DANE TERRY
composer - performer - storymaker - visual artist
"outrageously talented"
-TIMEOUT NEW YORK
"Dane Terry is the millennial Cole Porter. He's got the hooks of Elton John, the jokes of Tom Waits and the heart of Leonard Cohen."
- John Cameron Mitchell, creator of Hedwig
and the Angry Inch
“he’s an intensely engaging performer….he’s so present we have to be too...extraordinary dexterity with language, physical and vocal performance, and sheer songwriting talent”
- Jennifer Cayer, CULTUREBOT
Terry is a dextrous storyteller in every sense of the term...His singing voice (a blend of Jeff Buckley and Freddy Mercury) is transportive, and his comedic timing a surprise.”
Charlotte Arnoux - EXEUNT NYC
"...this guy is fucking incredible, as a songwriter, a lyricist, and a multi-instrumentalist."
-Doug Mosurock, STILL SINGLE
Photo by Bobby Miller
ABOUT
Dane Terry is an American theater artist, musician, podcaster, writer and visual artist. He has been performing his distinct brand of musical storytelling all over the world for more than 20 years. His narrative audio work, most notably his music fiction podcast miniseries Dreamboy (Night Vale Presents, 2018), boasts millions of listeners internationally. Originally from Ohio, Terry moved to NYC in 2011 to pursue a theater career after several teeth-cutting years touring the US in his car as a singer-songwriter. His songs and stories range from heart-wrenching and hilarious to thrilling and sensuous, and often involve multifaceted depictions of queer life and sexuality. He is a virtuosic pianist across multiple genres, and orchestrates and arranges all of his own music. Terry is also an accomplished and prolific visual artist, working primarily in the medium of oil pastels.
PHOTOS
London Paladium Photo by Symphony Sanders
Photo by Theo Cote
Photo by Bobby Miller
Photo by Kate Sweeney
Kulturkirche in Cologne, Germany Photo by Sven Schog
Jupiter's Lifeless Moons At PSNY Jan 2018 Photo by Da Ping Luo
Photo by Effy Grey
Photo by James Gavin
VIDEOS
C.V.
PODCAST & AUDIO WORK
Dreamboy 2018-2019 (Writer, Composer, Actor)
Distributed by Night Vale Presents.
14 Days with Felicity 2019 (Composer)
Written by Connor Wright and Christina Friel. Created by At Will Media / Animal Kingdom / Forever Dog
Pounded In The Butt By My Own Podcast 2018 (Actor)
By Chuck Tingle. Distributed by Night Vale Presents.
THEATER
Jupiter's Lifeless Moons (Writer, Composer, Performer)
premiered at PSNY for COIL 2018
Bird in the House (Writer, Composer, Performer, Director)
premiered at La MaMa (NYC) in 2015 and went on to be in
Under The Radar Festival at The Public Theater in 2016 and subsequently toured.
ALBUMS
January 2023
I May Rail and I May Whine 2022
Music From Dreamboy, Vols 1 & 2 2020
The Wild of Town 2017
Color Movies 2015
Something for the Ladies 2015
7 Songs 2011
Songs of the Telephant 2009
VISUAL ART
EXHIBITIONS:
"Night and Day" - Jan - Mar 2024 - Joint show of new paintings with Dave Terry at The OSU Faculty Club in Columbus OH.
"New Paintings" - Oct 2022 - Solo exhibition at Back Room Gallery at C'mon Everybody in Brooklyn NY.
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2019 Kimmel Center Theater Residency at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia
2018 Freehand Artist in Residence - Freehand Hotel in association with Bard College
2017 BAX Space Grant from BAX
2016 Ethyl Eichelberger Award from PSNY
2016 Bird in the House, Incoming! at Under The Radar Festival at The Public Theater
2015 Devised Theater Working Group at The Public Theater in NYC
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2022 Welcome To Night Vale: The Haunting of Night Vale - opening act on European tour
2020 Broadway in the Boroughs - Featured performer representing La MaMa Theater Co.
2019 Welcome To Night Vale: Spy in the Desert Tour - opening act on North American tour
2018 Jupiter's Lifeless Moons, COIL festival at PSNY
2016 Bird in the House, Incoming! at Under The Radar Festival at The Public Theater
2016 Lincoln Center, Out-of-Doors Fest - Headline Performer
2016 Bird in the House, Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio
COLLABORATORS
Chris Weingarten - recording engineer, mixing engineer, musician, sound designer
Keith Hanlon - recording engineer, musician
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