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Jay Gruska ( / ˈɡrʌskə /; born April 23, 1952) is an American songwriter and composer best known for his film and television scoring, and for writing hit songs for a variety of artists. He has composed musical scores for dozens of TV dramas, with over 500 hours of shows played internationally.
Biography. The Gruskas come from a musical family. Their father, Jay Gruska, is a movie and television composer, and their grandfather is multiple-Oscar-winning composer John Williams.
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About Jay Gruska. Jay Gruska received his first recording contract as a singer/songwriter with ABC Dunhill Records while in his third year of college as a music major at UCLA.
Gruska, Jay (23rd April 1953-Present) He is a vocalist, keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, producer and composer born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, until returning to Los Angeles, California, when he was 9 years old.
In addition to her impressive drum resume, Gruska is a songwriter and vocalist, currently channeling that energy alongside her brother Ethan in The Belle Brigade, where she writes, drums, and sings harmonies and lead. We got a chance to ask Barbara some questions about drumming, influences, and inspiration this summer.
Jay Gruska started out with his first recording contract at twenty-one years old. From there he has seamlessly morphed from singer-songwriter to record producer to theatrical music composer to film and television composer–sometimes all at once.
Jay Gruska - 'Circus' - from Jay Gruska solo album 'Which One of Us Is Me'. Jay Gruska - 'Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' - performed by Michael and Jermaine Jackson, Grammy Nomination Best Vocal Duet. Jay Gruska - 'String Thing' - Music from the TV Movie 'A Time to Heal'. Jay Gruska - 'They Danced' - from Maxus album 'Maxus' (Warner Bros Records)
