TERRIEN SIGHTINGS (TIDBITS OF NEWS-WORTHY BLOGGING)!

August/September:
I just played viola in another concert with the Torrance Symphony Orchestra. My stand partner, John Paul Tobin, is such a MONSTER violist!!! Our program consisted of:
· William Tell Overture, Rossini
· Holiday for Strings, by Leroy Anderson
· Selections from Carousel
· Selections from Carmen
· Selections from Wicked
· Tchaikovsky, Andante Cantabile from 5th Symphony
· Figaro's Aria, from The Barber of Seville, Rossini

Ralph Cato, Baritone and Michelle Tseng, Violin were the soloists at this annual "Concert in the Park"!

Bass-wise, I have been writing a ton of new music. I am eager to get back my Parker 5 fretted back from Carey Nordstrand, who had Mike Cooper install some SICK custom J pickups for me. He said that the harmonics just POP out at you!

Film Director Joseph Greco's movie, Canvas (IMDB:"Canvas") is at Blockbuster! I played viola on some session cues for this film at the Village Studios, LA, tracking with engineer Jared Nugent.  Watch the film's trailer HERE. Starring actors Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Matrix, The Goonies (Ha Ha!), etc.) and Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Law & Order: S.V.U., etc.), the film received a great review in VARIETY online.  The end of film credit roll is HERE

June/July:
Now that I have fully recovered from having a slew of gummy worms (VIDEO!) packed into my nasal cavity, I'm back to work on a new JAY TERRIEN record. I also spent an afternoon at Carey Nordstrand's shop having him tweak and re-setup my Nordy vJ5 jazz bass. I left my Parker 5 there so that Mike Cooper could put in some new custom Nordstrand single coil pickups. I wanted to take out the DiMarzio pickups and give that awesome bass some new life! I've also been busy taking on freelance bass and viola jobs as well as auditioning several exciting drummers.

April/May:
I just got back from a well-known secret studio up in San Francisco (near Skywalker Ranch/Metallica country) where I was co-producing my dear friend Demond Wilson's new record, "The Jesus Fist Studies". My partner in crime, co-producer Ruiner Severhead, stayed on top of the audio mangling while Demond laid down some of the sickest, phatest, vicodin-laced basslines ever recorded. I served as lead bass tech. This is Ruiner Severhead's 1st big major label release as a top tier producer for Interscope Recording.

This education-based "Secular Doom Fusion" record is the long anticipated follow-up to the "Jesus Fist Tapes" (made by the Satanic Clan, played in the Warrior's Room). Download Ruiner's madness for free HERE. Please be under 18.

I am optimistic that his diseased audio reconstruction and illogical production methodologies will surely turn some heads. For free. To kids. Here are some live videos from the recording sessions, which were filmed 24/7 over a span of 4 long days, culminating in a live internet chat with over 569 devoted Jesus Fist followers. Here is a sample of what got recorded, Etude #2. "Let me control you, are you getting sleepy, do you want to come to us?"

FYI. Jesus Fist is auditioning SICK professional acoustic/electronic DIY drummers. For free, to kids. More HERE.

January-March:
Tons of freelance orchestra gigs, NAMM demos, session work, licensing my compositions, and of course, Silverlake Antics with "Choir Girl" Adrianna Nicole, The Hudis, and The Scarecrow. See?


December:

Christopher Campbell, a very talented s/sw/coffee aficionado, invited me down to bassist Ian Sheridan's studio (bassist for Jason Mraz, etc.) to track viola parts on 9 songs for his new record. The session was a blast and the songs, which are already AMAZING, will sound so sweet once the record is mixed and mastered!

HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED THE "JESUS FIST TAPES" YET? For free....for kids.....

Check out some new "bass + drums + string quartet = AWESOME!" compositions from "The Twelve" project! Right now, I am busy raising business development awareness about this exciting recording project.

Also,
I am busy getting geared up for the upcoming NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA in January. "I HEART Demond Wilson". Need I say more?

November:
I just sat in on a Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra dress rehearsal of composer Reza Vali's"Toward The Endless Plain", a co-commission of LACO and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. I chatted with LACO's Director of Operations and Education, Devin Thomas and expressed to him how awesome of an organization he is a part of. I also met orchestra contracting guru Carrie Holtzman Little, who is in charge of making LACO as musically kick-ass as humanly possible. She surely accomplished that feat! For 2 straight hours, I didn't see one mismatched sectional bowing, one bum note, or even a dropped tuner from the clarinet. OK, there was one dropped tuner. No violas were beaten at this rehearsal. Awesome. Special thanks to Michelle Weger, Director of Institutional Giving for LACO, for inviting young composers like myself to watch this rehearsal. Every bit of insight and knowledge helps us!!

October:
I just played freelance viola with The Torrance Symphony Orchestra for their "Premiere Musique" opening concert for the 2007-2008 season. The program consisted of Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, and Shostakovich's Violin Concerto #1 (3rd & 4th movements) featuring Chiai Tajima, soloist. The concert closed out with Liszt's Piano Concerto #1 (whole concerto) with Yana Reznik, soloist. Kick-assian violist Thomas Lea was principal violist for this particular concert.

Film Director Joseph Greco's new movie, Canvas (IMDB:"Canvas") is hitting the theatres this October! Watch the film's trailer HERE. Starring actors Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Matrix, The Goonies (Ha Ha!), etc.) and Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Law & Order: S.V.U., etc.), the film just received a great review in VARIETY online.  I played viola on some session cues for this film at the Village Studios, LA, tracking with engineer Jared Nugent.  The end of film credit roll is HERE

Also, check out some recent session work tracks that I did.

September:
I just played viola with The Torrance Symphony Orchestra in their annual outdoor Summer concert . The extensive program featured select vocal pieces for the GORGEOUS operatic musings of soprano Shana Blake Hill.

Check out some links to the "pop-styled" music of your fiendly friends JESUS FIST. THE FIST is a daily reminder of what we all have to be thankful for.

August:
I just returned home to Los Angeles from a 3 week working stint in Wyoming and Montana, followed up by a live bass/viola performance at the Lodo Bass Bash, in Denver, CO. Yes, yes, it's true. "THE SHAPE" was in the house and he put on a glorious/murderous show, drilling through the frenetic paces and madness of all four movements of the new String Quartet No. 69, "The Michael Myers Quartet".

Check out many LIVE LODO BASS BASH PERFORMANCE VIDEOS including Movement #1, "The Night HE Came Home" right here on YouTube.

You can listen to each demo version here (MIDI plus 1 Track Of Bass):
1.) Movement #1, "The Night HE Came Home" 2.) Movement #2, "Crushage" 3.) Movement #4, "Snuff" and 4.) Movement #4, "Tabitha Hides Behind A Tree".

The following scores for each of these movements can also be viewed and listened to simultaneously with the "Scorch" plug-in, within your browser. You can think of the Scorch plug-in like the RealAudio Player; it is needed to play these files and you can get it here free! 2.) Crushage 3.) Snuff 4.) Tabitha Hides Behind A Tree

I've also saved each movement as a .PDF file, if you would prefer to read along with the score while the MP3s from above pound through your stereo system:
2.) Crushage 3.) Snuff 4.) Tabitha Hides Behind A Tree

There's some awesome new pix from the Lodo Bass Bash show on my Flickr page HERE. FEAR THE MYERS!!! "Jay Terrien vs. Grey Wolf"? Most certainly. Did all the kids stalk me, repeatedly inquiring about the power of THE MASK? Yup. ATV riding in Wyoming? Check. Kickin' it in Yellowstone? For sure. I don't eat my friends and neither should you! Cuz that's how we roll!!

July:
THE TWELVE
Yes, yes, yes, here is the "99.9% percent finished work in progress" full score for a new composition written for bassist extraordinaire/bullpen lefty Jeff Schmidt, acoustic guitarist Andy McKee, powerlifter/bass guru Michael Manring, classical metal misfits The Section Quartet, and bash-master/home-gardening expert Pat Mastelotto called "SNUFF". This is the third movement of my string quartet, No. 69, "The Myers Quartet". This particular composition is written for piccolo bass/acoustic guitar, fretless bass, "prepared Eventide Harmonized string quartet", and improvised drums/bashing.  So far, I've gotten lots of fantastic feedback from some LA sessionistas and Philharmonic players regarding its uniqueness and dense string trickery!  Fellow cutting-edge bassists, drummers, Kronos S.Q., Turtle Island S.Q., Dask Quartet, and T.S.Q (Tampon String Quartet, that's my own string ensemble).
"The Twelve" is poised for the budgetary involvement of pertinent record labels and Grammy-centric musicians/producer candidates such as Edgar Meyer, Andy Summers, Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews, Sting, Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Stanley Clarke, Daniel Lanois, or Trey Anastasio.
You've been warned!!  :)

I got hooked-up with a Backstage Pass for the Jay Leno Show, where I caught the Suzanne Vega Band playing their new single, "Frank And Ava". Sandra Bullock and Chris Matthews were the special guests.

Check out this "action shot" of me and Sandra Bullock. So hot! Duh. 'Cuz that's how I roll!!

Mike V
., Ben Butler, and THE YOWELL were in full effect. Here's a shot of me with Mike and Ben Dizzle, Leno's DOPE ride, Leno's Wrangler Jeans, and of course, THE BOOK OF SHIT. No picture archive would be complete with CANNAGE shots. Scarlett's Fun Bags? Done.

Throughout August 3, 4, 5, 2007, Jay Terrien's signature bass and viola madness will be in full effect at the LODO BASS BASH, in Denver, Colorado. Hope to see you there!!

I also attended a PHENOMENAL jazz viola masterclass conducted by viola master Danny Seidenberg. This event was organized by Jennie Hansen and the Southern California Viola Society. Awesome!! Here's a group shot!

June:
Sure enough, my wife and I were at the Tommy Hilfiger Sessions at The Avalon, checking out the elegant Emma Burgess as well as string peeps The Section Quartet. It was a great show!! Thanks to Mastin Kipp for the invite. Awesome pix HERE. Lots of Cougars were at the club. So hot.......

I was out at the Suzanne Vega show at The Hotel Cafe, catching up with bass bud Mike Visceglia and Aussie-Ebow guitar madman Ben Butler. Afterwards, we went out for drinks and some light-dancing at "The Spotlight Club". They TOTALLY took care of us. Gross..... LOL! I also got pix of "The Gay Bigfoot" before The National Enquirer and all the other tabloids!! 7-Feet Tall With White Platform Shoes! NO WAY!!!

DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH: Go listen to this AWESOME track by singer/songwriter Paulina Logan, "For The Moon", Track #6, produced by Gilli Moon, Engineered by Matt Thorne. Hear those exquisite string arrangements of viola textures? Awesome!!! You can also hear this track and several other new songs on her MySpace page HERE!

New!! Jay Terrien Video Archive (Music And Shenanigans) On YouTube.com. Just Awesome....Go Watch "Jay Terrien vs Sea Lion!!!" NOW!

I spent a few days at Chalice Recording Studios, where I was tracking bass parts in Studio A for producer Ethan Mates, who was assisted by Newfoundland's finest son, Mike Snow. Session pix HERE!! That's JR Rotem's Silver Lamborghini.

Gilmore Girls TV star and stellar left-midfielder Alexis Bledel spills the beans on The David Letterman Show regarding her awesome soccer team, THE HUSTLERS, coached by soccer phenom JAY "THE ICEMAN" TERRIEN!!! Watch the interview here on YouTube.

May:
33 1/3 Phoenix, AZ
The 33 1/3 in Phoenix was a blast!!! I just uploaded a ton of pix and vids on YouTube of live bass and viola footage!! My pals from Italy, Hypnoise, have already posted some cool pix and vids on their site here. Special thanks to Hugh Gilmartin and Steve Lobmeier at D'Addario Strings, to Richard Ruse and Nick Epifani at Epifani Custom Sound Amplification, and to Dave Goldenfarb and Lee Miller at The Bass Place, Phoenix for getting involved with this great festival on my behalf!! You guys RULE!!! By the way, who is THIS dude?

Steve Vai Bass Audition
Yes, yes, yes, I had a blast auditioning on bass for esteemed guitarist/composer Steve Vai for his new European touring band down at Mates Rehearsal space in NOHO! I've always been a fan of Steve's compositions and business aesthetic so I jumped at the chance to play with him! Even though I only had about 10 hours to prepare 2 of Steve's complex compositions, it was WELL worth putting in the shred time to focus on and transcribe someone else's compositional madness!! Playing with Steve, monster drummer/bench-press champion Jeremy Colson, and their genius 18-year old guitarist, Zack Wiesinger from Pittsburgh, PA conjures up some pretty powerful imagery! The highlight of the audition was telling Steve that I would use my "Billy Sheehan Pedal" for the middle part of "Freak Show Excess". Awesome. And remember kids, as Uncle Steve Vai will tell you, "It takes over 1,000 cows to make a McDonald's hamburger!". And I thought that I was the only Vegetarian powerlifter?! Thanks to Steve's publicist Aussie Mike for creating such a comfortable and organized audition process! You rule!! Look at this picture of me iPodding and transcribing "Freak Show Excess" in the car right before my audition! LMFAO! Fortunately for all of them, Vai and his crew were each given an ancient blessing, well-known for its protective powers: THE DOLLS!

Several gifted players also came out for these auditions. Most notably, bassists Jon Reshard, Ben White, Taki, and Kai Kurosawa
were selected to audition as well as bass peep Bryan Beller, who took a Moped all the way from Nashville to LA to play! LOL! I'll place my money on Mr. Beller winning the bass chair for this tour!! My good friend who I played with back in NYC, violin-shredder pal Joe Deninzon and fiddle-master Alex DePue also auditioned for the newly created violin chair!!! Special thanks to Dunkin Donuts' Jeff Schmidt for forcing me to put my bass in a 4ths tuning for the first time in 5 years and telling me that he wouldn't give me Christopher Hitchens' cell phone number unless I went to the audition! Kudos to the kid in Belgium that bought my record and to bassist Mark Fowler who both MySpaced me about this unique opportunity a day before the auditions!! Better late than never!!

April:
FUTURE CONCERTS!
While I am incredibly busy hammering away sweet distorted col legno licks for my new string quartet composition recording project, I've carved out a few days here and there for a few bass and viola shows within the next few months (ALL CONCERT DETAILS HERE):

1.) On Saturday, April 21st, 2007, I played kick-ass viola with The Torrance Symphony Orchestra, who accompanied Grammy-winning vocalist RITA COOLIDGE throughout a variety of hit tunes from her songbook!

2.) From May 12-13, 2007, I'll be bashing away with my bass and viola at the Super Sessions 33 1/3 HOURS STRAIGHT IMPROVISED MUSIC FESTIVAL (At Modified Arts), 407 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, Arizona 85004
"33 1/3 PHX": A world record, one of a kind music event consisting of 33 1/3 hours of non-stop improvised music with some of the world's best musicians including Pat Mastelotto, Willie Oteri, Chris Michalek, Skinny Bishop, and maybe even Alice Cooper!! This event, sponsored by Fender Musical Instruments, D'Addario Strings, Jule Amps, Veneto West Productions, and Mojo Music is designed to promote live improvised music in a world that is becoming blander and blander from homogenized and canned music. For 33 hours and 20 minutes, a rotating plethora of musicians will perform non-stop improvised music in the heart of the Phoenix arts district! Don't miss this remarkable event! There will be a slew of Bon Jovi covers in 13/4, I promise!!!!!


3.) Throughout August 3, 4, 5, 2007, Jay Terrien's signature bass madness will be in full effect at the LODO BASS BASH, in Denver, Colorado. The Lodo Bass Bash is a non-profit event centered around educational workshops and performances for bassist of all levels. It is a great opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best bassists in the world, check out some of the latest equipment, and see some of the most amazing performances by the masters of the instrument. 2007 is the Second Annual Lodo Bass Bash, and features some of the most amazing bassists from around the world, including, but not limited to: * Yves Carbonne - France * Jay Terrien - Vermont * Jeff Schmidt - Hell * Jean Baudin - California * Trip Wamsley - Hell (Further South) * Gregory Bruce Campbell - Montana * Darren Michaels - Georgia * Stewart McKinsey - California * Christopher Cardone - Colorado * and more to come!!!

March:
I just got hired to play viola with The Torrance Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Frank Fetta, for their "Celebration Of Youth" concert, which featured the artistic and technical prowess of three young virtuoso concerto competition winners. The program consisted of Schubert's 6th Symphony, Mozart's B-flat Bassoon Concerto featuring Pei-Wen Tan, Bassoonist, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations For Cello featuring Sifei Wen, Cellist, and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen with Joseph Lee, Violinist. Heavy metal viola tux pix here. Here's a cool shot of cello gal Simone Vitucci and viola pal John Paul Tobin!

Some weirdo band named "KTU" was in town playing Finnish-style reggaeton Moosic at The Knitting Factory, Hollywood. Kimmo Pohjonen, Pat Mastelotto, and Trey Gunn would be rolling over in their graves if they ever saw this band play live!! It was great to hang with RCM, Bill Hibbetts and Amy Priore of Inner Knot Records/DGM, and guitar masochist Bill Forth, as well as the whole Crimson posse. More live pix here: 1.) Animal On Drums 2.) Knitting Factory Dress Code 3.) End Of KTU Show LA 4.) Dr. Jeckyl Gunn And Mr. Hyde Terrien 5.) Backstage (Surprise!?) 6.) Kimmo LIVE 7.) Kimmo And Pat 8.) Kimmo And Pat (Backstage) 9.) KTU Thanks The Crowd 10.) Pat And Escort Service Model!! 11.) P@ And Pal 12.) P@ And Drum Toys 13.) Trey Gunn Warr Guitar Mania! 14.) The Three Stooges

I've got tons of viola session work coming up, including some improv. madness on a few new songs by enchanting singer/songwriter Paulina Logan, produced by Gilli Moon. Here are a few cool pix from that session at MT Studios, Burbank, CA:
Jay Terrien Viola With Royer Mic, Paulina Logan, Producer Gilli Moon, Engineer Matt Thorne, Solo Viola, Laying Down Viola Tracks, Matt And Paulina

February:
I was at a live taping of the "Last Call With Carson Daly" show on NBC, where my guitar bud Andy McKee was in the dizzle!!  He "electrified" the audience with a blazing rendition of his YouTube video hit "Drifting".
  It was funny watching Carson Daly's jaw drop wide open while Andy destroyed his guitar.  Do yourself a favor and check out Andy McKee on MySpace NOW!  Eric Balfour, from FOX's smash-hit TV show "24" was the special guest that night.  The second taping included a local LA-indie band called "The Bird And The Bee" as well as actress Sofia "CANS" Vergera.

"THE LIST"
I've added a few more bassists and drummers to "THE LIST", which is a good way for me to keep track of unique "duos" and string quartets that could be on my next recording project, "THE TWELVE".  I think that Flea would work well with Tommy Lee, Billy Cobham matches up nicely with Mark Egan, and Jason Newsted would sound amazing paired with John Tempesta!  I would LOVE to listen to a track with Adam Nitti and Keith Carlock or Ginger Baker, wouldn't you?  How about Bryan Beller with Chili's basher Chad Smith?  Perhaps Sting, Bela Fleck, Dave Matthews, or Daniel Lanois would dig this concept?  Here's a sample score!


I was also hanging out at NRG Studios where Linkin Park just finished tracking some new tunes.  Ethan Mates and engineer Casey Lewis manned the Neve.  I met drum tech extraordinaire Jerry Johnson and Royer Labs (mics) VP John Jennings.  Excellent guys for sure!!

Another cool record review, this time from Movimenti Prog: (Music Webzine In Italy)
"Grande Jay Terrien. Ossessionato alla pornodiva Jenna Jameson e da tante bambole gonfiabili che porta con sè (persino in auto), il giovane bassista tira fuori un disco molto interessante, che insieme all'ultimo Hypnoise proviene dal prolifico ambiente Veneto West. Jay è infatti affiancato dall'ottimo Pat Mastelotto, che alle percussioni acustiche ed elettroniche è lo "sparring partner" del bassista. Con loro Ronan Chris Murphy, produttore intelliigente e partecipe........."


January 2007:
NAMM SHOW PIX!
My annual NAMM show attendance in Anaheim, CA was a blast again!!  I had a great time playing a ton of cool gear and seeing all of my bass peeps including mad dog Jeff Schmidt, Andy "Ta Dah!" Cervantes (Master of "THE BRADY DANCE"), Scott Pazera, Stew McKinsey, Darren Michaels, Jauqo III-X, Garry Goodman, Jean Baudin, Greg Campbell, Mike Cooper, Carey Nordstrand, Jens Ritter, Mark Wright (AccuGroove Amps) Paul Delano, Marty O'Brien, Fred Bolton (Bee Basses), Ned Steinberger (NS Designs), Tony Levin, Jairaj Swann, Epifani Amps, D'Addario Strings, Parker Guitars, as well as other great players that I have never met before: Brady Muckelroy, the insanity known as Trip Wamsley, Chris "C3" Cardone, Mike Dimin, Mark "Fish" Herring, and Steve Lawson!  The Bass Bash at JT Schmid's was cool as well.  Adam Nitti, Bryan Beller, and Todd Johnson tore it up at the show!!

I also had some great business chats with Mick Donner, Brian Bromberg, Eddie Speedy (SIT Strings), the guys at Madison Amps, and the kind folks at Eventide regarding my "THE TWELVE" recording project.  Thanks to the magical VIP badge master Stickist Tom Griesgraber, Schmidty and I hung out with Yves Carbonne at the Tony Levin Band VIP show at the Clarion Hotel.  Todd Rundgren sat in for 5 songs!  Dear God.  Can you say SKYLARKING?

Here are some cool pix of Tom Griesgraber and Jerry Marotta, Skip Fantry, Billy Dickens, Ronan Chris Murphy and John Rodd, Theron Brison, Stew's girl, Marty O'Brien, Bill ClementsThis is a great shot of Darren Michaels, The Starbucks King, and Yves Carbonne with the 12 string, southpaw hockey stick fretless beast! 
And now you all know how we roll.....

THE TWELVE
Yes, yes, yes, here is the "99.9% percent finished work in progress" full score for a new composition written for bassist extraordinaire/bullpen lefty Jeff Schmidt, acoustic guitarist Andy McKee, powerlifter/bass guru Michael Manring, classical metal misfits The Section Quartet, and bash-master/home-gardening expert Pat Mastelotto called "SNUFF".  This particular composition is written for piccolo bass/acoustic guitar, fretless bass, "prepared string quartet", and improvised drums/bashing.  So far, I've gotten lots of fantastic feedback from some LA sessionistas and Philharmonic players regarding its uniqueness and dense string trickery!  Fellow cutting-edge bassists, drummers, Kronos S.Q., Turtle Island S.Q., Supernova S.Q., and T.S.Q (Tampon String Quartet, that's my own string ensemble):  You've been warned!!  :)

December:
Film Director Joseph Greco's new movie, Canvas (IMDB:"Canvas"), starring actors Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Goonies (Ha Ha!), etc.) and Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Law & Order: S.V.U., etc.) just received a great review in VARIETY online.  I played viola on some session cues for this film at the Village Studios, LA, tracking with engineer Jared Nugent.  The end of film credit roll is HERE

I also spent a few days up at the infamous "Laurel Canyon studio", working on a few string arrangement demos for the new Linkin Park record produced by Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, System Of A Down, Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Etc.).  Ironically enough, both of us have the words "Frederick Jay" in our birth names!  It was a blast meeting the band and hanging out with their hard-working engineering team and security personnel.  Here's a cool picture of me in action!

LA JAZZ SOCCER:
What's more enjoyable than watching hot guys kick ass, get turf rash, and destroy skilled Mexican-based teams on a sunny weekend afternoon??!!  Ladies it doesn't get any better than cheering on your semi-pro LA Jazz Men's Soccer Team of the Los Angeles Super Metro League.  Here's more Terrien blood and guts for ya!!!  KNEE. ANKLE. SHIN.  Here's a cool compilation video documenting some sweet goals and of course, a few vicious tackles by yours truly.  Sweet......

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!!! 
If you want to listen to individual 29-seconds long snippets from "All The Dolls In The Same Place", you can check them out here on the All Music Guide database entry for this album.  You can also buy individual downloads for your iPod here at iTunes but of course in doing this, you would miss out on owning the most genius album artwork ever!!! 

Apparently, I've also signed a HUGE recording contract with NAPSTER.  LMFAO.   You can listen and buy there as well.  And as you can tell, my sophisticated "business model" of being linked to "similar artists" such as "Guy Campion, Duo Campion-Vachon, Mario Vachon (Gershwin), Amedeo Minghi, Barbara Bonney, André Previn, Paul Smith, The Elysium String Quartet And Friends, and Kyle Dawkins" is working to my financial benefit.  WTF? I wonder if André Previn has a Red Vines addiction?  Meh..


I've also been busy with viola and bass session work as well.  I had a blast during a recent viola session with engineer Brian Hussey at comp*ny studios where I tracked 11 new songs for singer/songwriter Jose Promis, under the producer/arranger guidance of David Pascucci.  The music falls under the "Old World, European Cabaret meets New World meets Pop, Dance and Electronica" category.  It was a perfect match for my Vermont deer-hunting sensibilities.  LOL!

Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra Concert At The Colburn School Of Music:
My Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra just had a great Winter concert at the Colburn School Of Music, Zipper Hall.  Led by our amazing concertmaster/LA session ace Haim Shtrum, we played a program consisting of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #2 In F and Corelli's Concerto Op.6 Nr.2.  Here's a cool, full ensemble picture of the gorgeous hall!

November:
Here's a picture of me, courtesy of master mixer.producer Ethan Mates, beaming with discontent towards Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Drew Bledsoe at Conway Recording Studios, LA, where Linkin Park was being mixed in Room B and Britney Spears was working with producer Scott Storch in the adjacent studio room.  His orange lamborghini = WOW! 

Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra Performances At The "1st And Hope Artist Exhibition"
I recently played viola on a huge skateboard halfpipe/concert stage with my Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra at the "1st And Hope Artist Exhibition", held at Berra's underground skate park, in downtown East LA. This event featured an exhibition of local artists as well as a short selection of previews for upcoming films created by skateboarders including the much-anticipated "1st And Hope" movie created by director Brian Lotti.  Alongside the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra (conducted by fellow composer Ali Helnwein), indie rock bands "Blood on the Stereo" and "Moonrats" also played live sets during the exhibition.  The movie trailers and music were followed by an impromptu open skateboard fiesta, fireworks, and of course, an awesome outdoor multi-kegger cash bar.

I also did a cool viola session at Screaming Turtle Music for producer Federico Gonzalez for some new music by chanteuse Sianna Lyons.  The session was engineered by Bill Smith, who used to work with Guns N' Roses.  Awesome.  Just awesome!!  Session pix here, here, here and dude, look at this Guns N' Roses platinum record!

October:
Playing viola, my Griffith Park Observatory Orchestra just had a GREAT concert last weekend at the Wells Fargo Theatre.  Under the guidance of esteemed Music Director and Conductor Robert C. Lippre, our program consisted of:
Gerber: Fanfare for the Voice of A-M-E-R-I-C-A (West Coast Premiere)
Mark Schlesinger: Music for small ensembles (World Premieres)
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Mozart: Divertimento for Strings in D, K 136
Strauss: Serenade for Wind Instruments, op.7
Stravinsky: Suite from "L'histoire du soldat"

Also, I just finished writing 2 more tunes for a new record.  One is called "Snuff" and the other one is called "Amish".  "Snuff" has a primary piccolo fretted bass line (tuned CGCEG) with phrasing structures of 11/8 and 10/8.  Later on, there are contrasting themes in 4/4, 5/4, and 15/16.  It's very "Emo" nasty.  "Amish" is terribly slow and elegiac in 3/4 at 40 bpm.  Sibelius has just arrived which means that it is string quartet writing time, where I have to match up some sensible counterpoint against the pre-existing bass math mayhem.  Ugh!!  But, I'll make sure the viola parts from time to time, go through THE GRUNGE PEDAL!!! 

So, basically, I have one more song to write and then I can dive into the ballsy string quartet treatments which will ultimately bear rich, Grammy Award fruit.  I have no idea what this tune will sound or feel like but its title is already done: "Mom Accused Of Swinging Baby As Weapon".  "Chytoria"???  Awesome......It might even be another Track #69 "RCMIWYP!" fiasco.

September:

It's "Judging By The Size Of Carnie" month in Uzbekistan!  Well, according to this album review by PROGRESSOR in Uzbekistan, it is. 

Here are two more reviews as well, one from Crim bud Sid Smith in the UK and the other from a Arlequins, a popular progressive rock website in Italy.

Film Director Joseph Greco's new movie, Canvas (IMDB:"Canvas"), starring actors Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Goonies (Ha ha!), etc.) and Marcia Gay Harden. (Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Law & Order: S.V.U., etc.) will be premiered at the Hampton's International Film Festival in late October!  I played viola on some session cues for this film at the Village Studios, LA, tracking with engineer Jared Nugent.  The end of film credit roll is HERE.  The film also had a private screening for Congressman, Senator Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island.  You do know about us TERRIENS and our connection to the Martha Moxley murder, horse thieving, and the Kennedy's, right?  Congrats to Joe and his crew on a job well done!!!

August:
Here's a link to a VERY COOL 70-minute long i-Podcast interview with David Burgess, live from Australia for BassCast!  Serving as co-host, David and I discussed TOOL's new album, Michael Manring's THONK album, as well as THE DOLLS.  You can save the whole download here!


July:
I just got back from the Pasadena Bass Day at the LA Music Academy!  The clinics were a blast!!  It was great to see bass pals Todd Johnson, Kim Jade, and Mark Wright again and without question, it was awesome meeting Jerry Watts, Alex Al, and K.T. Tyler!

I've been extremely busy writing some new compositions for another studio album!!!  Currently, I've finished 10/12 tunes as follows: 1.) What?! What?! 2.) The Chellis 3.) Crushage (in 15/8) 4.) El Diablo 5.) The Evil Of Flow 6.) Tabitha Hides Behind A Tree 7.) Burbank 8.) The Gay Wolf (Best song title EVER!!) 9.) It's A Star Jones Christmas!! and 10.) Snuff 11.) Amish

Conceptually, I'd like to bring on Pat and Ronan again.  I would also like to write some dense string quintet arrangements (perhaps the normal string quartet scoring plus a banjo or guitar addition?).  Maybe some textural noodling by guys along the lines of Bela Fleck, Steve Vai, Bill Frisell, Trey Anastasio, or Mike Keneally would work?  We shall see.......I'll also probably be shopping for label $$$ to track this record.

June:
It's been a WICKED busy last few months for my fingers!!

Film Director Joe Greco is in the final production stages of his new movie, "Canvas", starring actors Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, The Goonies (Ha ha!), etc.) and Marcia Gay Harden. (Mystic River, Mona Lisa Smile, Law & Order: S.V.U., etc.). 

Playing viola, I was invited to lay down some GORGEOUSLY COMPOSED film cue tracks for composer Joel Goodman at the Village Studios, LA with engineer Jared Nugent.  It was a blast to work with all of these cool musicians including my viola gal pal Asha Mevlana!

I will also be doing a live telephone interview from Australia with David Burgess which will be featured on BassCast.com.  We'll discuss my new record as well as the new TOOL album.  I'll lay into the details of drummer Danny Carey's AWESOMENESS on this album.  I think we'll also discuss Michael Manring's "THONK" record as a "Bass Blast From The Past!"

Cock Robin played at great warm-up show for their upcoming European Tour at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.  I was there hanging with drum bud P@.  Stickist Tom Griesgraber and I kicked it "old school", fending off droves of single mid-40's looking COUGARS while Pat Mastelotto rocked the drum kit per usual!!   MMIWYP!

May:
I just got back from Berkeley, CA where I stopped by The Freight & Salvage Coffee House to check out fellow bass pals Michael Manring, Jean Baudin, Jeff Schmidt, and David Grossman creating solo bass madness at the Berkeley Solo Bass Night.  Check out some live show pix here!!!  I said hello again to Bobby Vega, who was in the house as well!  Many props to "Epileptic Peat" and his band of merry bass fans who flew in all the way from Philadelphia, PA just to see Jean Baudin play!  AWESOME!!!

I just tracked some weirdo fretless bass madness for 4 hours at "Disco Studios" in Silverlake with producer/engineer pal Ethan Mates (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Pussycat Dolls, Slipknot, Tupac, etc.) for several hip-hop/world/electronica compositions which will be licensed for usage via Go Big! Entertainment here in Los Angeles.

Esteemed music journalist Greg Burk from the LA Weekly just wrote a very kind review of the new Veneto West Records compilation album that I contributed two tracks to, "Destroying Silence: An Introduction To Veneto West Records", that is bound to get a HUGE amount of visibility here in California.  Specifically, the review says that "Jay Terrien cycles from loop to stomp and back..... And all of it is good."  For me to POOP ON!!!  Awesome.  Full review here or hereProgressive World.Net also did a cool review here.

I just heard about an extremely genuine review of "All The Dolls In The Same Place" in the June, 2006 issue of Guitar World's BASS GUITAR MAGAZINE!  Here's the cover, click on the article for the full review!

  

Later this summer, Jay Terrien will be a special guest at the San Diego Bass Alliance's "PASADENA BASS DAY" at the Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) on July 15, 2006 with fellow bassists David Dyson (Solo Artist, Jonathon Butler, Pieces of a Dream), Rhonda Smith (Solo Artist, Prince And The New Power Generation), Todd Johnson (Solo Artist, Master bass instructor, Dave Weckl, Mike Stern, Scott Anderson), Jerry Watts, Jr. (Head of Bass Dept. - Los Angeles Music Academy, Denise Williams, Herbie Hancock, Keiko Matsui, Sergio Mendez, Kevyn Lettau), Alex Al (First call session player, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Paul Jackson, Jr., Jeff Lorber) and many more!

Also, I plan on getting together with producer/engineer/mixer Jimbo Barton (Queensryche, Rush, Metallica, Steve Perry (SWEET!)) to lay down some bass tracks in his studio!

April:
My pal, LA drumming madman Glen Sobel just told me that I am in the May, 2006 issue of MODERN DRUMMER, "The World's #1 Drum Magazine."  SWEET!   Sweet 'stache right?  Here's the cover, click on the article for the full review!:

 

PODCAST MANIA!
David Burgess from Basscast has graciously added two tracks (EMO and CONSEQUENCE) from "ALL THE DOLLS IN THE SAME PLACE" to a recent podcast that was aired LIVE FROM AUSTRALIA!  Feel free to listen to this awesome Podcast by downloading it here or by checking it out on iTunes!  Other famous bassists sampled on this Basscast include:
*David Dyson: "The Dawning"
*Kai Eckhardt: "Visions of an inner mounting apocalypse"
*Andy Fraser: "Naked...and finally free"
*Michael Manring: "Outerspaces" by Sadhappy
*Joseph Patrick Moore: "Live in 05" and "Wherever we go"
*Charlie Moreno: "So lonely"
*Brian Mulholland: "Deco"
*Rob Wasserman: "Cosmic Farm"
*Bill Wyman: "Just for a thrill"
*Step back in time: "Musical Massage" by Leon Ware (Chuck Rainey, bass)

March:
SEEK AND DESTROY!
The new Veneto West Records compilation album, entitled "Destroying Silence: An Introduction To Veneto West Records", is already getting rave reviews!  The album features tracks from Jay "THE ICEMAN" Terrien, Anthony Curtis, Willie Oteri, Lives of the Saints (Ronan Chris Murphy & Bill Forth), Hypnoise and features performances by Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Jeff Gauthier, Mike Keneally, Lewis Pragasam, Ephraim Owens and others.  See the details here.  Here's a cool review from "GROUND AND SKY", Also, check out what reviewer Donato Zoppo has to say about this killer compilation on the Movementi Prog website in Italy!  Go and buy it here!!!



FYI, Jay Terrien has just been invited to contribute his signature bass mayhem to the "78 Hour Non-Stop Improvisation Festival", held at the CastelBrando (Italy's oldest castle with 2,000 years of improvised music and counting!!!) in the Venice countryside, for 4 straight days starting on September 21, 2006 (originally scheduled for June 8-12). 

Also joining in on the fun are noisemakers Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, etc.), Willie Oteri, Pat "K.C. Stiletto" Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Stuart Hamm (Joe Satriani, etc....Terrien and Hamm holding the low end DOWN! What?! What?!), Ronan Chris Murphy, and of course the most magnificent Schroeder on drummage!!  Don't miss this special festival!!!! CIAO!

February:
FWIW, I just donated some of my compositions to The Vermont Music Library & Shop VT Jukebox Project! 

I just heard from Belgian correspondent Pascal Samain, that his review of "ATDITSP" is featured in the Fevrier issue of France's premier rock magazine, "Crossroads", the one with Johnny Cash on the cover.  Go read the review (in French!) here



Also, Dear God, it's begun!  I am being discussed on some awesome bass board in France!!  I am holding bass bud in France, Yves Carbonne accountable!! Ha ha!!

January 2006!:
Now that CBS' Hit Reality Show Survivor (Season 12) "Panama -- Exile Island" is airing, sadly, you will notice that I am absent from the show!! But, I did make it to the SEMI-FINAL round of the exhaustive application process.  I think that contestant Bobby Mason must have beat me out for the final spot.  He's the tattooed black dude who played baseball at fellow NESCAC institution Amherst College.  On the other hand, I am a white guy who played soccer at Bates College and in England.  I took pictures of Grammy.  He is a lawyer.  He wins.  That RULES!

I SURVIVED ANOTHER
NAMM SHOW!!! 
Thanks to all of my music pals that stopped by the Adler Basses booth at the NAMM Show to say "F.U.!" to me.  Mike Adler had some amazing basses this year and without question,  Right after Gerald Veasley finished his demo, I was fortunate enough to be invited to play "bass" at the Roland Booth using a GORGEOUS Mike Adler Singlecut 5 string, where I demoed their new line of Cube and D-Bass amps for Product Managers Michael Barrett, Peter Swiadon, Dan Kirsher and some visiting Japanese executives. 

It was great to catch up with some close friends (Jauqo III-X, Mad Ass Hillbilly Al Caldwell, Joe Deninzon (Inside The John Lennon Bus), Jens Ritter, etc.), to meet some cool drum dudes who were involved in my record via P@ (Garrison at DW, Rich Mangicaro at Paiste, Bruce Jacoby at Remo
), and to give a shoutout to Mike Visceglia with Steve from D'Addario Strings!  I also ran into Adam Budofsky from Modern Drummer magazine as well as my good pals Richard Ruse and Nick Epifani from Epifani Custom Sound!

Bass-wise, it was awesome to finally meet and hang with fellow bass peeps Jeff Schmidt, Stew McKinsey, Darren Michaels, Stanley Clarke, Jean Baudin, Yves Carbonne, etc. 

There were also quite a few rumors at the show, which I will quickly dispel:
1.) Adrian Belew DOESN'T FEAR THE DOLLS and Parker DID NOT make him a $10,000 Custom Guitar!
2.) I DID NOT PLAY "Judging By The Size Of Carnie" on Carey Nordstrand's new NORDY 5-String Jazz Bass, nor did I have a red thong in my NAMM bag!
3.) I DID NOT STALK Poison's RIKKI ROCKETT!!
4.) I have no idea who those Japanese dudes and that blond mohawked chick, aptly named "ROXXI DOTT" (yeah, she's the one that is hanging herself in this photo) are! 

Most Expensive Press Kit Ever??!!
I've been busy sending out my latest demo reel to the top producers and recording engineers in Los Angeles so that I can take on more cool session work! I've also been blasting off press kits to several media outlets and music-centric publications.  My latest press kit "design" contains my new record, some marketing one-sheets, and an honest, hard-working blow-up doll named "Fatty Patty" (who despite her gorgeous, flowing red hair, still got barked at by Jenna, my cute Peke!).  Bass Player Magazine and Technical Editor Jonathan Herrera got their kit which will soon be followed up by submissions to Rolling Stone, Spin Magazine, etc.  Fear the $50 psycho press kit!!!


FYI, I just heard about some more unsolicited record reviews floating around the Internet.  Dude, just check out what independent reviewer Kai Horsthemke had to say about THE DOLLS!!!  NO WAY!!!  Dear God.....He rules....

INTERNATIONAL RECORD RELEASE CONCERT/PARTY IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC!
Jay Terrien (along with Les Habs sidekick drummer Merlin) was the featured artist during a live radio interview on Canada's premier rock radio station in Montreal, CISM 89.3 with esteemed rock journalist Christine Fortier on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 8 PM ET.  Topics of discussion included THE DOLLS, poutines, the future impact of digital music distribution, as well as the manner in which modern day musicians utilize and leverage existing technologies (recording software, VOIP telephony, BBS) to seamlessly collaborate in real time despite great geographic distances.  Here are some cool pictures from the kick-ass Main Hall live show: Jay Terrien and Merlin, FU!, and Wildcat!!! 

SILENCE OF THE CARNIE!:
CONGRATS!!!  "Judging By The Size Of Carnie" and "Double-Entendre", two fierce "hard jazz" Terrien compositions, have both been added to a very cool industry compilation CD entitled "Destroying Silence", which will be released by Veneto West Records.

December:
MY INTERNATIONAL RECORD RELEASE PARTY WILL OCCUR ON JANUARY 6TH, 2006 IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC AT THE MILE END CULTURAL CENTER (MAIN HALL) AT 8:30 PM!!  GET YOUR TICKETS NOW AT TICKETMASTER FOR THIS UNIQUE BASS AND DRUMS "POWER DUO" CONCERT WITH SPECIAL GUEST MERLIN ON DRUMS/ELECTRONICS!  METRIK AND BISTOURI (DRUMS AND LAPTOP) WILL ALSO BE ON THE BILL!!  DOWNLOADABLE PROMO POSTER HERE!!  SPECIAL PRIZES FOR ANYONE THAT BRINGS A BLOW-UP DOLL TO THE SHOW!!   DO IT!!  OBEY!!  FEAR THE DOLLS!

November:
I was hanging out with RCM at Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard, massive session credits, etc.) and Rick Musallam's birthday party on November .  I finally met bass ace Bryan Beller (Go buy that record!  He RULES!) and surprisingly enough, I tricked guitarmaster and Zappa alum Mike Keneally into taking a copy of THE DOLLS!!!  I told him that the best way to handle the record is to not make any direct eye contact with the front or back covers whatsoever!  He was immediately fearful of THE DOLL.  Upon initial home listening usage, you must use a similar technique to the one that Indiana Jones used when he jackassingly opened the Ark at the end "Raiders Of The Lost Ark".  In sum, I spared Keneally "the fiery cataclysm" that has already consumed recipients Sean Hayes (Will and Grace), Steven Bailey (My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance/Grey's Anatomy), and many others.  That rules........

I am busy planning on a tour to Europe.  The maps are out.  The Starbucks locations are plotted out.  It looks like London, Brussels, Amsterdam, all over Germany, and Italy are my top choices to play at so far.  I've had some positive talks with a few bookers/promoters over there. 

Rocktober:
FEAR THE DOLLS!!! Go check out "ALL THE DOLLS IN THE SAME PLACE" now!  With a worldwide release date of January, 2006, advance copies of this record will be available at the Discipline Global Mobile Shop (http://www.nexternal.com/dgm/Product792), The Vermont Music Shop (http://www.vermontmusicshop.com/index.php?i=cd558), CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com/cd/terrien), Tower Records, and other fine outlets!

A cool bass and drums duo from Montreal, QC called "Trikme" (Merlin and Patrik) recently contacted me about my vacant drums and bass chairs.  I guess internet research really does pay off after all!!  After many phone calls and e-mails, the duo decided to venture out West for a week-long session of nasty odd-time, poutines, and hot gang chicks!!  We even got to hang with THE V during his visit with Dar Williams.  By the way, Mike "THE V" Visceglia just contributed a great