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Terry Davis is the latest Gospel Singer to be featured on JC Gospel Today on Juniorscave.com. With his smooth soulful voice, Terry is bringing the music of God to the masses. Terry is from the wondrous city of Columbus, Ohio and he is hoping that everyone will accompany him on his journey with God.
Q. What aspect of making music excites you the most right now?
A. Probably the recording aspect is most exciting; to see the actual growth of one of my songs from being written & taught to my local church choir to actually laying it down in the studio where the real beauty of the song comes to life.
Q. What aspect of making music gets you the most discouraged?
A. Sometimes it's the business side. You know, copyright fees, promotion, etc. That's where I really need others to help out so I can concentrate on just music. But, it's good for me to learn more about the business side, though.
Q. What are you up to right now, music-wise? (Current or upcoming recordings, tours, extravaganzas, experiments, top-secret projects, etc).
A. My wife and I will be participating as guest artists for a worship concert by Reign Ministries of Columbus, Ohio on October 20th; Music from my recent CD "A Songwriter's Dream" will be included in the group's repitoire for the event.
Q. What's the most unusual place you've ever played a show or made a
recording? How did the qualities of that place affect the how/recording?
A. Well, it was probably a art show me and a couple of guys from my church played at last year. Here we were playing and ministering instrumental Gospel (jazz) music to a very eclectic crowd, and I do mean eclectic (smile). We were well received, though.
Q. In what ways does the place where you live (or places where you have lived); affect the music you create, or your taste in music?
A. I think that I've been able to do more of my music now that I live in Columbus, Ohio though most of my earlier stuff (1986-2000) was written in Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington. Some songs just weren't meant to be presented there, and God knew they [the songs] needed to come forth in a new place.
Q. When was the last time you wrote a song? What can you tell us about it?
A. Well, let's see... The last time I actually wrote a song was about 4-5 months ago. I was at work and had this very D minor melody running thorugh my brain, and like most songs I'm inspired to write, I heard the "studio" version with background vocals and instrumentation. So, while on break, I went to a nearby piano w/pen and paper and thus began to write "Holy Spirit, Enter In".
Matter of fact, I just started teaching the song to the worship team at my church last week.
Q. As you create more music, do you find yourself getting more or less interested in seeking out and listening to new music made by other people...and why do you think that is?
A. Just a bit; probably because I'm trying to work on my own stuff. Don't get me wrong, though... I still like to listen to the music of others, but sometimes it's hard making time to do so.
Q. Lately what musical periods or styles do you find yourself most drawn to as a listener? (Old or new music? Music like yours or different from yours?)
A. Probably neo-soul and smooth jazz; some of my music has those two influences in it.
Q. Name a band or musician, past or present, who you flat-out LOVE and
think more people should be listening to. What's one of your all-time
favorite recordings by this band/musician?
A. Wow, that's a hard question. I'll say the one musician whose music I love and appreciate much is the late Minister Thomas A. Whitfield. Now, he was a Gospel musician, but if you listened to him play, you'd think he was cut from the mold of jazz greats Oscar Peterson and Errol Garner. Tommy's flavor and style could be churchy one minute, then be classical, funky, or jazzy the next.
My favorite recording of his is "Alive & Satisfied" which was the last album he recorded before his death in June 1992. This was probably hands down his best work ever.
Q. What's the saddest song you've ever heard?
A. I started to say Rev. James Cleveland's "I Stood On The Banks Of Jordan", but I think I better go with "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks. It's kind of a last message to the family and friends of a young man who just took his life for some reason (though I'm not sure if that's the story in the song).
Terry Davis
Praise Place Music (ASCAP)
E-mail: praiseplace63@yahoo.com
Web page: http://www.praiseplacemusic.com
Links:
http://myspace.com/praiseplacemusic
http://cdbaby.com/cd/davisterry2
http://newartistsonline.com
http://www.indie-music.com/bands/Terry_Davis
http://www.isound.com/terry_davis
Quick Links:
cdbaby.com/cd/davisterry2
http://www.myspace.com/praiseplacemusic
Photo used in this story was provided by Terry Davis.
