He produced and mixed original Broadway cast albums for The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, both of which earned him Grammy Award nominations.
[2][7] He produced for the a cappella musical group Rockapella in the late 1980s and 1990s [8] including two albums spun off from the PBS television series, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
[2] Straus subsequently produced 44 additional collections for Pottery Barn and, through the Rock River label, released over 124 compilations.
[2] Straus produced Street Mix for Volkswagen as well as music for other retailers such as Gap Inc., W Hotels, Jaguar Cars and Jose Cuervo.
[2][17] His song, Change in My Life, originally recorded by Rockapella, appeared in the Steve Martin film, Leap of Faith, in 1992.
[23] Straus won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct To Tape Sound Mixing for Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?