First demo of Live & Direct. Check final version here: http://soundcloud.com/the-works/live-and-direct-feat-jams-f-kennedy-of-brother-reade

Live & Direct (original demo instr.)

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One of Detroits most prolific & diverse composers/musicians & selectors of our time. Ranging from Deep House, Funk to New Age to Jazz to R&B & beyond all while maintaining a signature sound that is thought provoking, cinematic & slightly melancholic. 

Having been making music since the age of 11 having his musical gene passed down to him from his late father who was a drummer for the great George Clinton, Jay is constantly raising the bar in quality underground contemporary music. Having his records played/shared by various musical titans like Steven Julian, Space Ghost, Mr. Redley, Stefan Ringer & even the great Dam-Funk.

Having been a selector of music for over 10yrs spinning globally from Japan to LA to Canada to Denmark. Jay has made major waves & blessed multiple radio stations from the likes of Balamii, NTS, Dublab to Apron. Known for his extensive depth of musical knowledge from a heavy background in Street Dance, from multiple genres within Open Format, Jay can bring the floor to life within most underground genres from Deep House, Broken Beat to Funk. 

"Musically i'm not about bringing more sand to the beach, i'm about restoring the water."

One in a million.

One half of acclaimed duo The Works which he formed with friend and fellow producer Twelve Beats to release the Yokohama EP (Rust Music) in 2009.

Has been involved in the production of several projects including Danish outfits Vincent Van Go Go and Nobody Beats The Beats.

Was commissioned in 2006 by Marc Mac to submit a remix for the Visioneers' Dirty Old Remixes (BBE) appearing alongside heavyweights such as Dj Jazzy Jeff and Capitol A.

In recent years his work has featured on mixtapes and compilations courtesy of Earnest Endeavours, Brownswood Recordings and First Word Records.

2012 saw the release of his first ever solo project Horses & Diamonds; the 11 track strong largely instrumental hiphop EP on Danish rapper Per Vers' imprint Mixed Ape Music. The EP featured cover artwork by Tokio Aoyama.

In 2013 his follow up project Short Suite dropped on that same label.

A 45 of left-overs from the Horses & Diamonds and Short Suite sessions surfaced via Pasteelo Records in 2022.

Since 2015 Terry has gravitated towards the world of house music releasing five projects clocking in at around the 120bpm mark; Genealogia (Copenhagen Underground Posse, 2016), Space Million (Creak Inc., 2018), Breeze Unlimited (Boogie Café Records, 2021), Space Million RMXs (Creak Inc, 2023) and Walkin' (Creak Inc., 2023)

Terry's latest outings has yielded spins from influential selectors such as Soulection, Carista, Alexander Nut (NTS), Mr. Beatnick (NTS), Marina Trench, EVM 128, James Rudie, Sassy J (Red Light Radio) and FS Green.

Live & Direct (original demo instr.)

Terry Tester