90210, YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, MELROSE PLACE, NCIS,
LAS VEGAS, SMALLVILLE, SOUTH BEACH, jingles for REEBOK, NICORETTE,
PANTENE, CRISCO CANOLA, songs in the films MARCI X with Lisa Kudrow, MAD
ABOUT MAMBO with Keri Russell, HEAD OVER HEELS with Monica Potter and
Freddie Prinze Jr., INVINCIBLE with Mark Wahlberg, SUNSHINE CLEANING with
Emily Blunt, Amy Adams, Alan Arkin, and songs recorded by NANCY WILSON,
CARL ANDERSON, LES McCANN, JUDY TORRES, LOUISE (top ten single in the
UK), PHILIP INGRAM, Creed Taylor's "THUS SPOKE Z", MASAKI UEDA, YASUKO
AGAWA, MAIA AMADA, CARRI COLTRANE, AMY WARD, SCOTT ALLAN, CYNTHIA
BIGGS, NEW YORK NIGHTMIX, BARRY MILES, VIC JURIS, SAFIRE, AGONA
HARDISON, and TERESSA JONETTE.
Terry's bio is included in The Hollywood Reporter's WHO'S WHO IN
COMPOSING, WHO'S WHO IN ENTERTAINMENT, WHO'S WHO IN MUSIC/POP, and
OUTSTANDING PEOPLE OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
Terry endorses GRETSCH DRUMS, PAISTE CYMBALS, PRO-MARK DRUMSTICKS,
EVANS DRUMHEADS, LP (Latin Percussion), HQ Percussion, Puresound Snare Wires. Articles have been written
about him in TASCAM, BILLBOARD, ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN, MIX MAGAZINE, MIX
ONLINE, ASCAP'S PLAYBACK, PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY, PRINCETON'S WITH
ONE ACCORD, MODERN DRUMMER, DRUM!, JAZZIS, JAZZTIMES, DOWNBEAT, DRUMMER,
GOLDMINE, SWING JOURNAL (JAPAN), JAZZREVIEW.COM, O'S PLACE, I SPY
SOUL, DRUM TRACKS, and PERCUSSIONER magazines.
Learn more about Terry Silverlight at WWW.TERRYSILVERLIGHT.COM
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