Music Contracting

Attention Church Music Directors, Choir Directors, and others looking to hire musicians for concerts and other productions:

John Rutherford, through his company Brass Jar Music, can organize and arrange any type and size ensemble you require. Eliminate the stress of searching for musicians and making calls and the uncertainty that goes along hiring musicians. John’s contacts in the area allow him to hire the best musicians. Contact John Rutherford for more info.


  • Bob Seger
  • Noel Gallagher
  • Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
  • Dennis Coffey
  • OSK Marketing and Communications
  • The Verve Pipe
  • Jr. Jr.
  • Liz Larin
  • Clarence Clemons
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Mack Avenue Records
  • Carl Craig
  • Karen Newman
  • Alto Reed
  • The TaleGators
  • Rock Storm
  • Santiago Fernandez
  • Studio A Recording
  • Hideout Records
  • Harmonie Park Recording Studios
  • Yessian Music
  • Sony Classical
  • Lorio-Ross Sterling Entertainment
  • Mel Ball Entertainment

  • Warner Brothers
  • Mercedes Benz USA
  • Mercedes-Benz Manhattan
  • New York Auto Show
  • Punch Enterprises
  • Oregon Catholic Press
  • Michael King Music
  • Loyola High School and Academy – Detroit
  • Detroit World Outreach
  • Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
  • First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
  • Christ Church Grosse Pointe (Fred Dehaven)
  • Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Charles Raines)
  • Oak Pointe Church
  • St. Mary’s of Milford (Steve Hansen)
  • City of Detroit
  • Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle
  • Detroit Athletic Club
  • Detroit Yacht Club
  • The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
  • The University of Detroit School of Law
  • Christ Chuch Cranbrook
  • St. John Health Foundation