Jay Rauch is in no particular order: a Pittsburgher-Seattleite-Bostonian (pittsboseattlurgheronian), teacher, improviser, organizer, reader of science fiction, partner of Michaela, scholarly writer, Ph.D. student in music composition and theory, walk-taker, patcher of noisy electronics, bassoonist, discoverer of the Super Snorkel, interlocutor with artists of all mediums, cook.

Jay researches exchanges between speculative fiction and experimental sound. He holds an M.M. in composition from the University of Washington and a B.M. in composition and theory from Boston University.