Yak Bondy

Yak Bondy
Background information
Born (1962-07-08) 8 July 1962 (age 62)
Germany
Occupation(s)Motion graphic artist, composer, music producer, songwriter, lyricist, programmer
Instrument(s)Keyboards, piano, synthesiser, percussion, vocoder, vocals
Years active1990–present
Websiteyakbondy.com

Yak Bondy (born 8 July 1962 as Jerk Bondy in Goslar,[1] Germany) is a London-based music producer, composer and visual artist. Bondy has been professionally involved in the music industry since the 1980s. After moving from Hannover[2] (Germany) to London in 1987 to compose the soundtrack for a documentary series,[3] Bondy has worked with many international artists.

Career highlights include being musical director and keyboard player for Lisa Stansfield's world tour,[4] remixing M People[5] and Annie Lennox,[6] working with Grammy-winning A.R. Rahman,[7] producing songs by Diane Warren[8] and Melanie C,[9] as well as writing and producing albums for UK stars S Club 7[10] and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton[11], resulting in dozens of Gold and Platinum awards.[12]

As a film music composer and orchestrator Bondy works with the music licensing service, Hollywood Elite Music & Media in Los Angeles.[13]

Bondy's audiovisual art and motion graphics appear on the digital platform Blackdove in Miami.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Keyboard - 12/1990". Keyboards. 27 November 1990. p. 18. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "German Rock History Hannover - Moulin Rouge". German Rock History Hannover. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ "wocomoWILDLIFE Illegal crocodile skin trade 30 years ago | Animal Trafficking - EP1". 22 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Piltz, Albrecht; Kleinermanns, Ralf (27 November 1990), "interview mit Yak Bondy, Musical Director der Lisa-Stansfield-Tour '90", Keyboards (in German): 17–25
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  12. ^ "BPI - British Phonographic Industry - Brit Certified". BPI - British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Yak Bondy Biography". Hollywood Elite Artists. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Blackdove | Digital Canvas NFT Artwork Displays". blackdove.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Living Tarots". Retrieved 8 April 2022.