Billy Kuttenkuler
Billy Kuttenkuler has performed extensively under the pseudonym, Billy Kidd. Most notably as a backup vocalist and keyboard player for The Hudson Brothers '80, Cher '81, and Barry Manilow '88-'94, where he performed on multiple world tours and over 50 shows at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway with Manilow on Broadway in the spring of '89. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA ('85) with a B.A. in Jazz Composition and Arranging, and the recipient of the Tony Bennett Jazz Master's Scholarship Award. In the fall of 1994, he relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville in order to raise a family and pursue his own musical endeavors. Billy Kidd Music was established and he began composing, arranging, producing and music directing for numerous national clients. In 2007, following a desire to contribute to the community and mentor young talent, he accepted an opportunity to teach at Currey Ingram Academy (CIA) in Brentwood, Tennessee. CIA is a K-12 college preparatory school that caters to students with learning differences. Known to students as "Mr. K," he inspired students of all ages with a passion for music during his almost decade-long tenure as a music and P.E. teacher. Most recently, he has been the vocal/music director for the Fargo Moorhead Community Theater (Fargo, ND) and has written a new musical based on the classic novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot, called "The Sins of The Father." |
Billy Kidd Music: Composition, Arranging and Production Clients
Kansas City Chiefs
New England Patriots Domino's Pizza |
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Celebrity Cruise Lines Hershey Park |
Busch Gardens Tampa
NBC's Today Show San Francisco's KPIX "Extra" |
Tennessee Repertoire Theatre
Acuff-Rose Music Publishing EMI Music Publishing |
Educator & Music Director
Fargo Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT) (2019 - 2022) (Fargo, ND) www.fmct.org
Music/Vocal Director, Arranger, Sound Design: A Christmas Carol, Addam's Family, All Shook Up, 9 to 5, Little Shop of Horrors
Currey Ingram Academy (2007 - 2016) (Brentwood, TN) www.curreyingram.org
Instructed students in grades 5-12 in concert band, choir, jazz-rock ensemble, rock band, music technology and private lessons.
Created a music technology program utilizing Finale, GarageBand and iMovie.
Musical Director for the Currey Ingram Academy Theatre Department.
Composed original scores and songs for film productions of Robin Hood, Alice In Wonderland and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Composer and producer of original music for the stage productions of Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth.
Arranger, producer and music/vocal director for the live stage productions of Annie, Suessical, Pippin, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz.
Private Lesson Instructor (1990 - Present)
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (2004) (Miami, FL) A Capella Group Director & Arranger
Celebrity Cruise Lines (2001 - 2004) (Miami, FL) A Capella Group Director & Arranger, Production Show Music Director, Arranger & Producer
Fargo Moorhead Community Theater (FMCT) (2019 - 2022) (Fargo, ND) www.fmct.org
Music/Vocal Director, Arranger, Sound Design: A Christmas Carol, Addam's Family, All Shook Up, 9 to 5, Little Shop of Horrors
Currey Ingram Academy (2007 - 2016) (Brentwood, TN) www.curreyingram.org
Instructed students in grades 5-12 in concert band, choir, jazz-rock ensemble, rock band, music technology and private lessons.
Created a music technology program utilizing Finale, GarageBand and iMovie.
Musical Director for the Currey Ingram Academy Theatre Department.
Composed original scores and songs for film productions of Robin Hood, Alice In Wonderland and The Importance of Being Earnest.
Composer and producer of original music for the stage productions of Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Twelfth Night, and Macbeth.
Arranger, producer and music/vocal director for the live stage productions of Annie, Suessical, Pippin, The Sound of Music, and The Wizard of Oz.
Private Lesson Instructor (1990 - Present)
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (2004) (Miami, FL) A Capella Group Director & Arranger
Celebrity Cruise Lines (2001 - 2004) (Miami, FL) A Capella Group Director & Arranger, Production Show Music Director, Arranger & Producer