Teddy Wender - Friends Forever (2020)

As a child, Teddy demonstrated a talent for playing piano and went to Fidel School of Creative Arts in Bayville, Long Island to study music. His classmate Brad Fiedel * (composer of Terminator 1, Terminator 2, True Lies) and Ted would play for all the modern dance classes. He first started his recording career with the underground classic Country Rock Band White Cloud. From there, Teddy went on to perform and play keyboards for the likes of Ric Derringer, Dr. John, Odetta, Johnny Winter, Albert King, Gordon Waller, Ray Draper, Gary Stewart, Michael Powers and Loudon Wainwright III. You hear Ted’s keyboard playing on Loudon’s Top 20 novelty/sing along classic recording of “Dead Skunk on the Road.”
Ted composed two dance hits, “What The Funk” and “Get Up And Dance” for The Memphis Horns on their 1977 RCA release Get Up & Dance.

Ted was a founding member of the New York New Wave Band 3-D, known for the hits “All Night Television,” “Telephone Number,” and the classic “X-Ray Eyes.” 3-D was signed to Polydor Records and had two albums. Their first features album artwork by David Alexander, the same creator of the Eagles Hotel California album cover.
Between the years 1978 and 1980 3-D toured with The Ramones, The Cars, J. Geil’s Band, Eddie Money and played with U2 at New York’s famed club The Ritz. In April of 1980, 3-D performed on Saturday Night Live, having the honor of being introduced by legendary comedian Steve Martin. They also shared the musical billing on that episode with Paul McCartney. The late 80’s found Teddy building and opening a recording studio DataBank in the Music Building on West 30th Street in New York City. He along with his former Road Manager Andrew Justin would then form Smooth Records, signing New York Blues legend and guitarist Michael Powers and Pop singer Cyndi Phillips.

In 1989 Teddy along with Ric Zivic, former lead singer for 3-D formed the production company Ric & Ted Productions, based in New York City. They specialize in commercials, TV shows, and industrial videos. Their first commercial for the children’s toy Magnadoodle would run for many years. Other spots included MicroMachines, SkyDancers, Cabbage Patch Kids and the Cabbage Patch Cousins as well as supplying music for many other children’s toys. Additionally, Teddy has produced song parodies for Howard Stern, music for The Learning Channel’s “Bingo & Molly” and television’s hit show “Overhaulin’.”

Teddy created ProTown Music with childhood friend Henry Justin, famed hip hop producer Dan Da Man and engineer Chris “C4” Brown. ProTown provides music, marketing, and media for upcoming artists. It takes the artist from project conception to completion and helps maximize its potential through ProTown’s vast array of networks and marketing tools. Teddy also lends his keyboard talents to many projects that step foot in the studio from all genres.