Todd Terry
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| Birth name | Todd N. Terry |
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April 18, 1967 Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Genres | House |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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| Website | toddterry |
Todd N. Terry (born April 18, 1967) is an American DJ, record producer and remixer.
Terry's productions extensively used samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the Chicago sound, and elements of hip-hop.
Terry began in the 1980s by DJing at parties in New York, playing Italo disco and hip-hop - then later, house music, upon its mid-80s emergence. He debuted, as Masters at Work, with the 12-inch, "Alright Alright" (1987, Fourth Floor) and an edit from this was then included on the Chicago house vanguard compilation Jackmaster 1 (1987, D.J. International). Much of Terry's early work in the late 1980s is considered a milestone in the development of both progressive and modern deep house. He was responsible for releasing two of the house era's most respected crossover remixes: "I'll House You" by the Jungle Brothers (late-1988) and "Missing" by Everything but the Girl (Aug 1994).
Terry's tracks "Something Goin' On" and "Keep on Jumpin'" were both UK Top 10 hits, with the vocals on both provided by Jocelyn Brown and Martha Wash. Freestyle diva Shannon was the featured vocalist on the UK top 20 hit "It's Over Love" in 1997, which also topped the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart in the US, as did "Just Wanna Dance"/"Weekend".
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