#176 Terence F. Clark- Drummer for Robert Cray, David Ryan Harris, Wildeyes & More!
Photo of Terence courtesy of Antoine Sanfuentes.
Terence F. Clark is a Memphis based drummer, producer and overall creative. Known for his impeccable and soulful performances, his professionalism and discipline of craft, Terence has traveled the world building relationships with and through music. As Terence finds inspiration in his travels and engaging other cultures, he always lends inspiration with his unique brand of performance, solid groove and musical knowledge and excellence. It's always been more than “just about the music”, to Terence; it's about creating the very best and discovering a community of artists with which to learn from and create with along the way.
Terence began to dream about making music at the age of two. His father, Marc Clark, an organist and pianist and grandfather Loyce F. Clark, a guitarist and legendary quartet vocalist, became his early mentors along with music producers, Kevin Paige and Niko Lyras. Terence developed the gritty elements of his style while playing with local bands on Beale Street. Those experiences stirred up his love for the city’s music legacy and heartbeat of all musical forms. His professional career has spanned from touring nationally and internationally as well as recording with an eclectic array of artists of many genres. He currently tours with the legendary, Robert Cray Band. A musical education and real-life experiences have refined his talents.
Terence is also a Producer and Co-Founder of The Undertone Collective, a production company that enables artists by providing a vast range of media and production services. He's passionate about furthering the legendary music that Memphis has always heralded, while creating a support and resource system for new and experiences artists. Terence is currently mentored by David Porter, Tommy Sims, James Waddell, and Steve Jordan. His musical inspiration stems from the likes of Steve Jordan, Al Jackson Jr., Howard Grimes, Steve Gadd, Tony Williams, Dennis Chambers, William Kennedy, Dan Needham, Dave Weckl, Marvin McQuitty, and Austin Bradley.
Working with Terence means working with an artist whose creativity and versatility are only matched by his personal warmth and dedication to the project. His passion is not only for the art, but for the artist.
Marcos was helping Jeremy Bosch release his new album ¨Prólogo: Hoy¨ which is available on all platforms. featuring several friends of the show.
RIP
Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), who passed away at age 87.
Pianist-singer behind “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” and “Long Tall Sally” set the template that a generation of musicians would follow. Little Richard was a founding father of rock & roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form.
Damon mentions drummer Charles Connor, as well as the twitter feed of Vernon Reid.
The song used is from the movie Don't Knock The Rock.
Andre Harrell passed away from a heart attack at age 56.
Harrell entered the music industry as a member of Eighties hip-hop duo Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde before becoming an executive. He first worked under Russell Simmons at Def Jam Records before establishing his own label, Uptown, which helped launch the careers of Heavy D and the Boyz, Jodeci and Mary J. Blige, among many others.
Gig Alerts
Damon participated in a Covid-19 benefit for UNICEF, called Unicef Won’t Stop, where he was in the band backing Jordin Sparks.
The Jazz Foundation of America will be having a live stream benefit concert to help the musicians deeply affected by this catastrophe and gives hope to an always resilient community.
Educational Spotlight
PAS (Percussive Arts Society) hosted a “PAS Presents” event with Dame Evelyn Glennie. You can watch the replay on their FACEBOOK PAGE.
Also, the program Go React is great for music educators. It is the #1 tool for teaching performance-based skills online. It's an interactive platform for feedback, grading, and critiquing of video assignments.
Iconic Recording
This week’s iconic recording is “All Around the World” by Little Richard, featuring Earl Palmer on drums for this recording. It was the B-side of the 1956 single "The Girl Can't Help It".
Carter McLean played a bit of this song on his instagram page, and you can see the syncopations involved.
Music News
The notation company talked about in the past is Soundslice. It was talked about in posts seen made by Percuss.io. There have been new updates to the notation editor.
Musicians Aren’t Getting CARES Act Benefits Because of Mixed Income. Independent contractors were promised at least $600/week from this stimulus package. However what ended up happening, in many cases, was far from that. You can read more here.
You can step up your Zoom game by reading this article, and learning some more tricks in the way you use this platform.
Electronic music artist and prominent YouTuber Marc Rebillet is preparing to bring the first drive-in tour to the United States. Aptly named “The Drive-In Tour 2020,” the seven-show concert series will initiate with a June 11th performance at Hound’s Drive-In in Charlotte, North Carolina. Additionally, the 31-year-old Dallas native is set to visit Kansas City, Tulsa, Fort Worth, and Houston (with two dates scheduled for each of the Texas stops) as part of the innovative effort to entertain fans.
Terence Clark Interview
The song leading into the interview is “Hot” by Robert Cray off of the “That’s What I Heard” album”.
The inteview starts with Damon talking about Terence being on the new Robert Cray album (mentioned above), as well as, recording for David Ryan Harris’ newest album, “Maiden America” by The Hushmoney which was done in Texas.
You can see in this video below. Also you can see the drum tortillas Damon brings up.
There is talk about taking advantage of this quarantine to do something you have been putting off or trying new projects.
The Alone Together album that is brought up features Terence playing drums as well as a ton of other fantastic musicians who all recorded at home during this coronavirus quarantine period.
Terence talks about other things he is becoming more in touch with and exploring other parts of this universe. One of the mediums in which he explores how deep his creativity can be is on the instagram page, Thomas the Timekeeper.
BREAKING NEWS!!! Terence will be setting up his home studio to be able to record drums and percussion for the masses, remotely.
In the past, Terence has found comfort in having an engineer in the studio. Shout-out to Brandon Owens.
Terence brings up the great Willie Mitchell (of Royal Studios) and his influence on him.
Terence talks about using three to four microphones and adjusting his touch and feel on the kit. The most popular four mic set-up is the Glyn Johns technique. Mike Johnston also talks about his minimal mic set-up as well.
Here are some must try BBQ spots in Memphis.
Terence talks about listening to drummers that were playing the records he grew up listening to.
Damon and Terence talk about Steve Jordan’s instructional DVD and the relationship Terence has with Steve.
The James Taylor: Live at the Beacon show with Steve Jordan on drums was what made Terence want to succeed on drums the way Steve has.
Here’s a website where you can hear (and download) old TV show theme songs.
Terence elaborates on his close knit family, and how they stay in touch and support each other.
Damon brings up the company Invensense as a stock that was recommended to him ages ago.
Terence talks about his love for films and foley sound design. You can hear some more details about foley by listening to the interview done with John Roesch of Skywalker Sound.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary Damon talks about is called Funky Monks.
The sound designer of the movie Looper is Jeremy Peirson. You can check out an interview with him and how he designed the sound for that movie by CLICKING HERE.
A few drummers Terence mentions to check out are Chris Gelb, Yussef Dayes and Justin Brown.
Terence was working with the Wildeyes band as well. You can see them in action here.
The interview wraps up with ways to help each other out and be a better person and help make your community a more cohesive place to be.
Terence uses Istanbul Agop Cymbals, Gretsch Drums, Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets and Shy Baffles.
You can follow Terence on his Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
The song leading out of the interview is “In a Heartbeat” by the Wildeyes band.
