Jesse Terry
31 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter
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""Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen"
BIOGRAPHYJESSE TERRY TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THE RUNNER
Critically Acclaimed Songwriter Showcases Soulful, Timeless Songs As An Artist
Nashville, TN—The saying goes that you can throw a rock and hit a songwriter in the great city of Nashville, but it takes a special aim to find a songwriter as special as Jesse Terry. Since Terry has made Nashville his permanent home in 2004, he has logged a few years of co-writing and has paid his dues, and is now about to deliver his debut project as an artist, The Runner. Terry’s music has been described by fans and peers as “soulful” and “timeless,” in part because he is influenced by timeless artists himself, such as Jackson Browne, Neil Young, The Beatles, James Taylor, and The Band; as well as by prolific rocker Ryan Adams.
It was those roots that Terry tried to channel as he set the wheels in motion for The Runner -- to incorporate aspects of rock, folk, and country music. And if there is anything Terry has learned during his first few years in Nashville, it’s how to tell a story.
Terry also paid just as much attention to the recording of this project as he did the songwriting. Ethan Mentzer, bass player for the pop/rock group The Click Five, produced the album. Terry also brought in the likes of legendary slide player Dan Dugmore to play pedal steel, lap steel and dobro; and Grammy nominated mixer Jason Lehning (Emerson Hart, Guster, Josh Rouse) to lend some magic as well. In addition, Terry’s friends and former band mates from New England contributed to the instrumentation.
About Jesse Terry:
Jesse Terry was born and raised in Connecticut, to parents who were musicians, songwriters and singers. It was his parents that infused Jesse’s childhood with music and art, and exposed him to the likes of Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and the Beatles. At a young age, Jesse showed talent as a visual artist and studied with two well-known painters, both of who encouraged him to enter art school. But when his mother gave Jesse her old guitar when he was 19, he decided to put art aside and concentrate solely on music. Both the guitar and songwriting came naturally to Jesse and he was eventually accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he wound up earning several substantial scholarships and a bachelor’s degree in
songwriting/performance. He also fronted an original rock band in Boston and performed at countless venues throughout the Northeast. While a senior at Berklee, Jesse won both first and second prize in the prestigious CMT/NSAI song contest. The contest was his introduction to the Nashville scene, where he signed his first publishing deal with Masville Music in August of 2004, a brand new company founded by hit songwriter Mark Alan Springer. Jesse went on to write for the company for the next four and a half years and has lived in Nashville for almost five years.
Jesse has recently began to work with W Management out of NYC (Sheryl Crow, Steve Jordan, Schuyler Fisk).. His debut record "The Runner" has been licensed to ten major television shows including MTV's "The Hills" and "The City".
For more information:
jesseterrymusic.com
www.myspace.com/jesseterrynashville
youtube.com/jesseterrymusic
facebook.com/jesseterrymusic
sonicbids.com/jesseterry
Publicity:
Mike Farley Michael J. Media Group
615-885-3652
mike@michaeljmedia.com
Critically Acclaimed Songwriter Showcases Soulful, Timeless Songs As An Artist
Nashville, TN—The saying goes that you can throw a rock and hit a songwriter in the great city of Nashville, but it takes a special aim to find a songwriter as special as Jesse Terry. Since Terry has made Nashville his permanent home in 2004, he has logged a few years of co-writing and has paid his dues, and is now about to deliver his debut project as an artist, The Runner. Terry’s music has been described by fans and peers as “soulful” and “timeless,” in part because he is influenced by timeless artists himself, such as Jackson Browne, Neil Young, The Beatles, James Taylor, and The Band; as well as by prolific rocker Ryan Adams.
It was those roots that Terry tried to channel as he set the wheels in motion for The Runner -- to incorporate aspects of rock, folk, and country music. And if there is anything Terry has learned during his first few years in Nashville, it’s how to tell a story.
Terry also paid just as much attention to the recording of this project as he did the songwriting. Ethan Mentzer, bass player for the pop/rock group The Click Five, produced the album. Terry also brought in the likes of legendary slide player Dan Dugmore to play pedal steel, lap steel and dobro; and Grammy nominated mixer Jason Lehning (Emerson Hart, Guster, Josh Rouse) to lend some magic as well. In addition, Terry’s friends and former band mates from New England contributed to the instrumentation.
About Jesse Terry:
Jesse Terry was born and raised in Connecticut, to parents who were musicians, songwriters and singers. It was his parents that infused Jesse’s childhood with music and art, and exposed him to the likes of Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen and the Beatles. At a young age, Jesse showed talent as a visual artist and studied with two well-known painters, both of who encouraged him to enter art school. But when his mother gave Jesse her old guitar when he was 19, he decided to put art aside and concentrate solely on music. Both the guitar and songwriting came naturally to Jesse and he was eventually accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he wound up earning several substantial scholarships and a bachelor’s degree in
songwriting/performance. He also fronted an original rock band in Boston and performed at countless venues throughout the Northeast. While a senior at Berklee, Jesse won both first and second prize in the prestigious CMT/NSAI song contest. The contest was his introduction to the Nashville scene, where he signed his first publishing deal with Masville Music in August of 2004, a brand new company founded by hit songwriter Mark Alan Springer. Jesse went on to write for the company for the next four and a half years and has lived in Nashville for almost five years.
Jesse has recently began to work with W Management out of NYC (Sheryl Crow, Steve Jordan, Schuyler Fisk).. His debut record "The Runner" has been licensed to ten major television shows including MTV's "The Hills" and "The City".
For more information:
jesseterrymusic.com
www.myspace.com/jesseterrynashville
youtube.com/jesseterrymusic
facebook.com/jesseterrymusic
sonicbids.com/jesseterry
Publicity:
Mike Farley Michael J. Media Group
615-885-3652
mike@michaeljmedia.com
LEVELprofessional
GENRESRock , Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Masville Music 2004-2009, independent publishing company
Contact
Management: wmgmt@aol.com
Publishing: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Label: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Music Supervisor: jbeiter@zahlaw.com
Booking: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Administrative: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Publishing: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Label: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Music Supervisor: jbeiter@zahlaw.com
Booking: terry.jesse@gmail.com
Administrative: terry.jesse@gmail.com
P.R.O.SESAC
INSTRUMENTSacoustic guitar / electric guitar / vocals
INFLUENCESJackson Browne, the Beatles, the Band, Gram Parsons and Emmylou, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Kathleen Edwards, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, the Rolling Stones, Wilco.
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I WRITE:It's my second job
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by myself
with others
for myself
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melody
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I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others
I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
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SONG CUTSCasey Rivers
Geoff Landon
SONG PLACEMENTSMy record "The Runner" has been licensed to ten television shows including MTV's "The Hills", "The City" and "The Real World" and PBS's "Roadtrip Nation".
"All My Children"
"As The World Turns"
AWARDS & ACCOLADESWinner of 2008 Singer/Songwriter Awards Rounds three and five.
(wearelistening.org)
Grand Prize winner 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (jlsc.com)
Grand Prize winner 2003 CMT/NSAI Song Contest (nashvillesongwriters.com)
numerous song-writing awards and scholarships at Berklee College of Music from 2000-2004
Scott Benson Scholarship at Berklee
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