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It's weird writing about yourself. As an
independent, I have to wear many hats and one of them is bio writer. So
I'm going to take the easy way
out and simply list some of the things, both professionally and
personally, that I think will help you to get to know me better. If
you'd like to
read a more "official" bio, just click here.
What I Do
Like most musicians today, I'm heavily hyphenated.
I'm a guitarist-composer-producer-programmer. And not necessarily in
that order.
Style
This is one of the toughest things for me to
describe. But if I have to label my music, I'd call it contemporary
instrumental. Maybe not the most common or widely used title for a
genre, but I think it fits my music
best. I draw on new age, jazz, world, pop, classical and just about
anything and everything else in my playing and writing.
Discography
Solo
5
(2007)
My World
(2004)
A
Perfect
Tomorrow (2000)
Jamie Bonk (1998)
Sideman
Peter
Janson - Beautiful
Day (2006)
Loren
Gold - Keys
(2005)
Airplay
More than 600
radio stations worldwide.
My World, spent two
months (September and October 2004) at #1 on the NAR Top 100 Radio Chart.
A Perfect Tomorrow,
debuted at #1 on the New Age Voice's (NAV) Airwaves Top 100 and
remained in the top 20 for six consecutive months. If you're looking
for NAV, unfortunately they closed their doors a
couple years ago. The radio charts for contemporary instrumental genres
are now handled by New Age Reporter.
Jamie Bonk was:
- NAV's Airwaves Top 100 longest
charting CD
(18 consecutive months)
- The longest charting CD in the top
ten (8 months) and the longest
charting CD in the top twenty (14 months)
- Reached the #1 position on the NAV
charts
Apple Seminars
My ongoing
series of seminars for Apple focus on the tools and techniques used in
today's recording
environment and specifically look at how I've used these applications
to record my own music. For seminar dates and locations, please take a
look at my live page.
Music Providers
Here are some of the music providers that have
programmed my music: Sirius Satellite Radio, XM Radio, AEI Music, DMX
USA, DMX Canada, Music Choice, Music Choice Europe, DX Radio Network,
Galaxie/ExpressVu and Echo Star.
In-Flight Audio
I've been lucky enough to have received in-flight
audio play on these airlines: Asiana, TWA, US Airways, American,
America West, Canadian and Varig.
Jamie Bonk in its entirety, was used as boarding
music for Air Canada during May, June, September and October of 1998.
Live
At this point, I've played probably thousands of
gigs -- concerts, clubs, in-stores, private events and yes, even
weddings.
Here's a few of the companies I've played events for: Cadillac
Fairview, Colio Estate Wines, The Eaton Centre, Ernst & Young,
Hernder
Estate Wines, Hudson's Bay, Ikea, Sears, Indigo/Chapters, Lakeview
Cellars Estate Winery, Standard Life, Unionville BIA, Unisource and
Yorkville
BIA.
Film/Multimedia
Corporate video soundtracks for Manulife, Cadillac Fairview and Southam.
Awards/Nominations
My World
(2004) - Album of the Year
and Best Instrumental Album - Acoustic
NAR
LifeStyle Music Awards
Nominee
for Guitarist of the Year
(Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards 2005)
Jamie Bonk (1998) -
NAV Radio Album of The Year
Existentions (1986) Silver
medal CAPAC -- Electro-acoustic category
Writing
I wrote an artist-to-artist conversation series for NewAgeReporter.com. You can also read the interviews I did on my conversations page.
Education
B.Mus (Composition) - Queen's University (1987)
Influences
Here are just a few of the artists that I grew up
listening to: Jeff Beck, Miles Davis, U2, Michael Hedges, The Police,
Chuck Mangione, Andre Segovia, The English Beat, George Benson, Yaz,
Pat Metheny, The Jam, Cecil Taylor, Steve Howe, Al Di Meola... and
many, many more...
I still listen to a wide range of music. Some current favs are: Baaba
Maal, Tonino Baliardo, Béla Fleck, Nigel Kennedy,
Márcio Faraco, Jerry Douglas, Alien Chatter and Jeff Oster.
Personal Stuff
I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- right
downtown...
Even after recording two albums together, my wife, Sonya, and I are still
married. And that's saying something!
And yes, Bonk is my real name.
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