About

Josh Ruebeck is a musician & teacher based in Chicago. They perform around Chicago in a number of groups including Measuring Marigolds, Better Odds, Hannah Frey, and Lawrence Tome. They mostly live in the indie folk to indie rock spectrum, They teach mainly voice & songwriting, both freelance and at the Old Town School of Folk Music.

They hold a BA in Music from Carleton College, where they studied voice with Dr. Rick Penning and composition with Dr. Adrea Mazzariello. Their undergraduate thesis combined the academic program's focus on classical music with their experience playing in rock and folk groups for many years. It began with research into the history of concept albums and culminated in writing, performing, and producing a concept EP called True Story.

They are also a computer hobbyist, working on a few small open source projects. The main project at the moment is ChicagoLocalMusic.net, which is in an early release but aspires to be a hub for discovering and keeping up with the local music scene in Chicago.