Bonnie Janofsky
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actress
Bonnie is a native Angelino from a musical family. Her father played
alto sax with Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Xavier Cugat and the Dorsey
Brothers. She began piano at age 9, followed by drums and
arranging/orchestration in college, and then composition and
conducting. Bonnie completed her bachelor program and graduate work at
California State University, Los Angeles, and was a participant in the
world famous Earle Hagen BMI Film Scoring Workshop. She completed the
University of Southern California Advanced Studies Program, Scoring for
Motion Pictures and Television, where she was awarded the annual BMI
Award. She is also a 2001 Los Angeles Music Week honoree. She studied
composition with noted film and television composer David Angel. A
multi-faceted writer and performer, Bonnie's experience covers a broad
range of styles and musical idioms. She is a highly regarded pianist
and drummer, in addition to her composing career. Bonnie's writing
credits include composing and arranging for a multitude of shorts,
films, jingles, live shows - including Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" -
vocalists, big bands and symphony orchestras, from combos to large
ensembles, and from Dixieland to jazz to Latin to classical to Pop. She
has been featured in the Orient, Europe and throughout the United
States. Bonnie created the all-women big band, "Maiden Voyage", and has
appeared on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show", as well as on a Big Band
Weekend opposite Count Basie, Woody Herman, Harry James and Maynard
Ferguson. Her biography appears in "Who's Who in Entertainment". In
theatre, Bonnie has composed in the Playwright-Composer Studio 2000 of
the A.S.K. Theatre Project. She is currently composing for two new
musicals.