Jon Close

Location:

Carmel Ca, Hawaii, Hi
United States 93922

Contact:

Cell: 831-238-1326

Additional Info:

JON CLOSE
Carmel, CA 93921
831-238-1326
jclose7@yahoo.com Pianist and Composer- --- Creative, conceptually and musically, Hardworking, Collaborative...A professional with more than 30 plus years of experience in Live Performance, songwriting, composing for Film and Television Projects, Musicical concept formation. Fun Stuff Too.....

Recognition:
CINE Golden Eagle Award New York for most innovative film score, 1995
Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Composition for the one hour PBS Special, “Liquid Stage, The Lure of Surfing”, 1996 Nominated for 3 Emmy Awards in the category of Film Composition, 1997-99 Indo-Tibetan Festival Award for Live Performance, 1998.

Film & TV Credits:
Liquid Stage, the Lure of Surfing (PBS San Diego)
San Diego Above All (PBS,HVS )
Boundaries ( Greg Durbin )
National Parks (Hiking Series) PBS
Surf Films ( Opper Sports )
Film Composition/Composing:

2001 Scored “Boundaries”, a Multi Award winning short Film gleaning First Place Awards and Honorable Mention in 23 Film Festivals including, The Sundance” and “Slam dance” Film Festivals. Producer, Dr. Greg Durbin. 2000 “San Diego Above All” which became one of the most financially successful ongoing programs for San Diego PBS. HVS Productions. 1999 Center for Public Communications, Washington DC, Pianist Telemedicine, Mayo Clinic.
1995-1999 PBS-Ten Films composed scores
1998 Invited by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to play at his temple during his winter celebration in McCloud Granj, and Hermachal Predesh, India. Current collaboration with TIPA (Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts) and other artists from Nepal, India and Tibet.
1982-1988 Strada Music United Kingdom-Evros Stakis, Owner.
Jon Close was a Composer, Artist and co-wrote with Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker, Gregg Rolie, Jack Conrad, Andre Pessis.
1978-1988 Harlan Lansky Artist/Writer with MCA, EMI, Publisher and Producer. Recorded and co-wrote for albums with Craig Bartok.

Songwriting:
With---- Roger Silver : Wrote numerous songs for Groups, Eric Martin, Journey, Santana.....

• Gregg Rolie (Santana/Journey) Songwriting/Live
Co-wrote songs for album “Gringo”
• Neil Schoen (Journey) Songwriting
• Eric Martin (Mr. Big) Songwriting
• Etta James Live Performance
• The Steve Allen Show(Television) Live Performance
• Tony Curtis Feature Film,” Club Life” Composed and co-wrote with Frank Musker “We have to say goodbye”
• Stieglitz & O’Keefe (two person show) Pasadena Playhouse/Audience) Live Performance
• Craig Bartok (Heart) Songwriting
• Debra Laws(R&B Singer/ Sister of Hubert & Ronnie Laws) Songwriting/Recording:
• Tommy Emmanuel (Australia) Songwriting/Recording
• Melissa Etheridge Demo Singer for Original Songs
• Don Goodman Music Group Songwriting
Co-wrote: “( You Can )Lean on Me”

2005 to Present
Teaching Composition, Songwriting and Recording to students. 2006-2008 Pianist at The Mission Ranch (Clint Eastwood’s Restaurant) Carmel, California, and numerous Jazz Clubs, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, California. 2008-2009 Performed Solo, Trio, and Quartet at The Lodge Pebble Beach, Spanish Bay Resort and Resident Pianist at Quail Lodge Resort, Carmel, California.
2003-2005 Resident Pianist at the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
2003 The Latin Film Festival at the Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, California. Played piano in duo with Ernesto Argeulo and Libre Group.
Communication & Training:
•Teamed with Directors, Producers, Musicians and Writers to produce Films.
•Liaised with Composers, Musicians and Conductors to create Live
Performances and Recording dates.
•Trained Musicians, Composers in Film standards and practices.

Logistics:
•Responsible for all Music from Composition to final product; conducted
•Carried out Film Production while prioritizing budgetary constraints.
•Collaborated on creation of Film Projects and Story Boards with Writers.

LICENSES:
BMI: Composer/Publisher

EDUCATION/ENDORSEMENTS
Began playing classical music from the age of four (4)
UCSB 1966 -1970
Rochester School of Music 1996-1998
Endorsements:
Michael Bovee, Producer/Director “Liquid Stage, the Lure of Surfing”, Emmy Award Winner
Jim Orr, Director of Photography, Multi -- Emmy Award Winner

Fees

To be determined by Project....

Instruments

Piano, Organ, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Contemporary Music, Jazz, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Vocal Repetiteur, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction

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