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Todd Terry

Born 18th April 1967 in Brooklyn, New York, pioneering American house producer & DJ, Todd Terry is one of the producers who helped to define New York's house music during the 1980's. His productions can be described as a varied collection of samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the more introspective Chicago sound pioneered earlier in the decade, plus plenty of hip-hop attitude and sampling piracy. Much of Terry's early work in the late 1980's is considered a milestone in the development of both progressive and modern deep house. He has been responsible for releasing two of the most respected crossover remixes of the house era: "I'll House You," by the [a=Jungle Brothers] and "Missing," by [a=Everything But The Girl] in the mid 1990's. Among his fans, Terry is known as "Todd the God," "God Terry," "Todd Godrry," "Godd Gerry," (or, occasionally, simply "God," because he might be a Five Percenter, but this is unconfirmed). His tracks "Something Goin' On," and "Keep on Jumpin'," were both UK Top 10 hits as well as US Hot Dance Music/Club Play #1's, with the vocals provided by [a=Jocelyn Brown] and [a=Martha Wash]. Freestyle diva [a=Shannon] was the featured vocalist on the Top 20 hit "It's Over Love," in 1997. In 1999, Terry released "Resolutions," successfully embracing the then-still avant-garde drum 'n' bass aesthetics. He has used several aliases such as [a=Swan Lake], [a=Orange Lemon], [a=Royal House], [a=Black Riot], [a=CLS], [a=Masters at Work (2)] (although he later gave this moniker to [a=Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez] & [a=Louie Vega] in 1990), [a=Dred Stock], [a=House Of Gypsies], [a=Lime Life], [a=Hardhouse] and the [a=Gypsymen]. Terry became one of the best-paid DJ's in both Europe and the United States. He normally performs on four turntables, mostly playing his own tracks. He also used to be managed by [a891694].