JEFF FUNK

BIOGRAPHY

2012-01-03T13:41:00.000-05:00

JEFF FUNK has written hundreds of choral works published by Warner Bros. Publications with more than 2 million copies in print. His music has also been published by Columbia Pictures Publications / Belwin Mills (CPP/Belwin), Kimmel Publications, Hope Publishing Company, Alfred Music Publishing and Carl Fischer Music. His short stories have appeared in paperback anthologies published by Prime Books, Alyson Books, Cleis Press and Bold Strokes Books. His fiction has been translated into German and published by Bruno Gmünder. As an actor, he was billed as Crawling Man in the horror film, Return in Red. He is the creator of Jeff Funk's Midnight Reader book buzz for readers of modern & retro pulp. He owns the music publishing company, Whisper the Name Jeff Funk.

JEFF FUNK MUSIC PUBLISHING

2012-01-02T17:06:00.000-05:00

LET'S TURN ON THE NIGHT
Words and Music by JEFF FUNK
Published by WHISPER THE NAME JEFF FUNK

ROCKIN' ROLLER COASTER
Words and Music by JEFF FUNK
Published by WHISPER THE NAME JEFF FUNK

NICE BUTT ed. Allison (Bold Strokes Books)

2011-10-19T16:34:00.000-04:00

My new story "The Silent Watcher" is scheduled to appear in this fine Bold Strokes Books anthology, which will be available on Valentine's Day 2012. If you pre-order now, your steamy stories will be waiting for you when Feb. 14th rolls around. Kindle, Kobo, Nook and iBooks—or paperback if that's how you roll.

FRAT BOYS edited by Shane Allison (Cleis Press)

2011-08-24T16:30:00.001-04:00

FRAT BOYS edited by Shane Allison (Cleis Press) is now in stores wherever fine litter-a-chore is sold. Looky here, I made the back cover blurb:A student with a jockstrap-sniffing fetish goes wild in Jeff Funk's "Frat House Midnight Snack." ¶ What can I say? I let my dark alter out of his cage—and he was bad. Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and TLA Gay.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS edited by Shane Allison (Cleis Press)

2011-06-21T18:51:00.000-04:00

Brief Encounters edited by Shane Allison (Cleis Press) is out in stores today, available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. 69 hot gay shorts—and I have TWO stories in this book. Bon appétit!

Jeff Funk's MIDNIGHT READER

2011-06-15T16:46:00.000-04:00

Forbidden Book Buzz syndicate lives on @12AMpulpBUZZ, @CRIMEpulpBUZZ, @GAYpulpBUZZ, @JeffFunk, GoodReads, Google+1, YouTube & the Midnight Reader • Book buzz for readers of modern & retro pulp

JEFF FUNK CHORAL MUSIC

2011-06-10T19:31:00.000-04:00

JEFF FUNK CHORAL MUSIC I've created a new site for my choral music where you'll find easy links to my bestselling titles published by Kimmel Publications, Hope Publishing Company, CPP/Belwin, Warner Bros. Publications, Alfred Music Publishing and Carl Fischer Music.

I've been publishing since I was a teenager and I'm turning forty this year, if you can believe it. My point being, many pieces of mine are still thriving and in print. Get you some! Please buy music for your choral groups, don't photocopy. You may think these companies won't miss the money, but I sure will. I appreciate your support.

JEFF FUNK SONGBOOKS

2011-06-10T00:00:00.000-04:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL arr. FUNK (36 pages) is a collection of Christmas solos available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sheet Music Plus. Includes the songs Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland, A Marshmallow World, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Jingle Bells, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch and All Alone on Christmas.

WINTER WONDERS Song Kit arranged by Jeff Funk (400 pages). Available now from Amazon and Sheet Music Plus.

ANNIE Song Kit #28 by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. Arranged by Jeff Funk (412 pages). Now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sheet Music Plus.

FLY TO THE SKY TONIGHT — 20th Anniversary

2011-06-09T19:42:00.000-04:00

Fly to the Sky Tonight by Jeff Funk (Published by Kimmel Publications a div. of Hope Publishing Company Since 1892.)

My first song is twenty years old now. It's great to know he's still out raisin' hell! Below I've posted the choreography videos produced by Hope Publishing in the early '90s. Choreography by Dwight Jordan, co-founder of Showchoir Camps of America. Performed by Singing Blue from Millikin University.

SUPERGEILER STREBER (Super Horny Nerd)

2011-01-25T15:27:00.000-05:00

The German translation of one of my naughty stories was published by Bruno Gmünder in the paperback Supergeiler Streber (Super Horny Nerd). Copies are available from Amazon.fr and Amazon.de. Happy reading, Deutschland!

HARD WORKING MEN

2010-08-28T13:06:00.000-04:00

Hard Working Men, which includes an erotic story of mine, is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Also published in iBooks, Kindle & Nook editions.

SKATER BOYS

2010-07-20T15:08:00.001-04:00

Skater Boys, which features one of my erotic stories, is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Also published in iBooks, Kindle & Nook editions.

JINGLE BELL JUKEBOX

2010-07-19T16:31:00.000-04:00

Jingle Bell Jukebox: A Presentation of Holiday Hits Arranged for 2-Part Voices (Teacher's Handbook). Arranged by Sally K. Albrecht, Jay Althouse, Andy Beck, Jeff Funk, Jill Gallina, and Greg Gilpin, with an optional script by Andy Beck and Brian Fisher, orch. Tim Hayden. Now available from Amazon, Alfred, Barnes & Noble, J.W. Pepper, and Sheet Music Plus.

JEFF FUNK, ACTOR — "Crawling Man" — on the cover!

2009-12-13T17:19:00.000-05:00

As an actor, I'm billed as Crawling Man in the horror film Return in Red directed by Tyler Tharpe. My screaming face is on the box cover for the DVD, too. It's kind of a kick knowing that I can walk into any Blockbuster Video and find my mug on the shelves.

Top row: Becky Niccum, Michael T. Schneider, Jeff Funk, Amy Paliganoff.

INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHORAL WRITER

2009-09-15T05:41:00.000-04:00

YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH — Still a bestseller 18 years after its release!

YOU'RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH arranged by Jeff Funk. First published by CPP/Belwin then Warner Bros. Publications now Alfred Music Publishing. Start your concert with a proven crowd pleaser! Available for SATB, Three-Part Mixed, Unis/opt. Two-Part & TBB voices.
J.B.M.C.A. arranged by Jeff Funk. Jingle Bells meets the Village People in this shameless holiday novelty concert piece. It's even co-published by the Village People's publishing company. I knew a guy who knew the Native American-dressed fella. (Yeah, that's how I roll.) Available now at your favorite music dealer for SATB, Three-Part Mixed and Two-Part.

RAGTIME — Choral Selections from the Broadway Musical

RAGTIME (Choral Selections) by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens. Arranged by Jeff Funk featuring the songs Ragtime, New Music, Till We Reach That Day, Wheels of a Dream, Our Children, Make Them Hear You & Success. I worked from the composer & lyricist's original score to arrange the songs in this medley. This is as authentic as choral charts get to the actual Broadway music! It's an especially good selection for college and community choirs.

ANNIE— Song Kit (Unis./opt. Two-Part)
ANNIE Song Kit by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin. Arranged by Jeff Funk (412 pages). Interesting tidbit. My editor told me that Strouse & Charnin are estranged. They each chose separate print representation. I can't remember for whom I earned royalties. Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sheet Music Plus.

THERE YOU'LL BE (from Pearl Harbor) by DIANE WARREN

There You'll Be SATB by Diane Warren. Arranged by Teena Chinn and Jeff Funk. SATB secular choir choral octavo (12 pages). Published by Alfred Music Publishing. Jeff Funk and Teena Chinn collaborated to create this wonderful choral arrangement of Diane Warren's theme song from the 2001 motion picture Pearl Harbor.

Beethoven Technique & Entertainers From Our Family

2009-07-17T18:43:00.000-04:00

Through his research, my genealogist uncle has learned that we come from a family of artists and entertainers, including film stars Clara Bow, Peter Graves, James Arness and Carole Lombard.

KNOCKIN' DOWN THE WALLS

2009-04-23T17:49:00.000-04:00

Words and Music by Jeff Funk
KNOCKIN' DOWN THE WALLS, my new rock/pop show choir opener, is now available from J.W. Pepper, Sheet Music Plus and Amazon. I'm proud to have published a song with the legendary 139-year-old New York music publishing company, Carl Fischer Music.

CRUISE LINES

2009-04-23T17:38:00.000-04:00

Ahoy! Cruise Lines, which contains my story "Two if by Sea," is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders.

HARD HATS

2008-03-22T21:59:00.000-04:00

Hard Hats, which contains my story "Leaving My Mark," is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. Also published in iBooks, Kindle & Nook editions.

ULTIMATE GAY EROTICA 2008

2008-02-18T02:44:00.000-05:00

Ultimate Gay Erotica 2008, which contains my story "Den of Heathen Desires," is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders.

FAVORITE PERFORMANCES on YouTube

2008-02-02T14:16:00.000-05:00

Music of My Dreams by Jeff Funk
GALS Greatest Hits album contains two of my pieces, my original song "Music of My Dreams" and my arrangement of "Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy." Copies are available directly from (www.gals.org.nz). Below is a beautiful performance of "Music of My Dreams," which is my all-time favorite recording of one of my compositions. This group from New Zealand gave me the rare gift of hearing my music performed even better than I imagined in my mind when I created it.

Believe in the Music by Jeff Funk
I wrote the opening song for the NBC telecast of the 74th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2000, "Believe in the Music" performed by America Sings!

J.B.M.C.A. arranged by Jeff Funk
This is my Village People take on Jingle Bells published by Warner Bros. Publications and the Village People's publishing company, Can't Stop Music. The choreography is too funny. Wish I could have been in the audience to see this!

Make Them Hear You arr. Funk
I love thishaunting performance of my men's choir arrangement of "Make Them HearYou" from the musical Ragtime.

DANCE OF THE SUGAR-PLUM FAIRY & Other Nutcracker Arrangements

2008-01-12T16:53:00.000-05:00

Jeff Funk's Bestselling DANCE OF THE SUGAR-PLUM FAIRY (Tchaikovsky/arr. Funk) is the unique holiday hit that's been performed to the delight of audiences around the world. Using plum's and fa la la's for lyrics, it's easy to learn & fun to perform. It's the perfect piece to lighten the mood after a serious work. For SATB, SSAA, TTBB & Three-Part Mixed voices, a cappella.

DANCE OF THE SUGAR-PLUM FAIRY & Other Nutcracker Arrangements, new SATB collection — Holiday Novelty A Cappella for Choirs

Jeff Funk's Bestselling Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy & other Nutcracker arrangements
FOUR NUTCRACKER FAVORITES (Tchaikovsky/arr. Funk) includes Nutcracker March, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Russian Dance, Waltz of the Flowers. For SATB voices, a cappella.