Born in El Paso, Texas. He lived there for the first 15 years of his life until he and his family moved to Glendale, California. Glendale was home until he moved to Los Angeles for college. After graduating from Otis College of Art and Design, he started his career as a graphic designer working for the Los Angeles Kings, then other companies all the while making music. Now almost twenty years after he touched his first music equipment, Terry is still churning out great music for people to groove to.