Billy Straus is an American music producer and songwriter. He is known for his work in children's television including the Disney series Little Einsteins, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Bob the Builder and the PBS children's television program, WordWorld. He produced and mixed original Broadway cast albums for The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He won an Emmy Award for his work on Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? He founded Rock River Communications to introduce the concept of non-traditional music distribution into the retail marketplace.