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 nine other solo artist albums, WILD!!, DIAMOND IN THE RIFF, SONGWRITER/PRODUCER: VOLUMES I & II, COLLABORATIONS: VOLUMES I & II, MUSIC TO PICTURE, LIVE!, and IN CONCERT.
THE TERRY SILVERLIGHT BAND has performed at several notable New York venues including BIRDLAND, THE CUTTING ROOM, THE METROPOLITAN CAFE, THE BITTER END, BRONXNET TV STUDIO, and for Mark Morganelli’s JAZZ FORUM ARTS.
Terry has authored three 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, THE STICK BAG BOOK OF JAZZ, FUNK FUSION, and GIG BAG SERIES FOR DRUMMERS: RHYTHM & PERCUSSION. All are published by Music Sales/Amsco and are available anywhere music instruction books are sold.
Terry Silverlight has contributed his musical talents as a leader, composer, producer, arranger, drummer, author and educator to projects in almost every style and facet of the music business. 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, and LP (Latin Percussion). 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, DRUMMER, DRUM!, JAZZIS, JAZZTIMES, DOWNBEAT, 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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