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Jamie Bonk
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Out of 18 votes
Out of 18 votes
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Genre: New Age » Contemporary Instrumental
Editor's review
This is contemporary acoustic New Age music by a Toronto-based acoustic guitarist who has earned substantial radio play both in his native Canada and abroad. More recently he's added vocals to his easy listening arrangements, but the overall effect remains soothing and non-intrusive.
Biography
Toronto-based guitarist/composer Jamie Bonk's third, and most recent, album, "My World", recently won two NAR LifeStyle Music Awards for: "Album of the Year" and "Best Instrumental Album - Acoustic". His most collaborative effort to date, "My World" blends Jamie's fluid acoustic guitar playing with performances from keyboardist Sonya Mitlewski, guitarist Peter Janson and vocalists Ron Scott and Shelley Hamilton. While Jamie's previous two releases were self-composed, "My World" features a cover of the Bee Gees' "Nights On Broadway" as well as the Ron Scott penned "If This Is Love" and the Janson/ Bonk composition "Waiting For Winter". "My World" spent two months (September and October 2004) at #1 on the NAR Top 100 Radio Chart.
Jamie's second album, "A Perfect Tomorrow", debuted at #1 on the New Age Voice (NAV) Magazine's Airwaves Top 100 in 2000 and remained in the top 20 for six consecutive months. "Jamie Bonk", Jamie's self-titled debut CD, which was released in 1997 in Canada and in early 1998 in the U.S., also received considerable airplay. In addition to being NAV's "Radio Album of the Year" for 1999, "Jamie Bonk" was NAV's Airwaves Top 100 longest charting CD. The CD stayed on the charts for 18 consecutive months, 7 months longer than the previous longest charting CD. "Jamie Bonk" was also the longest charting CD in the top ten (8 months) and the longest charting CD in the top twenty (14 months). To date, Jamie's music has been played on over 500 radio stations worldwide.
Both "Jamie Bonk" and "A Perfect Tomorrow" have been played on many in- flight audio programs. Airlines that have programmed Jamie's music include: Asiana, TWA, US Airways, American, America West and Canadian. Air Canada used "Jamie Bonk" in its entirety as boarding music during 1998. Additionally, Jamie's music has been programmed by 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 2003, Jamie became a contributing editor for NewAgeReporter.com. His artist-to-artist conversation series has featured many top name artists in the contemporary instrumental genre.
A nominee for "Guitarist of the Year" at this year?s Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, Jamie is currently performing in the Toronto/Southern Ontario region and composing for his next release.
