I have been a full-time professional
entertainer now for some 11 years. Whilst this choice of career is
firmly rooted in the devising and performance of a number of Tribute
Shows, it is supported by sound academic achievement (BA Hons
Performing Arts from University College Winchester) and post
compulsory teaching practice (CFET parts 1 and 2) at Bournemouth
and Poole College Drama Department. How have I achieved
this? Through determination, hard bloody work, theoretical and
practical study, and an uncanny resemblance to Meat Loaf !!! Not the
first iconic image of male stardom that springs to mind, but a
wonderful entertainer, full of passion and emotion in his delivery,
both vocal and physical. A fantastic mask to hide behind. Never the
kind of kid to naturally perform in front of people, more the mirror
and hairbrush type, throughout my teenage years and twenties I got
to realising that I could sing pretty well. Not normally the type to
blow my own trumpet either, after years of doing my best to not
look like Meat I finally gave up the ghost and went full
throttle.
I think that
loosing my Dad to a wrongly diagnosed heart condition 15 years ago
slowly helped me realise that standing in front of people and
singing was pretty much a walk in the park compared with dealing
with a terrible loss like that. I also wanted to cheer my mum up in
some way so I put in for Stars in Their Eyes, got on
the show for series 7 in 1996, and after much wrangling, went out
there and kicked some serious butt. I was very lucky that the world
of Tribute had space for me. Getting on the programme is
extremely hard, but making a living at it, that’s a miracle!!
The post-modern aesthetic relies on four
tightly inter-related sets of concepts ; ‘parody and pastiche’,
‘prefabrication’, ‘intertextuality’, ‘bricolage’…. the visual arts
see the past as a supermarket source that the artist raids for
whatever s/he wants. (Hayward, S. 1996)
It has been the combination of years of performative experience and
the opportunity to study my performances academically that has
placed me in a
position to offer a number of Tribute shows that can appeal to a
wide range of musical tastes. When combined with the talents of the
professional musicians, experienced singers,
stunning dancers, sound engineers and DJs
that I employ, I am able to create a live music package to cover
anything from a 1 hour show to a whole evening’s entertainment. It
firmly believe that, although positive responses from an audience
presented with a tribute to
their favourite artiste and music is somewhat guaranteed,
my ability to include other
musical styles and physical forms (Rokky
Horror, Grease
etc.) can make any entertainment package more
inclusive and really
pump up the party spirit
and feel good factor.
Please note that all shows can be supplied self contained either;
performed against high quality backing tracks or with a 100% Live
Band. Tribute Shows available are Meet Loaf, Rokky Horror,
Chicago Hit Squad (Blues Brothers), Mustang’s Alley (Commitments),
Blues Brother / Soul Sister, Grease or any combination of all of
them all.
Downloadable Biog
Terry has made is full personal biography available for download in PDF format
