Blade Arthouse Media

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Terry Blade

Blade Arthouse Media

Terry Blade is a multidisciplinary creative whose work bridges music, storytelling, and social design. Rooted in the Black American folk tradition and shaped by the language of modern craft, Blade uses sound, film, and visual design to interrogate heritage, identity, and collective memory. His projects often move between intimate self-portraiture and documentary-style commentary, creating a sonic and visual world where culture and concept meet form.

His work has been recognized by The One Club Denver Awards (three wins including Silver for Sound Design and Custom Content), the Cresta Awards, Summit International Awards, Telly Awards, and Graphis Design Awards, alongside multiple wins at international film and music festivals in Vienna, Prague, and Berlin. Across genres, his creative output functions less as entertainment and more as social design — using craft as advocacy.

Blade’s projects, such as Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues, American Descendant of Slavery, and Won’t Be Around, explore the intersections of race, history, and art through multidisciplinary storytelling. Whether composing, directing, or designing, his process foregrounds authenticity and experimentation, bridging the space between folk music, contemporary design, and purpose-driven brand storytelling.

City

Denver, United States

Twitter / X

@TerryBladeMusic

Awards

2026 — Clio Music Award: Use of Music Craft - Casting/Performance (Gold) (Win)
2026 — Clio Music Award: Use of Music Innovation (Bronze) (Win)
2026 — Graphis Design: Music, Print, American Descendant of Slavery, the Album (Silver) (Win)
2025 — Summit International Awards: Digital Media Award - Website-Consumer (Visionary) (Win)
2025 — The One Club Awards Denver, Craft / Sound Design, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Silver) (Win)
2025 — The One Club Awards Denver, Custom Content, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Silver) (Win)
2025 — The One Club Awards Denver, Craft / Use of Music, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Bronze) (Win)
2025 — Summit International Awards, Public Awareness & Advocacy, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Silver) (Win)
2025 — Cresta International Advertising Awards, Audio: Innovative Use of Sound / Audio, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Bronze) (Win)
2025 — CSS Design Awards, Special Kudos, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Win)
2025 — CSS Design Awards, Special Kudos, Heritage in Motion (Win)
2025 — Shorty Impact Awards, Audio & Music, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Gold)(Honor)
2025 — Shorty Impact Awards, Arts & Culture, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Win)
2025 — Blues Blast Music Awards, Historical or Vintage Recording (Nomination), Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
2025 — Anthem Awards, Education / Art & Culture, Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues (Silver)(Win)
2025 — Berlin Commercial Festival, Music Video: Cultural Impact (Nomination), All Ways – An Ode to Black Women
2025 — Digiday Greater Good Awards, Racial Equality (Nomination), Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
2025 — Digiday Greater Good Awards, Education (Nomination), Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
2024 — Summit International Awards, Video Under $5,000 (Gold), Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — Summit International Awards, Direction / Editing (Silver), Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — Telly Awards, General – Music Video (Silver), Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — W3 Awards, Music Video (Silver), Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — California Music Video Awards, Best Cinematography, Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — California Music Video Awards, Social Justice & Hope Award, Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — Vienna Independent Film Festival, Best Music Video, Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — Prague Independent Film Festival, Best Music Video, Won’t Be Around (Win)
2024 — Berlin Short Film Festival, Best Music Video, Won’t Be Around (Win)
2023 — Telly Awards, Craft – Use of Music (Bronze), Black Hurts (Win)
2023 — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Best Music Video (Independent) (Nomination), Won’t Be Around
2021 — Summit International Awards, Audio (Bronze), American Descendant of Slavery, the Album (Win)
2020 — Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Best Music: Singer-Songwriter (Nomination), The Unloveable

Winning Work

Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues Agency: Terry Blade / Chicago + Blade Modus Publishing / Chicago + Colerain Records / Chicago + Groover / Paris Client: Terry Blade Category: Custom Content Year: 2025

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