| About kathy kurasch | Kathy Kurasch is a composer, producer, and visual artist whose creative career began at an extraordinarily early age when she was signed to the New York Times Music Corporation at fourteen. By eighteen, she was serving as a judge for the American Song Festival and Clio Awards and was nominated to the board of governors of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. By twenty-one, Kathy had composed and produced the signature mini-song jingles for CBS KNX-FM, collaborating with artists Abbey Anna, Amy Holland, Lauren Wood, Valerie Carter, Mr. Mister, Jimmie Spheeris, and Billy Vera. As a songwriter, she has written for Kim Carnes, Philip Bailey, Rita Coolidge, and Valerie Carter. Her songs have been performed on Solid Gold, The Noel Edmonds Show, and at Farm Aid. In addition to songwriting, Kurasch has worked as a producer and engineer on recordings by artists including Lauren Wood, Nicolette Larson, and Larry John McNally. In 2017, following the passing of her longtime friend and collaborator, singer-songwriter Valerie Carter, Kathy produced several posthumous releases, including The Lost Tapes and Valerie Carter and the Faragher Brothers, continuing her commitment to preserving and honoring Carter’s body of work. |
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