Joseph "JT" Curtis is an American musician, producer and actor based in New York City. He was an original cast member of the Broadway

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'' as the lead guitarist. He has played guitar with

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, Becky and the Blu-Tones, and Starlight Orchestras. On

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he is known for his ''History of Rock & Roll'' series. He is the son of author and producer Jay Curtis.

Career

2000s

JT Curtis grew up in Los Angeles where he produced

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, The Super Bowl and for the NCAA's March Madness. In 2008, Curtis produced the 7th Sun album ''From the Beginning'', featuring Adam Kury and

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. The album was released independently through

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and was nominated "Best Independent CD" by Southbay Music Awards and lauded by critics.

2010s

Before relocating to New York in 2010, Curtis produced his "One Man Band" single "Make it to the Bridge" where he plays all instruments (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals). In New York, he formed the band, Mad Mongoose, and produced his next single "Shake it Off" in December 2013. The single was independently released through

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. In the beginning of 2015, Curtis produced his debut solo album "One Last Stand" which was also released independently. A song from the album, "Home (Last Stand)" was featured on Reverbnation. In 2019, JT Curtis produced a

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piece entitled ''Elements'' sampling poetry from his late father Jay Curtis. From July to September 2013, JT Curtis performed in ''Let it Be'' on Broadway. The show's rendition of "

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", which Curtis sang and performed the guitar solo, was praised by ''the New York Times'' as the highlight of the play, "with a knockout performance by Mr. Brosnan". He also toured with the production since 2015 in North America, New Zealand, and Asia. In 2014, JT Curtis started an online music education show on

called ''History of Rock & Roll'', initially directed by Jay Curtis (who also plays the "Annoying Hippie Bum") before the latter's passing in 2018 where JT assumed direction duties. Each episode focuses on one decade at a time, highlighting songs and stories of the time between scripted comedic segments.

2020s

In 2021, Curtis produced a

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musical called ''Atomic Rod Reunion'' featuring original music.

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