Guitar Lessons, Bass Guitar Lessons
Compose and record
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Terence hails from sunny White Rock, a small town on the BC-Washington border with a healthy arts and music scene. His foray into music began when at age 5, Terence was enrolled in the Suzuki School of Music. By the time he was thirteen Terence was studying piano at an RCM grade 6 level and had won 2 third place finishes at Regional Tap Dancing festivals. As he matured into a young man Terence began exploring his own tastes in music. This period of self-discovery also led him to start guitar lessons. While still a beginner, Terence taught himself rock music which he played on an old family classical guitar. At the age of 15 he had started his own band and shortly after began teaching himself to play bass guitar as well. After playing hundreds of live shows across Canada, Terence returned to the Vancouver scene in order to earn a Diploma of Applied Music in Jazz and Contemporary Guitar. He graduated in April 2009 receiving 2 Jury Awards, 2 Canada Millennium Scholarships and VCC’s John Young Notable Event Scholarship along the way. While signed to 604 records from 2005 through 2007 as a member of the Jeff Johnson Band, Terence recorded with platinum selling artist Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Terence has also toured Canada with Canadian industrial rock icons Econoline Crush as well as North Vancouver group Fear Zero whose 2004 singles “Sunday Morning” and “Satellite” cracked the Top 40 on Canadian rock charts. Showcases at high profile Vancouver venues such as the Commodore and The Plaza of Nations are performance highlights for Terence as are numerous appearances on CFOX radio’s Six O’clock Rock Report Recently Terence has been getting noticed for his compositions with an original recording project aptly named “The O’Malley Project”. A new recording “Still Waiting” received awards for Best Song, Best Mood, Best Male Vocal and Most Original on Garageband.com during the month of November 2009. |
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