Off the back of 2012’s sold out Australian tour, New York house legend Todd Terry is returning in December. Todd will hit our shores in support of the Chic / Nile Rodgers tour in Melbourne and Brisbane, while playing his own headline club shows in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
‘Todd the God’, they called him. In the late ‘80s, Todd Terry was New York house music. Arguably he invented it, certainly he defined it. By the end of the decade, Todd Terry hit big in England and Europe, and his notoriety was making its way back to the U.S. In addition to DJ appearances, Todd was cutting his classic underground tracks ‘A Day in the Life’, ‘Weekend’, and ‘Can You Party’, released under monikers such as the Todd Terry Project, House Of Gypsies, and Royal House, all considered essential and ground breaking.
In the mid ‘90s, the Ministry of Sound’s eponymous UK label released A Day In The Life, a collection of Todd Terry tracks that had been causing dance floor panic. That then led the way to a deal with Mercury Records allowing him to set up a context in which to work with his favourite singers and performers. The first release, Keep On Jumpin’ on featured a vocal workout from super-divas Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown, together for the first time ever. The song became a top 10 UK crossover pop hit and worldwide smash. Todd followed with the anthem ‘Somethin Going On’, a top 5 UK crossover pop hit.
All the while, Todd continued to break new ground as a producer and remixer. From SNAP to Annie Lennox to George Michael to Bjork, Todd’s mixes bridge the ground between club cool and commercial accessibility. In 1995, his remix for Everything But The Girl’s Missing became a worldwide smash, giving the British duo their first ever hit. He then rode the charts with mixes for Garbage (Stupid Girl), The Cardigans (Love Fool), Everything But The Girl (Wrong), 10,000 Maniacs (More Than This) and Jamiroquai (Alright) among others.
In the years since, (the now Grammy Award nominated) Todd has solidified himself as one of the most revered figures in dance music through regular releases on some of the world’s most respected house labels and a relentless touring schedule. With almost two decades of dance floor domination under his belt, the church of New York house music is certainly presided over by Todd the God.
TODD TERRY
DECEMBER 2013
Fri 6 Dec Adelaide Garage Bar 18+
Tickets on sale from www.venuetix.com.au
Sat 7 Dec Perth Geisha Bar 18+
Tickets available on the door
Fri 13 Dec Melbourne Billboard the Venue 18+
Supporting Chic / Nile Rodgers
Tickets on sale from www.ticketek.com.au
Sat 14 Dec Sydney Chinese Laundry 18+
Tickets on available on the door
Sun 15 Dec Brisbane The Tivoli / Cloudland 18+
Supporting Chic / Nile Rodgers
Tickets on available from www.oztix.com.au
