J. T. Buck (born 6 June 1978) is a composer, and lyricist, and stage director, and project coordinator. Born and raised in Akron, Buck graduated from Central-Hower High School in 1996. He spent his first few years post high school working as a freelance musician, actor, director, and music director. Buck spent two summers as musical director for the National Children's Theatre School summer workshops in Vail Colorado, and three summers as music director for the Columbia Gorge School of Theatre in White Salmon, Washington.