Terl Bryant is a drummer and percussionist who has worked with a wide range of artists and contributed to many top flight recordings to much critical acclaim. In his early career he toured and recorded with US artist Steve Taylor, Peter Murphy (x-Bauhaus) and went on to join the influential progressive Celtic folk-themed band Iona.
Terl lives in Sussex, England with his wife Jules and their six children (two girls and four boys).
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Bryant's biography in his own words:
"I recall being about six years old, sitting behind my dad in his sports car banging on the back of his seat whilst some groovy rock music blasted out on the radio. All of a sudden ... he pulled the car over, and in frustration shouted,” if you're going to bang on the back of my seat - do it in time!” ... from then on I was focused. I became mad about drums and got my first drum set when I was 12, I practised hard at home working out the beats on my favourite records; Deep Purple, Captain Beefheart, Bob James, Deodato, Peter Frampton, Beatles etc., and by 15 I was playing in local pubs. I moved to London aged 17, but turned down an audition for Adam and the Ants (before their huge success). At 18 I joined a Bedfordshire based called 'Stranger', which later became 'Tobruk' (remember them??). I left soon after we auditioned singer Fish (later of Marillion), who was travelling the UK looking for a band to join. Two of the band didn't want him while the bassist and I thought he was fantastic. He was obviously going places. I left the UK for California in 1981, and ended up playing and living in Newport Beach for about four years. I joined a band called 'The Dining Cocktails’, fronted by the fabulous Chris Gaffney [1]. Walter Trout (Canned Heat) would sometimes come and sit in with us. I'm thankful for those years ... it's probably where I developed most as player"
Terl returned to the UK in 1985 whilst touring with UK artist Steve Taylor, in 1986 he joined Peter Murphy as a member of The Hundred Men and in 1992 he teamed up with Dave Bainbridge, Dave Fitzgerald and Joanne Hogg to join the band Iona. In later years Terl has gone on to work with many other artists including Maddy Prior, Roddy Frame, John Paul Jones, Faith Hill, Matt Redman and others, a full list of credits can be seen at terlbryant.com [2]
During the 1990s Terl helped establish "Psalm Drummers". Officially established in 1996 Psalm Drummers (a gathering of Christian drummers and percussionists) developed as an organisation with links throughout the world. During this period Terl produced several album of recording music aimed at capturing the sound and also acted as a Director for the network up until 2009 when he passed on the role. Psalm Drummers network remains active and are now overseen by The Psalm Drummers Association, a UK registered non-profit trust.
Terl continues to play and perform with various artists and runs a studio producing drum and percussion tracks through an online service, and also creating self penned works. Between 2007 and 2010 he has worked/played for Stefano Ianne (with Nick Beggs), Paul Statham (tracks for Jim Kerr and Shelley Poole), Richard Lacy (various artists and Eden's Bridge), Graham Kendrick, Steve Levine, Chris Rush (Pure Assassins), WeeksWeeksWeeks, and others.
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