Biography:

Guitarist & Film Composer Profile:
I have been a professional guitarist for over 35 years with a masters degree in Jazz Improvisation and composition from NYU and Rutgers University.

Born in New York City, I cut my teeth on every kind of gig imaginable. Starting out in my early years playing weddings and social parties, to touring with the most popular acts of the time. I’ve played in the studios of New York for jingle companies and on records for just about every R&B act out there. I’ve kept that New York feel and edge in all of my work, no matter where I was working or what type of venue.

After years of backing up other artists, I decided to focus on my own music.
I describe my music as a blend of traditional jazz harmonies, infused with the flavor of all the different places I have traveled over the years. There is a taste of New York, New Orleans, the street funk of Oakland and the wide mix of sound out of southern California.
All of which can be heard on my 2009 CD “Just Chill”.

I am also very involved in the area of film music composition. With the creation of “The Bradonna Music Group” I have scored several films to date. I have also composed five CDs for the Muzak Corporation. If you have been on a Jet Blue or United Airlines flight and listened to the inflight music, you have more than likely heard my music being played. I again blend my jazz background into interesting themes and colors to create the right mood for the film or whatever project I am working on. Since playing jazz guitar has been such a major part of my life, I’ve concluded that I can combine all I have experienced in jazz, into interesting music for film and television. This has been my passion for the last twenty years and I have dedicated my musical life to that end.

Artists/Producers Performed and/or Recorded With:
The 5th Dimension, Roy Ayers, David Sanborn, Ricky Peterson, Gato Barbieri, Oleta Adams, Phyllis Hyman, Rita Moreno, Ray Barretto, Jerry Lewis, Anita Bryant , Vic Damone, Eddie Fisher, John Waite, Allen Toussaint, George Porter, James Darren, George McCrae, Gino Vannelli, Grover Washington, Jr., Peabo Bryson, Angela Bofill, Erly Thornton, Marcus Johnson, Veit Renn, Jami Williams, Jennifer Hudson, and many, many more.

Broadway Shows:
Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God, Evita, Grease, Pippin, Cats, Dreamgirls, Godspell, Man of La Mancha and West Side Story.

Film Work:
The Other Kind of Balance, The Foursome, Kids House of America, Extreme Stunt & Driving Team, Efx 5.1 Special Effects Documentary and Shadows.