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FEBUARY 2010 FROM SoundPress.net "SILK" "Terry Daun is an arranger, drummer, keyboardist, singer and songwriter hailing from Phoenix, AZ, and rising high on his latest release. Terry has been listening and playing music since a young age. Currently, Daun is a veritable one-man band with studio accompaniment from engineer and guitarist Peter Manno. Together the two have spun Silk - an eight-track CD that weaves rock oriented instrumentation with progressive patterns. The album is a tantalizing tapestry of textures and tones.
The record opens with "Feather", which is not light but an aggressive hard rock piece. It is followed by the title track that features reams of rhythms and guitar grooves. Atmospheric and techno accents worm their way throughout "Whisper" and the guitar keyboard exchanges on "Starstruck" are engaging. "My Part" is edgy and eerie. "Your Way" flows on lilting beats blending with lush guitar licks. "Babys Bottom" is a fluid arrangement with electronic elements threading its way through the track. The CD closes with "Thirst 4 Emma 3" - a piece propelled by keys and punctuated by the guitar. Silk is a fine musical fabric combining styles and electronic sounds in tunes that are tasteful and technical."__SoundPress.net 02/22/2010
"SILK" Terry! You have hit the magic ball outta the park once again! From the first track to the last I was soaring on wings of sonic bliss. Few albums can carry the listener as well as this one clearly does. The trip is fantastic and one I look forward to repeating this journey as soon as possible! This collection of tunes is like the perfect wave!__Jose' Diaz "I Just received my copy of "SILK" and played it in the car on the way home. Terry I love it, nice drum sound, great arrangements."__ Marcel P Blanchet "Just got mine also & have been playing it in the car over & over. Really great arrangements and great quality sound. Hats off also to Peter Manno on guitar. JANUARY 2010 Honorable Mention In recognition of having your original song composition "Sometimes" among the Top 1500 entries of the 15th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest. Honorable Mention In recognition of having your original song composition "Starstruck" among the Top 1500 entries of the 15th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest. Purchase quality (wave) CD's and Mp3's Take a listen here. NOVEMBER 2006 Neu Futur e-zine NOVEMBER 2006 Neu Futur e-zine NOVEMBER 2006 Neu Futur e-zine NOVEMBER 2006 Neu Futur e-zine Terry Daun starts eir “Game On” with an interesting approach. A song like “My Six Furry Friends” has an arrangement that is serviceable. However, there is a problem with the vocals. Instead of meshing the vocals with the instrumentation on a track, the vocals are layered directly over the instrumentation. This has an effect that makes the track feel a little too clunky. The fact that Daun has little in the way of a flow going during “Clear Traffic Ahead” keeps the disc from properly soaring. A positive thing that can be said about Daun at this point is that there is more than a small hint of Peter Gabriel in Daun’s vocal styling during “Clear Traffic Ahead”. The first track that feels as if Terry Daun has something going for eir has to be “Will You Ever” . However, the extended length of the track puts a kibosh on the celebration; the first few minutes are solid, but the second half of the track shows Daun spinning eir wheels at points. One cannot claim that Daun is trying to rip them off; 19 tracks at 66 minutes give listeners an exhaustive description of eir musical style. “Give A Little” has Daun steal the practice tapes of Journey for the instrumentation of the track. The vocals fit interestingly during this track, but I think that the instrumentation is head and shoulders above any vocals that make their way onto this track. Daun is able to create a cohesive album through and though with “Game On”. While the tracks may never make it to the Billboard charts, there is a sort of fun, almost Atom and His Package meets David Hasslehoff sound to the output of Daun. Saying that, this is not a polished album, and individuals may be turned off by the roughness around the disc’s edges. Daun was able to get a collection of tracks out here that all share a slew of commonalities without the tracks rolling together. There is some commonality with artists like Steve Lieberman (and more so) Mizar, but Daun’s bread and butter is electronic and R&B music, for sure. I don’t know where Daun will go with future albums, but here’s to hoping that Daun can go forth and get a producer and engineer on staff that can provide different viewpoints about what would make the best approach. Top Tracks: Lady of the Night, Get Up Rating: 5.4/10 [JMcQ] SEPTEMBER 2006 Kweevak.com has this to say about "Game On". TERRY DAUN - GAME ON: Terry Daun has been playing music in bands for decades and in more recent years he has been working as a solo artist. Game On features nineteen-tracks written and produced by Terry. Daun is a drummer but his main instrument of choice is a Korg Triton, which allows him to craft a broad range of sounds and styles. The CD is a blend of classic rock influences and experimental electronica with a dash of psychedelic and R&B thrown in for good measure. Terry’s songs feature a diverse range of textures and tempos. The opening track, ‘My Six Furry Friends’ is a creative carnival of images and tones. ‘Give A Little’ is an insightful rocker. Game On is an ambitious project demonstrating that Terry Daun continues to grow as an artist! * Recommended Tracks: (1,4) [USA/AZ 2006] (Review by Laura Turner Lynch for Kweevak.com) Self-performed masterwork includes ten remixed and eight new tracks PHOENIX, AZ Terry Daun, drummer, songwriter, vocalist, announces the worldwide release of Game On, his latest work that melds remixed favorites with new material thats sure to please his fans. The album is available for sale on CD Baby. Daun arranged, performed and produced the album at his My Furry Friends Studio, a first-time experience that surprised him with its intensity. The learning curve is steep, but its a real high when you lay down a single track that brings it all together, Daun says. Its like building a house. You can't always tell what you're going to have just by looking at the foundation. It is usually during the framing that you start to see where the house is going. The album includes ten remixed tracks from his limited-release album Get Up (2004), the increasingly popular instrumental "A Walk In The Park," and eight new tracks including "It's King's I'm Talking About" and "Get Up." Its a nice progression for a guy who spent a good part of his musical career playing a set of 1969 White Pearl Ludwigs. His performing career includes being a member of Moments Notice, The Penetrators, KATO (a Cream cover band), Attitude Cat, Is Not Is Too, Manic-N, and from 2001 to 2003 White Noize. He was the principal of TMD Entertainment, a Karaoke / DJ company he founded in 1991, until this past February, when he packed in the mike to devote his time to writing and recording. I am still finding my place as a solo artist in this whole music thing; learning something new about the biz every day, he says. I think that we are at the forefront of a new age in the recording artsit could very well be the same as it was in the 1960s when the market was wide open for new and interesting talent. Daun is one of those artists with the enviable ability to acquire knowledge, technique and inspiration from musicians and groups they admire, yet retain a unique sound. His list reads like the roster of the All-Rock-Jazz-Fusion team: Hendrix, Jean Luc Ponty, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa. All artists, to a man, willing to take the musical status quo and screw with itjust to watch the reaction. He synthesizes his one-of-a-kind Daun sound by staying true to his musical roots. I prefer to let the instrumentation guide me into the words and story, he says. If I am going to write a song and not an instrumental, Ill arrange and construct the music in a song format. I can also write music from interpreting the words. Daun said that as a drummer he grew accustomed to listening to instrumentation first. It wasn't till later in life that I began to really listen to what was being said, he added. That made all the difference. As his new album gains momentum and airplay, the day is rapidly approaching when he can fulfill his ultimate musical dream. "Id like to have a full band performing my music with me out in front of thousands of screaming fans, he says. Hell, I would love to be out there even if it was by myself." Terry Dauns new album, Game On, is slated for worldwide release in August 2006. The album contains eighteen moving and inspiring songs, including ten remixed tracks from his limited-release album Get Up and the increasingly popular instrumental "A Walk In The Park." Eight new tracks have been added, including the ever popular "It's King's I'm Talking About" and "Get Up." Game On is available on CD Baby. Michael Quinn World Wide release of Game On. This is my debut to the masses. Nineteen songs, all self-produced. Located in Chandler, Arizona. U.S.A. 480.703.1137 TerryDaun@msn.com All music, lyrics, and arrangements by TERRY DAUN Produced by TERRY DAUN Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006. Contact me at terrydaun@msn.com or at: 480.961.1720 (leave name and number.)
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