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Photo of the Week

Universal Audio Portraits, a Mr. Bonzai Photo Sampler

May 17, 2011 Photo of the Week

Here are a few of my photo portraits for Universal Audio, orchestrated by the lovely Erica McDaniel.   Links at UA  are for interviews by Marsha Vdovin with some of today’s most influential composers, producers, and engineers.
Hanz Zimmer interview.
Ryan Hewitt interview.

Jacquire King interview.
Mike Shipley interview.

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|| Mr. Bonzai Emcees TEC Awards at Winter NAMM ||

February 16, 2011 Photo of the Week

Hosted by Mr. Bonzai, the 26th Annual TEC Awards held last month was the hit of NAMM week, bringing together the sound and music products industries for an unforgettable night celebrating 2010’s highest achievements in professional audio.  More than 90,000 attendees this year and TEC Awards guests included Chad “Chili Pepper” Smith, Lindsey Buckingham, Alan [...]

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|| Mr. Bonzai Presents MUSIC SMARTS in the H.O.T. Zone at Winter NAMM ||

January 8, 2011 Photo of the Week

Special Guests Explore Survival Tactics
Award-winning photographer, music journalist and author Mr. Bonzai is moderating “MUSIC SMARTS” in the Hot Zone at Winter NAMM. Panelists are Def Leppard guitar legend Phil Collen; producer CJ Vanston (Tina Turner, Prince, Christopher Guest films); pop singer/songwriter Kristina Helene; record label CEO Scott Austin; folk rocker Justine Bennett; and [...]

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|| Happy Holidays from the Tanuki Village ||

December 24, 2010 Photo of the Week

As you can see, Keiko and I have been magically transformed into Tanuki’s, traditional Japanese folk characters getting ready to celebrate the holidays.  We’re wishing you peace, reflection, and creativity in this season with hopes for a Bright New Year of the Rabbit!

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|| Vincent van Haaff Nominated for TEC Award ||

November 21, 2010 Photo of the Week

Architect Vincent van Haaff is Nominated for a TEC Award for Interscope Studios in Santa Monica, CA.
Voting is now open, but it ends on November 30.
If you are a member of SPARS, GANG, NAMM, the P&E Wing of the Recording Academy, or a subscriber to MIX or Pro Sound News, you qualify as a voter [...]

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|| Doors’ Ray Manzarek Heads Up Platinum AES Panel ||

November 14, 2010 Photo of the Week

What a grand day in San Francisco with Ray Manzarek, Veronica Romeo, CJ Vanston, Corey Cunningham and KamranV.  We’re working on a podcast of the hour long program of illuminating and inspiring stories about how to succeed in the music industry of the 21st Century, which was laced with some stunning tales of the 20th [...]

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|| Prestige Classics Vienna Debuts with Rachmaninov/Mussorgsky “Songs” ||

October 19, 2010 Photo of the Week

MG Sound Launches Premium Classical Label

Our friends in Vienna have a new album that is under consideration for a  Grammy® Award by voting members of the Recording Academy.  Classical Field, Best Classical Vocal Performance.
Voting ends November 3.
To view the making of the album and listen to samples of this remarkable achievement visit:
http://www.prestigeclassicsvienna.com/?L=1.
MG Sound, largest [...]

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|| Mr. Bonzai Hosts AES Platinum Artists Panel ||

September 11, 2010 Photo of the Week

Here are some still frames from the video of The Platinum Artists panel at the Audio Engineering Society in NYC last October. You can see a 6-minute clip by clicking here.  I will be hosting another panel in San Francisco this November.  Y’all come!

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|| “Salt” on the cover of Mix, photo by MrB ||

August 3, 2010 Photo of the Week

Here is my cover photo of the director and sound crew for “Salt,” photographed during the final days at Sony Pictures Studios’ Kim Novak Theatre. You can read editor Tom Kenny’s story here.

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Hans Zimmer, “Inception” Composer

July 24, 2010 Photo of the Week

Here are two of my portraits of Hans Zimmer, whose most recent score is for the new film, “Inception.”  These photos were taken for Universal Audio, to accompany a nice interview with Hans by Marsha Vdovin.  Click HERE.

From MUSIC SMARTS, by Mr. Bonzai:
“The bummer of being a composer is you sit in the bathtub in [...]

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