I had a project studio and I got quite a lot of work from local bands and multimedia companies. Programmer Ian Gibbs makes his living as a corporate manager and consultant, but has been developing his interest in music technology over the past 15 years: "About four years ago I decided to take the music on as a part‑time commercial interest.
#Once in a lifetime tv
Since then, Terry has been dividing his time between home studio recording, playing in covers bands, and undertaking occasional TV work as an extra, while still finding time to take a National Diploma in music technology at Lowestoft college. The lads even enjoyed a number 2 hit before having to exit the pop world to complete their schooling. The name Terry McCreith may also be familiar to some, as he experienced his first taste of pop fame back in 1976 as a member of boy band Our Kid. To cap it all, top producer, songwriter, arranger and musician Nicky Graham - best‑known for his success producing and writing for acts such as Bros, Let Loose and PJ & Duncan - and his vocal producer Deni Lew were flown in to oversee the whole process. All three were flown to New York, where they spent two days recording in the School of Audio Engineering's state‑of‑the‑art recording facility, with all flights and accommodation paid for by the competition's other sponsors Quantegy.
The eventual winner was a catchy pop track titled 'Once In A Lifetime', created by the Suffolk‑based songwriting partnership of Ian Gibbs and Terry McCreith, with vocals provided by Michelle Montuori. The breadth of styles and general high standard made choosing a winner extremely difficult, and led to some heated debate in the Sound On Sound office! We received over 200 demos spanning every conceivable style of music from house to heavy metal, easy‑listening to experimental. You don't often get the chance to win a trip to New York to record with a top‑flight producer, and the response to our September 1999 competition was overwhelming. Tom Flint talked to the lucky winners to find out how they put their winning demo together - and found out how producer Nicky Graham transformed it into a potential chart smash. Sound On Sound's September 1999 SAE/Quantegy competition offered the fantastic prize of an all‑expenses‑paid recording session in a New York studio with a top producer.
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