TERRY HEIMAT

TARAS KUTSENKO

Primary Artist, Trumpet player
Composer, Lyricist, Conductor
Sound Engineer, Producer

Global Music Awards winner
GRAMMY® bollated

LATIN GRAMMY® bollated

Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko)

Composer, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, producer

Main Credits
(source: MUSO.AI - verified credits):

TOp 10%

of World Artist

Top 25%

Taras Kutsenko is in the

of World Songwriters

ROLES

90+

Composer

90 +

Lyricist

40+

Trumpet

80+

Primary Artist

50+

Engineer

50 +

Arranger

40+

Producer

30+

Conductor

Genres and trends: classical music, jazz, fusion, pop music, crossover.

WIKIPEDIA
Taras Kutsenko (Terry Heimat)
Kutsenko Taras Vitalievich Novembre 18, 1977
was an Ukrainian conductor, multi-instrumentalist, composer, screenwriter, director and producer.

Taras Kutsenko ( the stage name is Terry Heimat) representative of a dynasty of conductors and musicians. Father (Vitaly Kutsenko) is a renowned conductor, Ph.D. in music, Professor. A continuator of the traditions of the conducting school of Nikolai Rabinovich and Natan Rakhlin.
Mother (Guseva Natalia) - music teacher (piano). Graduated from the Tashkent Conservatory.

Origin of Name. Terry Heimat.
TERRY is the English equivalent of the name Taras, given at birth. HEIMAT is German for Homeland. It was his father's mother's surname.

In 1996 he became a member of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mark Gorenstein.
For over 15 years, he has studied the specifics of musical accompaniment for theater productions and film music.
Taras is a graduate of the most prestigious and elite universities and conservatories of music including the Moscow School of Musical Performance and Composition (Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory), the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) School of Conducting, the Kharkiv National University of Arts, the New York Film Academy, and the Berklee College of Music of Sound Engineering.
He has written music for more than 30 theater productions and more than 10 feature films.

Collaboration: Francis Goya, Al di Meola, Amaury Gutierrez, Richard Baravo, Camilo Valencia, Leonid Agutin, Camilo Velandia, Angelica Varum, Julio Ariel Diaz, Slava Vakarchuk, Lilian Garcia, Raisa Batista, Rayko Batista, MORA, Rafael Ernesto Perez Martinez, Anthony Quinones, Christian Medina, Nam San Fong, Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra, ENIGMA tribute, METALLICA tribute, Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra.

Taras Kustenko is the winner of numerous video and music awards such as the Global Music Awards, Seagull Award (CHAIKA), Europe Music Award, Hollywood BLASTOFF, Los Angeles Silver Mask, Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards, New Media Film Awards, Palm Beach International Music Awards, Paris Film Awards, Munich Film Awards, Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards.

In 2018, he was inducted into the Musicians' Hall of Fame in China. Member of the Association of Foreign Professionals in China.

In 2023, he received the title of Professor of Musicology.
Prof. Taras Kutsenko is the author of methodological manuals and scientific articles on music, which are published in scientific publications around the world.

GALERY

Education:

Taras Kutsenko holds five graduate and post-graduate degrees in musical arts and public administration management.

1

Instrumental Performance & Conducting

1995-2000
Master degree of Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (Diploma)
2009-2010
Assistant Intern Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (Diploma)
2010-2013
Master degree of Kharkiv National University of Arts (Diploma)

2

Music management

1998-2001
Master degree of Moscow Academy of International Cooperation (Diploma)

3

Public Administration

2015-2018
Master degree of Public Administration Academy under the President of Ukraine. International Law. (Diploma)
Diploma on: STATE REGULATION IN THE CULTURE OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

4

Sound Engener / Filmmaking / SMM & Cyberspace

2020-2021 New York Film Academy Online Film Production School (Certificate)
2021-2023 California Berkley School Online Sound Engineer Film Production School (Certificate)
2023-2024 Cybersecurity, SMM specialist Diia Education (Certificate)

AWARDS:

The Seagull Theater Award
Global Music Awards
Palm Beach International Music Awards
BLASTOFF
Hollywood Independent Filmmaker Awards & Festival
Los Angeles Film Awards
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
Los Angeles Silver Mask
New Media Film Festival
Red Dragon Creative Awards
Euro Music Video Song
Paris Film Awards
London Movie Awards
Florence Film Awards
London Best Music Video Awards
International World Film Awards
Munich Music Video Awards
Tokyo Film Awards
International Music Video Awards
Tatras International Film Festival
Emerald Peacock
Art Film Awards
Bratislava International Film Awards
International Sound Future Awards

Rome Music Video Awards

Prague International Film Awards

Hamburg Film Awards

Kosice International Film Festival

Mokkho International Film Festival

IV Kharkiv International Festival of Arts and Travel "ARTTRAVEL"

Author and producer of projects:

Author of music for film and theater productions

Music for theater performances

"Twelfth Night. 2003 W. Shakespeare. Staging by D. Donnellan. Moscow.
"Meshchane", Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, directed by K. Serebrennikov, Moscow, 2004.
"Thunderstorm". 2004. A. Ostrovsky. Staging by N. Chusova.
"Masquerade". 2004. M. Lermontov. Staging by V. Ageyev.
"Sliding Luce". 2004. L. Czerniauskaite. Staging by V. Skvortsov.
"A Dream on a Naughty Night". 2004, W. Shakespeare. Staging by N. Chusova.
Musical design of the performance "Phaedra. The Golden Spike", 2005, Theater of Nations, directed by A. Zholdaka, Moscow.
"Doc.tor". 2005, E. Isaeva. Theater.Doc, SounDrama studio, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Transition", 2006, Center for Dramaturgy and Directing together with SounDrama Studio, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
Musical design of the performance "Phaedra. The Golden Spike", 2005, Theater of Nations, directed by A. Zholdaka, Moscow.
"Morpheus", 2006. Et Cetera Theater, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Fires". 2007, Et Cetera Theater. Staging by V. Mouawad.
"Gogol.Vecheras Part I", 2007, Studio SounDrama in cooperation with the Vsevolod Meyerhold Center and the company "Theatrical Solutions", directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Molodets". 2007, Theater of Nations, SounDrama studio, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Carmen. Exodus", 2007 Theater of Nations, directed by A. Zholdaka, Moscow.
"Gogol.Vecheras Part II", 2008, Studio SounDrama in cooperation with the Vsevolod Meyerhold Center and the company "Theatre Solutions", directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
Author of music for the play "Meisinger", 2008 directed by G. Grekova Center for Dramaturgy and Directing, Moscow.
"Wedding", 2009 Yanka Kupala Belarusian National Theater (Minsk) in cooperation with the Confederation of Theater Unions and Chekhov Festival (Moscow), directed by V. Pankov, Minsk.
"Olesya". 2009. O. Tabakov Studio Theater, directed by O. Nevmerzhitskaya, Moscow.
"Gogol.Vecheras" Part III. 2009 V. Meyerhold Center, SounDrama Studio, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Territory of Love". 2009 "Art-Partner XXI", SounDrama studio, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Romeo and Juliet". 2009. Theater of Nations, directed by V. Pankov, Moscow.
"Vassa Zheleznova". 2010 A.P. Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, directed by L. Erenburg, Moscow.
"Red Victory Ballet" 2020, Directed by Luo Yong, Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
"Lyzistrata", 2023, Directed by O.Berger, California, USA.

Music for movies:

"The Forest Princess". 2005г. Directed by T. Esadze, A. Basov.
"The Adventuress". 2005. Directed by D. Dyachenko. Series.
"Big Evil and Small Mischief". 2005. Directed by E. Zhigaeva. TV series.
"Crazy". 2007г. Directed by D. Fyodorov "May". 2007. Directed by M. Rafikov, I. Rubinstein.
"The Treasure". 2007. Feature film.
"Route M8". 2009г. Directed by A. Grabar.
"On the Sea". 2009г. Directed by Ya. Chevazhevsky.
"Dreams of an Old Hotel". 2010г. Directed by D. Goldman "House of Wind". 2011г. Directed by V. Zlatopolsky "Triple Life". 2012г. Directed by V. Zlatopolsky "The Doctor". 2012г. Directed by V. Pankov.
"Freeze" Short film by Terry Heimat 2020

In 2018, he founded Terry Heimat production studio.
2003 Terry Heimat Studios LLC

2024

Zhangjiajie University

Professors of Zhangjiajie University Academy of Arts

Member of the International Trumpet Guild.
Member of the World Association of Principal Conductors.
Member of the European Association of Judges and Arbitrators.
The Artist of International Association.
Recipient of the Order of the "World Cultural Diplomacy".

Chief conductor of Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, Hunan, China.
Maestro Taras Kutsenko - Professor of the Academy of Arts of Zhangjiajie University.

LAUNCH

In 1996, he began his career as an artist with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under Mark Gorinstein.

In 2003 for his music for theatre productions and movies, he became a Winner of prestigious theatrical “Seagull” award.

From 2002 to 2012 he was a member of the SoundDrama Moscow Theatre Studio directed by musician and director Vladimir Pankov. As a member of this collective he wrote music for more than 20 theatrical performances and films.
Until 2012 he played in productions of the Moscow Art Theatre named after Chekhov directed by Oleg Tabakov, the Moscow Pushkin Theatre, the Theatre "Et-Cetera" directed by Alexander Kalyagin, the Theatre of Nations directed by Evgeny Mironov, the Centre for Dramaturgy and Directing directed by Roschenko and Kazantsev.
In collaboration with the artistic director of the Moscow Chekhov Theater, People's Artist of Russia Oleg Tabakov has developed and implemented the "Moscow Art Theater to Students" program. The aim of the project is to popularize the art of theater among young people.
Terry Heimat also released a CD with the soundtracks to the play directed by Kirill Serebrennikov.
Terry Heimat has worked with renowned theater directors Declan Donnelly, Andrey Zholdak, Kirill Serebrennikov, Yuri Muravitsky, Nyakroshus, Mark Weil and Vladimir Pankov.

In 2010, together with the musicians of SoundDrama, he made a European tour, during which he recorded a CD with music for trumpet in the acoustics of famous Catholic churches in France.

EUROPEAN TOUR

Solo project "Christmas Vacation" in Castels of France.

The "Christmas Vacation" project was recognized by UNESCO as part of the Cultures of the World program

In 2008 Taras Kustenko recorded a series of accoustic videos in the main castles of France.
The performance was performed in the castles of Paris, Nanking, Nor-pas-de-Calais, Cherbourg and Nice.

RETORN TO UKRAINE

In 2010, Taras Kutsenko returns to Ukraine, where he creates an orchestra.

In 2013 Maestro Kutsenko founded the Kharkiv Sloboda Virtuosi Orchestra. With this team he participated in the projects of Trebyut of the ENIGMA and METALIKA groups, Slava Vakarchuk (Ukrainian singer), Alexandr Ponomorev (Ukrainian singer), Francis Goya & Bernard Wrincq.

Among the aurora projects in Ukraine, we can mention the organization of the "International master classes of conductors of the Italian Opera", the staging of the play "Gloria Carmen", sand show "Per Gynt" together with the artist Svetlana Telbukh and the sand animation studio "Art You".
In 2012 a CD with the world classics music is released. Recording from the Open Air EURO2012 concert.

CULTURAL MISSION IN CHINA

In 2018, along with musicians from Ukraine, Terry Heimat was invited to conduct in China.

A year later, together with a professor at Zhangjiajie University, he founded the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zhangjiajie Symphony Center. There he also founded his own production studio and carried out a number of landmark projects.

The Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra became a participant in the international multistar
MAGIC SONG project.

Terry Heimat has been a member of the Foreign Musicians Association in China since 2019 and has participated in festivals and competitions organized by various music organizations in China.

Inducted into the Hallelujah Hall of Fame

In August 2018, the Hallelujah Concert Hall held an induction ceremony for distinguished cultural figures inducted into its "Hall of Fame."

The event was timed to coincide with the anniversary “Yellow Dragon Music Season”, which attracted tens of thousands of music lovers from China and abroad. The festival had a prize fund of 4.885 million yuan and 475 prizes. The event was entered into the record book as the most massive cultural event for choirs and music groups.
The international jury consisted of leading experts in the musical arts, including Li Peizhi, Yan Baolin, Kutsenko Taras and many others. The winners received art development grants of 500,000 yuan.

Ode to Joy has won over 10 awards at various festivals and awards around the world and has become one of the most indexed audio products among crossover compositions.

In 2020, Terry Heimat, with guitarist Francis Goya and the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, released a crossover version of Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 9.
Guitarist Bernard Wrincq, soloist of the Odessa Opera Ruslan Zinevich, and saxophonist Ivan Levchenko, winner of international competitions, took part in the recording.

COVIS PANDEMIC 2019

Beginning in 2019, active participation in programs to prevent the spread of the virus. Supporting the population in overcoming the epidemic situation.

Terry is a Winner of the international contests of the wind instruments and international awards of the composition and sound.

The single "Believe" was the starting point of the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra's efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
Recording participants: ZPO orchestra artists Vasyl Lotut, composer Taras Kutsenko, Kateryna Kochergina, Kostiantyn Slobodenuk

WORLD RECOGNITION

The "Ode to Joy" project was organized remotely. Together with the musicians of the orchestra and the legendary guitarist Francis Goya, a crossover version of Ludwig van Beethoven's famous theme from the #9 Symphony was created.

Beethoven's Symphony 9 was recorded on mobile phones.

The musicians sent their video recordings to the headquarters of the project for further processing of sound and video.

The project "Ode to Joy" became an example of the solidarity of musicians from different countries of the world. Conductor and arranger Taras Kutsenko wrote the musical score for the symphony orchestra and soloists. Beethoven's famous work began to sound in a new form.
(c) 2020

Symphony No. 9 of the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven has always inspired victory. In difficult times, this music sounded like a symbol of a person's steadfastness in the face of difficulties. Sound design and mixing was carried out in the studio of Sasha Gusev, a renowned sound engineer, a follower of the Berkeley American School of Sound Engineering.

Musicians of the Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra, together with world stage star Francis Goya, performed this arrangement on Europe Day.

Premiere May 20, 2020

In 2021 the project Ode to Joy was presented at the New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, where the project was watched by a large number of viewers, as well as representatives of EMMYS, HBO, Marvel production, BMI & Grammy.

FIRST AUTOR'S ALBUM

In 2019, composer Taras Kutsenko's album entitled Patterns on the Stones was released.

FILMMAKING

In 2020, the short film FREEZE was released. In the following years, the following short films were created: STAY, YOUNG EAGLES, THE LAST ROMANCE. All films have been awarded international festivals and prizes.

An article in the New York edition of BULVAR about the movie STAY.

FILMS:

Shorts films by Terry Heimat

MULTI STAR

In the period from 2020 to 2021, the Magic Song project was initiated by the American producer Alex Sino with the participation of prominent musicians from the world music industry.

In December 2021, a music video MAGIC SONG composed by Terry Heimat (Taras Kutsenko). Music performed by a multi-star cast of musicians was released on all Warner Music digital platforms. The project immediately became a bestseller.

The Zhangjiajie Philharmonic Orchestra became a participant in the international multistar
MAGIC SONG project.

Terry has worked with prominent personalities, many of whom are Grammy and Emmy award winners. Among them: Francis Goya (guitar), Ed Calle (saxophone), Al Di Meola (guitar), Leonid Agutin (singer), Camilo Valencia (sound producer), Angelica Varum (vocal), Amaury Gutierrez (vocal), Richard Bravo (percussion), Camilo Velandia (guitar), Albert Fedoseev (piano), Ralfy "Fafa" Valencia (bass).

DOWNLOAD MUSIC RELEASES

Patterns on the Stones

Zhongguo

Ding-Dong Jester

Ode to Joy

Zhangjiajie is Paradise

The Gate of all Wonders

Movie & Dance Soundtracks

Nimozo

Tchaikovsky 7

CIMP - CREAT & RELEASE

In 2022 he received his Ph.D. and authored a methodology for teaching composition and arranging to novice musicians.