Kurt Heinecke
Encyclopedia
Kurt Heinecke is an American
music composer, songwriter, voice actor and photographer. He is the music director at Big Idea Entertainment
, creators of the computer-animated VeggieTales
.
. He came from a musical family, his mother played the organ and was a member of the church choir. During his years at junior high he and his friends started a jazz band called Deathstar which later disbanded in high shcool. Heinecke studied at the musix lab at the University of Montevallo
. He also went to study at Luther College
where he got his B.A. in band and choral conducting.
, Illinois
where he later became Director of Church Music at the Park Community Church. Serving as choir director he met Lisa who introduced him to her husband Phil Vischer
and his friend Mike Nawrocki
who would later co-found Big Idea Productions. Heinecke joined Phil and Mike and provided the music for their video series VeggieTales. He also provided music for another Big Idea productions, 3-2-1 Penguins, Jonah
and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
. He is also producer, arranger, performer at Oak Valley Studios and is composer of the Adam Raccoon video series. Heinecke is currently composing the music for the CGI-remake of Superbook
.
during junior high. He currently owns a photography studio in Franklin, Tennessee
, his current residence. He often takes pictures of sunsets and nature.
United States
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music composer, songwriter, voice actor and photographer. He is the music director at Big Idea Entertainment
Big Idea Entertainment
Big Idea Entertainment, LLC. is an American Christian animation production company best known for its computer-animated VeggieTales series of Christian-themed family home videos...
, creators of the computer-animated VeggieTales
VeggieTales
VeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity...
.
Early life
Heinecke was born and raised in Cullman, AlabamaCullman, Alabama
Cullman is a city in Cullman County, State of Alabama. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about north of Birmingham, and about south of Huntsville. According to the U.S...
. He came from a musical family, his mother played the organ and was a member of the church choir. During his years at junior high he and his friends started a jazz band called Deathstar which later disbanded in high shcool. Heinecke studied at the musix lab at the University of Montevallo
University of Montevallo
The University of Montevallo is a four-year public university located in Montevallo, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1896, it is Alabama's only public liberal arts college and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Programs are offered through the Michael E...
. He also went to study at Luther College
Luther College (Iowa)
Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA...
where he got his B.A. in band and choral conducting.
Music career
After touring around the country and serving as a teacher in the Bahamas Kurt finally setteld down in Lincoln Park, ChicagoLincoln Park, Chicago
Lincoln Park, is one of the 77 community areas on Chicago, Illinois North Side, USA. Named after Lincoln Park, a vast park bordering Lake Michigan, the community area is anchored by the Lincoln Park Zoo and DePaul University...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
where he later became Director of Church Music at the Park Community Church. Serving as choir director he met Lisa who introduced him to her husband Phil Vischer
Phil Vischer
Phillip "Phil" Vischer is an American voice actor, animator, director, writer and puppeteer known for creating the computer-animated video series VeggieTales with partner and friend Mike Nawrocki...
and his friend Mike Nawrocki
Mike Nawrocki
Michael Nawrocki is an American voice actor, writer, animator and director. He is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of Big Idea Entertainment, the company best known for bringing computer-animated vegetables to life in the popular VeggieTales series...
who would later co-found Big Idea Productions. Heinecke joined Phil and Mike and provided the music for their video series VeggieTales. He also provided music for another Big Idea productions, 3-2-1 Penguins, Jonah
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2002 American computer-animated film based on VeggieTales, produced by Big Idea Productions, Lions Gate Films and FHE Pictures. It is the first feature-length film in the VeggieTales series....
and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie is a 2008 American animated feature-length family adventure film directed by Mike Nawrocki and written by Phil Vischer. Produced through Big Idea Productions animation studio and the animation by Starz Animation, it is the second film featuring...
. He is also producer, arranger, performer at Oak Valley Studios and is composer of the Adam Raccoon video series. Heinecke is currently composing the music for the CGI-remake of Superbook
Superbook
Superbook, also known as , is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States....
.
Photography career
Heineckes took an interest in photographyPhotography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
during junior high. He currently owns a photography studio in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, his current residence. He often takes pictures of sunsets and nature.