Todd Terry
Todd Terry (born April 18, 1967 ) is a New York DJ, producer and remixer in the field of dance and house. He was particularly successful in the UK in the mid-1990s.
Live and act
He is known by numerous pseudonyms, such as Swan Lake, Orange Lemon, Royal House, Amy Studt, Black Riot, CLS, Dredd Stock, House of Gypsies, Limelife, Hard House, Tyme Forse, Gypsymen .
Todd Terry is best known as a remixer, he has done remixes for artists like SNAP! , Annie Lennox , George Michael and Björk . Terry's remix of Everything But The Girl's song Missing is also known . The remix of Givin 'You All That I've Got by Robin S. was for the Space Jam used soundtrack. His tracks Something Goin On (received a Silver Record in the UK) and Keep on Jumpin ' were both featured in the UK charts. On the track Keep On Jumpin the voices of the two singers Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown could be heard, who sang together for the first time.
Terry was also involved in a music project with Barbra Streisand and Gloria Gaynor , where the song "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" was created. In 2001 Terry founded the two record labels In House and Sound Design . In addition to Todd's own productions, Sound Design also includes artists such as the Jungle Brothers, David Anthony, Wendy Phillips, Just Us and Ronnie Ventura. In the same year the track "Babarabatiri" was created. The number was praised by the Miami Winter Music Conference and considered the 2001 Ibiza anthem. In 2004, his Track Weekend was used for the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , which can be heard on the SF-UR radio station .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 UK
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| 1995 | A day in the life of |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
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| 1997 | Ready for a New Day |
UK84 (1 week) UK |
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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UK
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| as a Royal House | ||||||
| 1988 | Party People Can You Party |
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UK81 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Can You Party Can You Party |
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CH11 (6 weeks) CH |
UK14 (18 weeks) UK |
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| 1989 | Yeah Buddy Can You Party |
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UK35 (4 weeks) UK |
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| A Better Way Can You Party |
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UK86 (2 weeks) UK |
feat. Ian Star
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| Get funky |
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UK94 (1 week) UK |
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| as The Todd Terry Project | ||||||
| 1988 | Bango (To the Batmobile) To the Batmobile Let's Go |
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UK83 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Weekend To the Batmobile Let's Go |
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UK56 (3 weeks) UK |
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| as a hardhouse | ||||||
| 1989 | Check This Out |
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UK96 (1 week) UK |
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| as Todd Terry | ||||||
| 1995 | Weekend '95 |
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UK28 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Sound Design (Back From the Dead) |
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UK85 (1 week) UK |
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| 1996 | Just Make that Move A Day in the Life |
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UK85 (1 week) UK |
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| Keep on Jumpin ' Ready for a New Day |
- |
AT38 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK8 (6 weeks) UK |
feat. Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown
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| 1997 | Something Goin 'On Ready for a New Day |
DE93 (5 weeks) DE |
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UK5  (26 weeks)UK |
feat. Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown
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| It's Over Love Ready for a New Day |
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UK16 (10 weeks) UK |
feat. Shannon
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| 1998 | Ready for a New Day Ready for a New Day |
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UK20 (3 weeks) UK |
feat. Martha Wash
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| 1999 | Let It Ride Resolutions |
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UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
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| as CLS | ||||||
| 1999 | Can You Feel It '98 |
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UK46 (2 weeks) UK |
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Remixes
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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 US
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| as Todd Terry | |||||||
| 1995 | Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) |
DE1  (28 weeks)DE |
AT6 (12 weeks) AT |
CH2 (17 weeks) CH |
UK3  (32 weeks)UK |
US2 (55 weeks)US |
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| 1996 | Driving (Todd Terry Remix) The Best of Everything But the Girl |
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UK36 (2 weeks) UK |
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with Everything but the Girl
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More remixes
- Björk - Hyperballad
- The Cardigans - Love Fool
- Everything But The Girl - Wrong
- 10,000 Maniacs - More than This
- Garbage - Stupid Girl
- Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
- Meredith Brooks - Bitch
- The Rolling Stones - Saint of Me
- Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella
- Martha Wash - Runaround
- Ultra Naté - Joy
- Playgroup feat. kc Flightt - Front 2 Back
- Yazoo - Don't Go
- Anita Doth - Universe
- Anita Doth - I've Given You Everything
- Lana Del Rey - National Anthem
- Wes - Alane
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Web links
- Todd Terry at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Terry, Todd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swan Lake (pseudonym); Orange Lemon (pseudonym); Royal House (pseudonym); Amy Studt (pseudonym); Black Riot (pseudonym); CLS (pseudonym); Masters at Work (pseudonym); Dredd Stock (pseudonym); House of Gypsies (pseudonym); Limelife (pseudonym); Hard House (pseudonym); Tyme Forse (pseudonym); Gypsyms (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American DJ, producer and remixer in the field of dance and house |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1967 |