Ray Dretske has a 45-year history of performing, touring, composing and producing music for a variety of genres. 

Ray has toured the U.S. extensively with his own show and was a Roster Artist with the Minnesota State Arts Board, performing and teaching music technology, improvisation, and composition in hundreds of schools and universities across the US. 

Keynote performer/speaker: state, regional and national Education Conferences

Author/artist: Macmillan Mcgraw-Hill’s popular “Share the Music” Enrichment Video series for K-12 schools.

Adjunct professor: Winona State University, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Shell Lake Music Camp, International Music Camp a director at the Minnesota High School Honors Jazz, and an adjudicator at high school Jazz Festivals.

Composer/Producer: 5 records of his own, records for other artists as well as composing/producing music for TV, radio, theater, film, video, & CD-ROM.

Performing Credits: Ronnie Milsap, Frankie Valle & the Four Seasons, Norm Crosby, Steve Allen, The Minnesota Opera, John Davidson, Sandler & Young, Danny Gans, The Dallas Jazz Orchestra, Colleen Pandis, Bettine Clemen, Irving Texas Symphony, John Paulson Big Band, La Crosse Jazz Orchestra.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Master’s Degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas.

Other: Ray was the President and Co-Founder of rSchoolToday, a Web-based software company that created a suite of Web applications and mobile apps, serving over 11,000 schools nationwide.