Peace On Earth

ALBUM CREDITS and BIOGRAPHY

Terry endorses Gretsch Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, LP (Latin Percussion), Puresound Snare Wires.

1. THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Terry Silverlight” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight except saxophones
Dan Wilensky – soprano sax and tenor sax

2. WINDSURFING
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Wild!” album
Composed and arranged by Terry Silverlight
Produced by Terry Silverlight and Will Lee
Terry Silverlight – drums and percussion
Will Lee – bass
Chuck Loeb – guitar
David Mann – soprano sax
Mike Ricchiuti – piano
Charles Blenzig – synth
John Clark – french horn

3. SOUL MATE
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Terry Silverlight” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight except saxophone
Bob Kenmotsu - soprano sax

4. FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Diamond In The Riff” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
Co-produced by Barry Miles
Terry Silverlight – drums, percussion, keyboards except piano
Will Lee – bass
Barry Miles –piano
Aaron Heick – tenor sax and soprano sax
Tabitha Fair – vocals
Glenn Alexander - guitars

5. LET THERE BE SILVERLIGHT
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Terry Silverlight” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight except guitar
Jeff Ciampa - acoustic guitar

6. PEACE ON EARTH
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Terry Silverlight” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight except saxophone
Bob Kenmotsu - soprano sax

7. WHEN IT FEELS THIS RIGHT
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Songwriter/Producer: Volume I” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight

8. WTC
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Wild!” album
Composed and arranged by Terry Silverlight
Produced by Terry Silverlight and Will Lee
Terry Silverlight – drums, percussion and synth
Will Lee – bass
Chuck Loeb – guitar
David Mann – soprano sax
Mike Ricchiuti – piano

9. YOU’RE BACK INTO MY LIFE
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Songwriter/Producer: Volume II” album
Composed, produced and arranged by Terry Silverlight
All instruments performed by Terry Silverlight
PJ Lequerica – vocals
Additional background vocals by Terry Silverlight

10. PEACE TO THE WORLD
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Duets” album
Composed and produced by Terry Silverlight
Arranged by Terry Silverlight and Tom Jennings
Terry Silverlight – drums
Tom Jennings – piano and synth

11. THE VELVET ROOM
Originally released on Terry Silverlight’s “Diamond In The Riff” album
Composed and arranged by Terry Silverlight
Produced by Terry Silverlight and Barry Miles
Terry Silverlight – drums and keyboards except piano
Barry Miles –piano
Will Lee – bass
Aaron Heick – flute
Glenn Alexander - acoustic guitar


Terry Silverlight began his recording career at the age of 14 when he played drums on his brother Barry Miles’s album, WHITE HEAT, an innovative harbinger of the fusion movement. Since then as a drummer, he has performed all over the world and recorded on gold/platinum albums and hit singles for Billy Ocean, George Benson, Natalie Merchant, Freddie Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Tom Jones, Laura Nyro, Anne Murray, Mel Torme, Jennifer Holladay, Phil Woods, The Fania All -Stars, The CTI All-Stars, Jonathan Butler. Film scores for One Fine Day, You've Got Mail, Object Of My Affection, My Blue Heaven, Titus, Frida, Slaves Of New York, What Planet Are You From, and countless jingles and TV shows. Terry has toured globally with Roberta Flack, the award-winning all-star Manhattan Jazz Orchestra (MJO), and many others.

As a songwriter/producer/composer, Terry has written, produced and arranged hundreds of pieces for network TV shows including One Life To Live, The Sopranos (a song in an Emmy award-winning episode), All My Children, Ed, Beverly Hills 90210, Young And The Restless, Melrose Place, C.S.I., NCIS, Ghost Whisperer, Strong Medicine, Las Vegas, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Seventh Heaven, The District, The Shield, Burn Notice, South Beach. Jingles for Reebok, Nicorette, Pantene, Crisco Canola. Songs in the films INVINCIBLE with Mark Wahlberg (#1 box office movie in the U.S. for two weeks), MARCI X with Lisa Kudrow, SUNSHINE CLEANING with Alan Arkin/Emily Blunt/Amy Adams, MAD ABOUT MAMBO with Keri Russell, HEAD OVER HEELS with Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze Jr., and songs recorded by Nancy Wilson, Carl Anderson, Les McCann, Judy Torres, Louise (top ten single in the UK) and Philip Ingram.

Terry has released six solo artist jazz albums (in various sub genres of jazz):
TERRY SILVERLIGHT, WILD!!, DIAMOND IN THE RIFF, LIVE!, IN CONCERT, and DUETS which he composed, arranged and produced. They feature performances by Will Lee, Paul Shaffer, Edgar Winter, Hiram Bullock, Lew Soloff, Barry Miles, Chuck Loeb, David Mann, Bill Evans, John Tropea, Clifford Carter, Chris Hunter, Aaron Heick, Tabitha Fair, Bob Malach, and Glenn Alexander among others.

Terry has released four solo artist pop albums (in various sub genres of pop):
SONGWRITER/PRODUCER featuring original songs he has written, produced, arranged, recorded, and performed by himself, COLLABORATIONS featuring original songs he co-wrote with a variety of hit songwriters including Judy Hart Angelo (CHEERS theme song "WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME"), Oliver Leiber ("OPPOSITES ATTRACT" for Paula Abdul), Gene McDaniels ("FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE"), Jeff Franzel and Alexandra Forbes ("DON'T RUSH ME" for Taylor Dayne), Barry Miles (he wrote songs with Maya Angelou and Brenda Russell for Roberta Flack), Cynthia Biggs ("IF ONLY YOU KNEW" for Patti LaBelle), Ellison Chase (he wrote songs for Jermaine Jackson, Chaka Khan, Pointer Sisters), Peggy Stanziale ("ALL DRESSED UP" for Madonna), Marjorie Maye ("A NEW DAY HAS COME" for Celine Dion), MUSIC TO PICTURE which presents a selection of compositions Terry has written, produced, arranged, performed and recorded that have served as the soundscape for hundreds of episodes on prime time TV shows and in major films, and CHILL OUT featuring original songs/compositions he has written and co-written, produced, arranged, recorded, performed and co-performed.

The TERRY SILVERLIGHT BAND has performed in premier Manhattan venues including Birdland, The Cutting Room, The Metropolitan Cafe, The Bitter End, Jazz Forum Arts, Bronxnet TV Studio.

Terry’s drum books are THE FEATURED DRUMMER which comes with an audio CD of Terry playing the exercises accompanied by John Patitucci and Barry Miles, THE STICK BAG BOOK OF JAZZ, FUNK, FUSION, and GIG BAG SERIES FOR DRUMMERS: RHYTHM & PERCUSSION. All are published by Music Sales/Amsco/G.Schirmer.

Articles have been written about Terry in Billboard, The New York Times, Electronic Musician, Mix Magazine, Mix Online, ASCAP's Playback, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Princeton's With One Accord, Modern Drummer, DRUM!, JazzIs, JazzTimes, Downbeat, The Courier News, Drummer, Goldmine, Swing Journal (Japan), JazzReview.com, Rivertown, Tascam, O's Place, I Spy Soul, Drum Tracks, and Percussioner magazines.

Terry's bio is included in The Hollywood Reporter's "Who's Who In Composing", "Who's Who In Entertainment", "Who's Who In Music/Pop", and "Outstanding People of the 20th Century".

Terry endorses Gretsch Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Pro-Mark Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, LP (Latin Percussion), Puresound Snare Wires.