Ted Karas
Ted Karas
Adjunct Professor
Guitar, R&B Combo
College of Music, Boston, MA.
Office: FA 328
Phone: (859) 572-1550
E-mail: karast1@nku.edu
- Ted Karas is a gifted musician who plays electric, acoustic, and synth guitars as well as composing, arranging, and orchestration for small and big bands. He has performed on various jingles, industrial shows and album projects in recording studios such as Sound Images, Audiocraft, R.T.G., and Group Effort; he contributed in a variety of ways for production companies such as Jay Gilbert, Bruce Fisher, Goldman, Paramount, Phil Copeland, American Entertainment, Counterpart, Ligosa Records, Laconna, Hinchey, Jean Ann Ryan, and Madison Park.
- Ted has performed on nationally released albums by Blessed Union of Souls, Geroge Lamond, New Kids On The Block, and the Cincinnati Pops, and has extensive experience with club bands such as Celebration-Club January's Top 40 Dance Band, Cat City-Jazz fusion group at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, and Airwave-Variety band for casual engagements.
- Ted has often been seen performing in productions at Playhouse In The Park such as Tapestry (The Music of Carole King), Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Beehive, To Kill A Mockingbird (wrote and recorded original music used in the show), and Thunder Knocking At Your Door. He was on the National Tour of Tommy-The Musical.
- Ted's symphonic experience includes performances with the Cincinnati Pops. Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Fort Wayne Symphony, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, and The 5th Dimension. He has performed in The Legends Shows and Jesus Christ Superstar.
- Show Experience:
- The Drifters
- The Coasters
- The Platters
- Howie Mandel
- Bob Hope Groves George Burns
- Rich Little