Paul Rutter

Biography

Paul Rutter is a longstanding music industry educator, writer, musician, internationally published songwriter, composer and music producer. He is author of The Music Industry Handbook, and chapter author in The Film Handbook, alongside primary editor and chapter author in Creative Concert Production and Entrepreneurship published by Routledge (2024). 

Paul is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester, UK in music performance, production and popular music culture. Paul is Emeritus Associate Professor and former Head of Music at Solent University, Southampton. He has presented internationally on the music industries and music culture in Europe and Overseas and is a Visiting Professor in Music Entrepreneurship at ETIC School of Innovation and Creation in Lisbon, Portugal. His published solo songwriting credits include ‘Heaven Can Wait’ sung by Paul Young and Chaka Khan featuring David Gilmour, released worldwide by Sony Music. He has composed theme and incidental music for national ITV networked series, commercial video and advertising. Paul is an on-air guest contributor, commentator and research consultant in BBC regional and online media concerning popular music industry and culture. 

Areas of expertise

Rutter, P. (2024) Music-making and production: Value chains, policy, and protection, in: A. Sønning, Creative Concert Production and Entrepreneurship - Concert Dramaturgy and Project Development for the Performing Arts. Routledge April 2024

Higher Education Qualifications and Awards

2019 Associate Professor Emeritus awarded by Solent University Southampton

2019 Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy

2019 Visiting Professor, ETIC School of Innovation and Creation Lisbon, Portugal

2013 Associate Professor in Music awarded by Solent University Southampton

2009 MProf in Media Arts, awarded by Solent University Southampton

2004 Cert in Education, awarded by Greenwich University, London

Publications

2024 – Book editor and chapter author: Value chains, policy and protection in Concert Production and Creative Entrepreneurship – in Creative Production and Entrepreneurship, Oxford: Routledge (Sonning, A., Rutter, P.)

2018 – 19, Principal Investigator; The Impact of the MOBO Trust.

May 2016 – 17, Principal Investigator; The Musical Life of a City: Southampton. Southampton Solent University Research Challenge 2016-17. Conference presentation at Music Leeds, November 2017.  

June – September 2016, Principal Investigator; Teaching guitar using an artificial intelligence app. Externally funded £6k research project, Guided Knowledge UK Ltd. London. 

2016, Rutter, P., The Music Industry Handbook, Second Edition (Monograph), Oxford and New York: Routledge.

2013, Rutter, P., Soundtracks: Using Music in Film, chapter in De Valk, M., The Film Handbook, Oxford: Routledge.

2011, Rutter, P., The Music Industry Handbook (Monograph), Oxford and New York: Routledge.

Published musical works; sole compositions, productions and recorded works (selection)

2015 – Tomb of Memories, The CBS Years: Heaven Can Wait. Appearing on Album by Paul Young. Composer: Paul Rutter. Sony Music. Publisher EMI Music.

2013 – Remixes and Rarities, Heaven Can Wait. Appearing on Album by Paul Young. Composer: Paul Rutter. Sony Music. Publisher EMI Music.

2012 – Other Voices Deluxe Re-mastered Edition (expanded CD album) Heaven Can Wait. Appearing on Album by Paul Young. Composer: Paul Rutter. Sony Music. Publisher EMI Music.

2008 - Wherever I Lay My Hat (CD album compilation) Heaven Can Wait. Appearing on Album by Paul Young. Composer: Paul Rutter. Sony Music. Publisher EMI Music.

2004 – All Mastersong Music releases composed and produced by Paul Rutter (all back catalogue released digitally), Ingrooves Digital Media USA/Mastersong Music UK – Napster, iTunes, OD2, Audio Lunchbox, Music Net, World Wide Digital Distribution

1999 - Most Awesome 4 (compilation CD album), On The Tracks To Tennessee. Song title composed and produced by Paul Rutter: EMI Records.

1999 - On The Tracks To Tennessee (CD Single). Song title composed, produced and performed by Paul Rutter. Mastersong Music UK/Nova/Pinnacle.

1998 – Snug & Cozi, Scottish Television/ITV Network Television Programme (Series Two, 10 episodes), Theme Music and incidental - Composer, Arranger, Producer: Paul Rutter

1998 - Anything It Takes, (11 track music album) Paul Rutter composer/producer and performer. Mastersong Music UK/Nova/Pinnacle.

1997 – Pulsaria: Atomic Opera, Atomic Opera, (10 track concept album) composer/producer and performer, featuring Claire Rutter, Soprano: Paul Rutter. Mastersong Music UK/Nova/Pinnacle

1997 – Pink Heads: Snug & Cozi (4 track CD Single) composer/producer: Paul Rutter. Mastersong Music UK/BMG Records.

1997 – Snug & Cozi, Scottish Television/ITV Network Television Programme (Series One, 10 episodes), Theme music and incidental - Composer, Arranger, Producer: Paul Rutter.

International and UK guest speaking in music and music industry in academia and BBC media (selection)

May 2023 – Music Industry Speaker; Music Making and Entrepreneurship. Creative Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by University of West Timisoara, Romania

June 2023 – Music Entrepreneurship and Music Artist Futures. ETIC School of Innovation and Creation, Lisbon, Portugal (online)

May 2019 - Music Industry guest speaker; Making Money from Music in Spain. Music industry lecture hosted by Microfusa, Barcelona

May 2018 - Music Industry guest speaker; Understanding the Global Music Industries, Music industry lecture event sponsored by Casio and Cristofori Music School, Singapore

Oct 2017 - Music Industry guest speaker; Understanding the Global Music Industries, RSL Conference, Shanghai, China

Oct 2017 - Music Industry guest speaker; Understanding the Global Music Industries, Bentley Music Academy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on behalf of RSL/Solent University

15th – 20th Jan 2014 - European Creative Futures Guest speaker; Capitillumination and workshop tutor on Intensive Programme, HU University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands

13th Feb 2012 - NKF Oslo, Norway, Campus Kristiania, guest speaker; Real employability in the music industries and guiding careers’

14th Feb 2012 - NKF Trondheim, Norway, guest speaker; Employability in the Music Industries and Guiding Careers, including music production advanced mixing workshop

9th Dec 2011 - London South Bank University, guest speaker; Hidden Sectors of the Music Industries

11th Feb 2011 - NKF Oslo, Norway, Campus Kristiania, guest speaker; The Music Producer as Auteur and Controlling Income Streams

Sept 2010 - Oakfields College Campus, Pretoria, South Africa, guest speaker; Understanding ethical routes in the Music and Entertainment Industries Ecosystem  

Feb 2010 - Lahti University of Applied Science, Towards Creative Entrepreneurship initiative, guest speaker; A Sense of Musical Brand: Visualising Worthwhile Music Products and Ventures

Nov 2007 MA Songwriting at Bath Spa University, Newton St Loe Campus, guest speaker; Tracing Ownership in Music: Copyright and Income Streams - also consultant to MA Songwriting music industry module