Richard Termini
Encyclopedia
Richard Joseph Vincent Termini (born June 20, 1956, Brooklyn
, New York
) is an American
educator, platinum record award winning musician
, composer
and photographer. As a musician Termini played synthesizers and keyboards on several recordings including Type O Negative: World Coming Down, Cyndi Lauper
: platinum award winning album, She’s So Unusual, Patty Smyth: Never Enough, The Fixx: Ink, Ellison Chase: Welcome to Tomorrow, Jing: Jing Machine and others. Termini also produced the Fallout single featuring future Type O Negative
members Pete Steele and Josh Silver.
He produced and composed music for John Turturro’s Cannes Palme d'Or winning film 'Mac' and contributed additional music to Turturro’s ‘Illuminata’ and appears in the film as a gypsy guitarist. Termini also composed, performed and produced the music for the Zack Winestine film ‘States of Control’. Termini composed and performed music for Television including the animated 'Kids are Punny' which included ‘Camel Dances’ featuring the voice of Madonna.
Termini’s published photographs include the band Carnivore’s first album and several other iconic Carnivore photographs from that period. Termini worked for NewLook magazine in the 1980s and several of his photographs featuring CBGB
and various artists are presented there.
Termini composed, produced and performed the music for many of Roman Paska’s productions including, The End of the World, Ghost Sonata, Moby Dick in Venice, Yerma and Arden/Ardennes (As You Like It).
Termini taught audio and recording arts in New York City’s, Center for the Media Arts, he was teacher and Chairman at the Institute of Audio Research
and is the founder and former Director of Digital Media Arts (DMX) NYC.
Termini continues to compose and perform today.
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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) is an American
Americans
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educator, platinum record award winning musician
Musician
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, composer
Composer
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and photographer. As a musician Termini played synthesizers and keyboards on several recordings including Type O Negative: World Coming Down, Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
: platinum award winning album, She’s So Unusual, Patty Smyth: Never Enough, The Fixx: Ink, Ellison Chase: Welcome to Tomorrow, Jing: Jing Machine and others. Termini also produced the Fallout single featuring future Type O Negative
Type O Negative
Type O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...
members Pete Steele and Josh Silver.
He produced and composed music for John Turturro’s Cannes Palme d'Or winning film 'Mac' and contributed additional music to Turturro’s ‘Illuminata’ and appears in the film as a gypsy guitarist. Termini also composed, performed and produced the music for the Zack Winestine film ‘States of Control’. Termini composed and performed music for Television including the animated 'Kids are Punny' which included ‘Camel Dances’ featuring the voice of Madonna.
Termini’s published photographs include the band Carnivore’s first album and several other iconic Carnivore photographs from that period. Termini worked for NewLook magazine in the 1980s and several of his photographs featuring CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
and various artists are presented there.
Termini composed, produced and performed the music for many of Roman Paska’s productions including, The End of the World, Ghost Sonata, Moby Dick in Venice, Yerma and Arden/Ardennes (As You Like It).
Termini taught audio and recording arts in New York City’s, Center for the Media Arts, he was teacher and Chairman at the Institute of Audio Research
Institute of Audio Research
The Institute of Audio Research, also known as IAR, is located in New York City. Students of IAR are offered a wide variety of academic programs in the field of music production and audio engineering...
and is the founder and former Director of Digital Media Arts (DMX) NYC.
Termini continues to compose and perform today.
External links
- http://www.discogs.com/Cyndi-Lauper-Shes-So-Unusual/release/1543478
- http://www.discogs.com/Type-O-Negative-World-Coming-Down/release/1194852
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/never-enough-r18324/credits
- http://www.gafter.com/~glen/FIXX/Discogs/The.FIXX.Disc
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855653
- http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?pagewanted=print&res=9E0CEEDF133CF932A2575AC0A964958260
- http://articles.courant.com/1994-07-10/entertainment/9407080043_1_medgar-evers-awadagin-pratt-los-angeles-philharmonic/2
- http://business.highbeam.com/967/article-1G1-109860058/touro-launches-dmx
- http://www.musicpopstars.com/cyndi-lauper/albums/prc-ipC359248.html
- http://movies.nytimes.com/person/225358/Richard-Termini
- http://vinylobscurity.blogspot.com/2010/08/richard-termini-project-dangerous-games.html
- http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7667250
- http://www.discogs.com/Richard-Termini-Project-Dangerous-Games/release/2322889
- http://albumcredits.com/Profile/131005
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266696/fullcredits#cast