Fires of Denmark Michael Terrill Rochester Fires of Denmark is the brainchild and musical project of Michael Terrill in which he writes/performs/records all of his songs with the exception of a few tracks. The project, started in 2010, was conceived as an attempt to make “quiet dance music” while blending genres of psychedelic rock, alternative dance and slowcore shoegaze. With influences coming from The Cure, Damien Rice, Radiohead and Pink Floyd. Michael has been playing/recording/composing music for the last 18 years. Winning music composition scholarships and national battle of the bands as well as signing to an indie music label by the age of 18. In addition to his live performance and recordings, Michael also has written commercial music for businesses like Caribou Coffee, Mayo Clinic Classes, Rochester Downtown Alliance as well as campaign music for, regional, statewide and national campaigns. Michael has always played a backing role in the music scene, since the early 00s playing lead guitar in Runway 36 and Sterling and the Silver Linings and bass in Second Story. In 2008 he released his first lead project “Versus the Lion” followed shortly by the creation of “Fires of Denmark.” In 2018 Fires of Denmark released their first full length album “With Love” and is the process of completing his follow up "Interference" out in 2019
