Thomm Jutz

Thomm Jutz (born 27 December 1969) is a Grammy-nominated German-born American singer, songwriter, producer, and guitar player, based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Thomm Jutz
Birth nameThomas Jutz
Born (1969-12-27) December 27, 1969
Neusatz, Germany
GenresCountry, Bluegrass, Folk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsAcoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Years active1980s–present
LabelsMountain Home Music Co.
Websitethommjutz.com

He has worked with Grammy-winning folk singer Nanci Griffith (as a member of her Blue Moon Orchestra), Grammy nominees Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, Americana star Mary Gauthier, Grand Ole Opry members and/or Country Music Hall of Fame inductees: Mac Wiseman, Bobby Bare, Connie Smith and Marty Stuart, veteran troubadour David Olney, Otis Gibbs, Kim Richey, Bill Anderson, Amy Speace,[1] Milan Miller and German vocalist Marc Marshall.[2]

His songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Kim Richey, Junior Sisk, Kenny and Amanda Smith, Balsam Range, Buddy Melton, Milan Miller and Terry Baucom.[3]

Jutz co-wrote the top two singles of 2016 listed on the Bluegrass Today Airplay chart.

Jutz signed with Mountain Home Music Company in 2019. New albums “To Live In Two Worlds - Vol 1 & 2” were released in 2020. Singles “Mill Town Blues”, “I Long To Hear Them Testify”, “Hartford’s Bend” and “Jimmie Rodgers Rode A Train” were released in 2019. He also signed as a writer with Asheville Music Publishing in 2018.[4] “To Live In Two Worlds, Vol 1” was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the Bluegrass category.[5]

Early life

Jutz originates from Neusatz, Buehl, Baden-Wurttemberg in the Black Forest of Germany and started playing music at the age of six, initially learning piano and flute.

In 1981 at age 11 he saw country artist Bobby Bare on a German television program performing Detroit City and, inspired by the way Bare stood and held his guitar, took up the guitar and developed an interest in Country, Bluegrass and Folk Music.[6]

Jutz won several nationwide competitions as a teenager before studying classical guitar at the University of Stuttgart under professor Dr. Mario Sicca. Jutz played throughout Central Europe with Blues and Rock Bands, and began studying songwriting and studio engineering.

Career

In 2003, Jutz was granted a Diversity Immigrant Visa into the USA and moved his base to Nashville, where he immediately found favor and started touring worldwide with David Olney, Mary Gauthier and Nanci Griffith.

Jutz then set up as owner and operator of TJ Tunes, the studio he created for writers, players and artists from different places and genres to come together in a relaxed, rural setting, to write and record. He has produced over 70 albums to date, including 8 albums by British singer-songwriter Roger Knott.

The 1861 Project

Between 2011 and 2014, Jutz produced and wrote songs for the three volumes of The 1861 Project, a collection of new songs inspired by the people who fought and lived through the American Civil War.

Artists featured on these albums include Marty Stuart, John Anderson, Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell, Connie Smith, Chris Jones, Sierra Hull, Bobby Bare, Jason Ringenberg, Kim Richey and Hannah & Caroline Melby. The series received praise from historians, critics, music lovers and Civil War enthusiasts.[7]

"I Sang The Song"

During 2016, Jutz, together with Peter Cooper and 91-year-old country music legend Mac Wiseman, spent nine Sunday afternoons at Wiseman's house writing material based on the stories Wiseman would tell of his life.[8]

In January 2017, Mountain Fever Records released these songs on the "I Sang The Song" album, produced by Jutz and Cooper. Friends and admirers performing on the album include John Prine, Alison Krauss, Jim Lauderdale, Shawn Camp, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Andrea Zonn and Mark Fain.[9]

Discography

Solo albums
  • To Live In Two Worlds, Vol 1 & 2 (Mountain Home, 2020)[10]
  • Crazy If You Let It (Mountain Fever, 2017)[11][12]
  • Volunteer Trail (Self released, 2016)
  • Work (Self released, 2010)

Collaborative albums
  • Eric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz: Riverland (Red Beet Records, 2018)
  • Eric Brace, Peter Cooper & Thomm Jutz: Profiles in Courage, Frailty, and Discomfort (Red Beet Records, 2017)
  • Jefferson Ross & Thomm Jutz: Stable Suite (2015)
  • Thomm Jutz & Craig Market: Nowhere To Hide (2015)[13]
  • Billy Goodman & Thomm Jutz: Ghost Town (2011)

As producer

Other appearances
  • Mary Gauthier: Mercy Now / Season Of Mercy EP, Limited Edition (Jutz plays on 3 tracks on 2nd disc)[17]
  • Jon Weisberger: I've Been Mostly Awake (Jutz and Kim Richey are featured on the track Everything is Broken)[18]

Video Games

Jutz's song Burning The Midnight Oil, co-written with Peter Cronin, appears on Life Is Strange: Before the Storm.

Awards and recognition
  • Grammy Awards 2021 – nomination in Bluegrass category for To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1
  • IBMA 2019 International Bluegrass Music Awards – nomination for Songwriter of the Year [19]
  • IBMA 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards – nomination for Songwriter of the Year [20]
  • IBMA 2017 International Bluegrass Music Awards – 4 nominations (as writer and producer in Song of the Year category, and as artist and producer in Recorded Event of the Year category)[21]
  • SESAC 2013 Nashville Music Awards for contributions to the album Thorn In My Heart recorded by Kim Richey[22]
  • SESAC 2009 Americana Performance Activity Award (with Charley Stefl) for contribution to the album The Loving Kind recorded by Nanci Griffith[23]
  • Member of IBMA Leadership Bluegrass class of 2015[24]
  • Member of Nashville's Leadership Music class of 2013[25]

References
  1. "The Nashville Scene review". amyspeace.com. 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Mix Magazine review". NewBay Media, LLC. 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. "Songwriter's Back Story". bluegrasstoday.com. 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. "Mountain Home Artist: Thomm Jutz". Crossroads Label Group. 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. "2021 Grammy nominations". Bluegrass Today. 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Thomm Jutz, Sitting At The Feet of History". No Depression. 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. "1861 Project review". bluegrassmusic.com. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. "CMT News". Viacom International Inc. 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  9. "The Tennessean story". tennessean.com. 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. "Mountain Home Albums". Crossroads Label Group. 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. "Mountain Fever Album". Bluegrass Today. 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. "No Depression review". Freshgrass, LLC. 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. "Nowhere To Hide review". No Depression. 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  14. "Mac Wiseman CD". Wrinkled Records. 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  15. "C&O Canal Review". Countryuniverse.net. 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  16. "Cheatham Street Warehouse". Popmatters.com. 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  17. "Season of Mercy". Discogs. 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  18. "Everything is Broken". Cybergrass. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  19. "2019 IBMA Awards Nominations". Bluegrass Today. 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  20. "2018 IBMA Awards Nominations". Bluegrass Today. 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  21. "2017 IBMA Awards Nominations". Bluegrass Today. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  22. "2013 SESAC Nashville Music Awards". Sesac.com. 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  23. "2009 SESAC Nashville Music Awards". Sesac.com. 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  24. "IBMA Leadership Bluegrass class of 2015". Ibma.org. 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  25. "Leadership Music Class of 2013". Musicrow.com. 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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