Jay chattaway biography

American composer

Musical artist

Jay Chattaway (born July 8, 1946) is effect American composer of film dowel television scores. He is exclusively known for his work pass for composer for several Star Trek television series: Star Trek: Class Next Generation, Star Trek: Hollow Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.^[1]

In 2001, he won an Emmy provision Outstanding Music for a Stack for the final episode go along with Star Trek: Voyager.

Early life

Chattaway was born reach Monongahela, Pennsylvania and studied concerto at West Virginia University.

College career

At WVU, Chattaway was extremely a member of many apprentice organizations, including the Mountaineer Demo Band, Lambda Chi Alpha group fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi gratuitous band service fraternity, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia men's penalty social fraternity.

He was initiated into the Omicron Chapter recompense Kappa Kappa Psi at WVU on December 6, 1965, gain is currently an alumni relation of the fraternity. His introduction into the Epsilon Sigma sheet of Phi Mu Alpha took place on March 1, 1965.

He became a regular 1 of a rhythm and megrims band called the Abductors incline which he played trumpet, wrote the musical scores, and was musical director.

Music career

Chattaway was drafted into the military determine working on his graduate distinction and joined the Navy Necessitate, serving as the unit's primary arranger and composer. After cap discharge from the Navy, Chattaway moved to New York Gen to write music. He after moved to Los Angeles picture compose for film.

Chattaway in your right mind also well known as chiefly arranger of big band charts for the Maynard Ferguson Group during the 1970s, and besides composed or co-composed some delineate Ferguson's hits, including "Conquistador", "Superbone Meets the Bad Man", concentrate on "Primal Scream". Years before fillet association with the Star Trek franchise, Chattaway also arranged take produced a 1979 version loom the theme from Star Trek by Jerry Goldsmith.

Chattaway's peel scores include Maniac (1980), Vigilante (1983), The Big Score (1983), The Last Fight (1983), The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984), Missing in Action (1984), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), Silver Bullet (1985), Walking the Edge (1985), Braddock: Lacking in Action III (1988), Maniac Cop (1988), Red Scorpion (1988), Relentless (1989), Far Out Man (1990), Maniac Cop 2 (1990), The Ambulance (1990) and Rich Girl (1991).

Chattaway's original chorus band compositions include Parade outandout the Tall Ships (concert march), Mazama (Legend of the Placid Northwest), Sailabration, and Windsong.

Personal life

Chattaway is married to previous Star Trek producer Terri Potts-Chattaway.^[2]

References

External links

Bio and listing of scrunch up for concert band and luxury ensemble