Jay L. Rusty Crutcher, MM
Education
University of Kentucky, Lexington Ph.D. candidate
Texas State University, San Marcos M.M. 2006
Southern Methodist University B.A. (Broadcast-Film) 1973
Professional Experience
Music Teaching
University of Kentucky
Summer 2016 -2021 Digial Audio and Music-Wake Forest University
Summer 2012 MUS 578 Form and Analysis
Spring 2012 MUS 270 Aural IV
2012 MUS 174 Music Fundamentals for non-music majors
Fall 2011 MUS 170 Aural I
MUS 174 Music Fundamentals for non-music majors
Spring 2011 MUS 172 Aural II
MUS 272 Aural IV
Fall 2010 MUS 170 Aural I
MUS 207 Aural III
Spring 2010 MUS 578 Form and Analysis
Fall 2009 MUS 117 Music Theory Tutoring for all Sections
Texas State University
Fall 2005 MUS 1312 Music Fundamentals for non-music majors
MUS 2313 Survey of Western Art (140 students)
Spring 2005 MUS 1211 Music Theory I
MUS 1210 Aural Learning I
MUS 2313 Introduction to Fine Arts (130 students)
Fall 2004 MUS 1213 Music Theory II
MUS 1212 Aural Learning II
Spring 2004 MUS 1211Music Theory I
MUS 1210 Aural Learning I
Fall 2003 MUS 1211 Music Theory I
MUS 1312 Essential Musicianship
Spring 2002 MUS117P Jazz Ensemble
MUS 321P Saxophone Lessons
College of Santa Fe, NM
Fall 1995 MUS 308 Music Business
Independent Record Label Owner – Emerald Green Sound Productions
1987 – 2001
Domestic and international sales over 400,000 units.
Supervised and directed all aspects of record label productions including artist acquisition, art creation for products, development and implementation of marketing plans, audio engineering, negotiating and creating recording, licensing, and distribution contracts.
Professional Productivity
Published Film Music – Original Scores
2010 Beneath the Rainbow Bridge: The Channel Islands, CA; original soundtrack
composition, foley effects and audio production for a 45-minute documentary
produced by the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
2006 Tragedy at Sea: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
original soundtrack composition, foley effects and audio production for a documentary produced by NOAA. Production for use in the Thunder Bay Visitors’ Center Theater; includes interviews of Dr. Robert Ballard (discoverer of the “Titanic”).
2005 Expedition Sanctuary Quest: Scientists at Sea; original soundtrack composition, sound production, and foley effects for a documentary on research conducted at NOAA Marine Sanctuaries and Underwater Preserves.
2004 Reflections of the Past, Visions for the Future: A Cultural Journey; original soundtrack composition, sound production, and foley effects for a NOAA documentary on Pacific Northwest coastal biorhythms and Native American cultures.
2003 Glacier Bay: Beneath the Reflections; original soundtrack composition, sound production, and foley effects for an underwater documentary on Glacier Bay, Alaska. Produced by U.S. National Parks, U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska Natural History Association.
2000 The Channel Islands; original soundtrack composition, sound production, and foley effects for a U.S. Fish & Wildlife documentary on island wildlife and bird sanctuaries.
1991 Eye of the Eagle; original soundtrack composition and sound production for an aerial film documentary of Northern New Mexico produced by AeroProductions.
Published/Recorded Music and Video
Engineered and produced CDs for over thirty artists on Emerald Green Sound and other record labels. Composed, performed, produced, marketed and sold ten full-length solo-artist CDs:
Ten solo albums as solo performer, composer, field location sound recording and sound design
2002 Isle of Avalon , Celtic and Christian ruins, Glastonbury, England
1996 Serpent Mound, Native American Serpent Mound, Adams County, Ohio
1993 Ocean Eclipse, Lunar Eclipse, Baja California, Mexico
1992 Chaco Canyon , Chaco Canyon Pueblos, New Mexico
1989 Amazon Song, Rain forest, Peru
1988 Machu Picchu Impressions Andes Mountains, Peru
Contemporary Music
2012 Canciones de Amores: Hermosas de America Latina; Featured performer
2007 Love Dance II Featured performer with Keyboardist
1997 Haven’t We Met Featured performer with contemporary band
1990 Love Dance Featured performer with Keyboardist
Video
2009 Produced, Wrote, Scored and Hosted, “Wind Power and the Land owner”; a 35 minute educational film for land owners considering leasing their land to wind developers.
Published Papers
2004 Horace Silver. Lexikon des Klaviers, ed. by Ch. Kammertons, Laaber: Laaber Verlag
2004 Les McCann. Lexikon des Klaviers, ed. by Ch. Kammertons, Laaber: Laaber Verlag
Lectures
University of Kentucky
2011 The Function of Music for Film Theory Colloquium Series
2009 Where the Impressionists intersected with the Romantics, Music School Open Lecture
Texas State University
2005 Mechanics of Film Music Audio Engineering Society (AES)
2003 Field Recording Techniques (AES)
Nature Sound Society of San Francisco, CA
1991 Interfacing Music and Nature Guest lecturer
Performances
Texas State University, 2002 – 2005
2005 Guest soloist at Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)
2005 Performed the tenor saxophone part in Webern, Op. 22; TSU Mysterium Spring Concert
2004 Solo performance of original composition performed at TSU Mysterium Spring Concert
Austin, TX, 1999 – 2005
1999 – 2005 Regularly performed in the Austin, TX region as a soloist
2000 The Coasters
Santa Fe, NM, 1988 – 1998
1997 Chris Calloway (Cab Calloway’s daughter), Santa Fe, NM
1993 Solo concert of original compositions (90 minutes), Sanctuario de Guadelupe
1988 Santa Fe Orchestra, under the direction of Bill Kirsky (2 seasons)
Edinburgh, Scotland 1991
1991 Edinburgh Music Festival, The Hero’s Journey:An Improvised Opera, based on the work of Joseph Campbell
Los Angeles, CA, 1977 – 1987
1980–87 Regular player in the Los Angeles music scene; over 100 recording sessions
1984–85 Alphonse Mouson (Weather Report drummer) tour (14 months)
1980–82 Holland America and Sitmar Cruise Lines tours
1980 The Emotions
1979 The Drifters
1977 Asleep at the Wheel
Professional Organizations
American Society of Composers and Producers (ASCAP), National Association of Composers/USA (NACUSA), Audio Engineering Society (AES), Phi Kappa Lambda, and the College Music Society.
Honors and Awards
Academic Awards
2012 Indudtion to Omicron Delta Kappa
2011 Induction to Phi Kappa Phi
2009 Farmer School of Music Scholarship Award
2006 Outstanding Graduate Student from the College of Fine Arts and Communications,
Texas State University, recognized at Graduation Ceremony May 2006
2006 Fine Arts & Communication Graduate Scholarship (COFAC), Texas State University
2005 Nelson Fellowship, Texas State University
2004 Outstanding Music Theory Teaching Assistant, Texas State University School of Music
2004 Frances R. Schneider Music Fellowship, Texas State University
2004 Member of Phi Kappa Lambda
2003 Frances R. Schneider Music Fellowship, Texas State University
Music Industry Awards
2011 Premiere of Beneath the Rainbow Bridge at the International Santa Barbara Film Festival
2011 Telly Award Outstanding Film Soundtrack for Beneath the Rainbow Bridge
2005 Telly Award Outstanding Film Soundtrack for Tragedy at Sea NOAA film documentary
2004 Telly Award Outstanding Film Soundtrack for Beyond the Reflections NOAA film documentary
2003 Telly Award Outstanding Film Soundtrack for Glacier Bay NOAA film documentary
1992 U.S. Small Business Administration, New Mexico Small Business Exporter for the Year
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Music Technology Competence
Synthesis (Analog and Digital) MIDI Sequencing
Sampling (Creation and Editing) Field Audio Recording (MS, Parabolic, hydrophonic)