Award-winning photographer, journalist, and author --
Mr. Bonzai
graduated from the University of California, B.A. English Lit. with minor in Art & Film. After college, he was writer/performer in the improvisational Praxis Theater, and co-founded "Strangemouth," a radio comedy group which broadcast live in the U.S. and Canada. As Creative Director of Canada's top-rated CHOM-FM, he served as announcer, writer and producer and upon his return to the US managed Lyon Recording Studios, also operating as inhouse producer/announcer/engineer.

Since 1980, Mr. Bonzai has written over 1000 articles for magazines in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including over 500 interviews with leading musicians, artists, directors, producers and media figures. He has published three books: "Studio Life - The Other Side of the Tracks," "Hal Blaine - The Story of the World's Most Recorded Musician," and "FACES OF MUSIC" (to order click here). In television, he has performed and written for: "Club Rhino" (Heritage Ent. & Rhino Records for ABC) and "Rock Commandos," a behind-the-scenes music documentary.

A monthly columnist for Sound & Recording (Japan), his photos and articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Mix, EQ, Pro Sound News, Artist Pro, Keyboard, EQ, Daily Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles magazine, Disney Channel Magazine, Computer Life, Los Angeles Times, as well as leading music magazines in England, France, Germany, Austria, Australia, and elsewhere on the planet.

A selection of subjects, interviewed and/or photographed by Mr. Bonzai...

Josh Abraham
Will Ackerman
Ryan Adams
Aerosmith
Steve Allen
Mose Allison
Herb Alpert
Laurie Anderson
Fiona Apple
Jann Arden
Peter Asher
Babyface
P.D.Q. Bach
BBMak
Joe Barresi
Jeff Baxter
Beck
Walter Becker
David Benoit
Ray Benson
Rand Bishop
Stephen Bishop
Clint Black
Hal Blaine
Tchad Blake
Blink 182
Martin Böhm
Pat Boone
Bruce Botnick
Michael Bradford
Michelle Branch
Jon Brion
Sally Browder
Julie Brown
Jackson Browne
BT - Brian Transeau
Lindsey Buckingham
Jimmy Buffett
James Burke
T-Bone Burnett
Butthole Surfers
Vanessa Carlton
Richard Carpenter
Bob Casale
Gerald Casale
Rob Cavallo
Tracy Chapman
Cheech and Chong
Ed Cherney
Julia Child
Suzanne Ciani
Eric Clapton
Stanley Clarke
Bob Clearmountain
James Coburn
Leonard Cohen
Harry Connick, Jr.
Ry Cooder
Stewart Copeland
Carmine Coppola
Jean-Michel Cousteau
Marshall Crenshaw
Walter Cronkite
Steve Cropper
Sheryl Crow
Crowded House
Robert Crumb
Ice Cube
Eddie Delena
Dr. Demento
Devo
Thomas Dolby
Steve Douglas
Dr. Dre
George Duke
Faye Dunaway
Clint Eastwood
Duane Eddy
Danny Elfman
Harlan Ellison
Eminem
Geoff Emerick
Ron Fair
Manuel Farolfi
Jerry Finn
Neil Finn
Tim Finn
The Firesign Theatre
Mick Fleetwood
John Fogerty
David Foster
Stan Freberg
Mitchell Froom
Peter Gabriel
Albhy Galuten
Terry Gilliam
Dana Glover
Goo Goo Dolls
Michael Greene
Bernie Grundman
Sammy Hagar
Larry Hamby
Herbie Hancock
Susan Herndon
Charlton Heston
Al Hirschfeld
Ross Hogarth
Brian & Eddie Holland
Mark Howard
Husky Hoskulds
Paul Horn
Mark Hudson
Michael Hutchence
Eric Idle
Chris Isaak
Mark Isham
Maurice Jarre
Jimmy Eat World
Dr. John
Elton John
Ethan Johns
Stephen R. Johnson
Booker T. Jones
Leslie Ann Jones
Quincy Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
Led Kaapana
Casey Kasem
Paul Kantner
Alan Kay
Jim Keltner
David Kershenbaum
Kevin Killen
B.B. King
Kitaro
Koko the Gorilla
Al Kooper
Danny Kortchmar
Leo Kottke
Eddie Kramer
Kris Kristofferson
Nathaneil Kunkel
Russell Kunkel
Greg Ladanyi
Alexi Lalas
k.d. lang
Latin Playboys
Rhett Lawrence
Norman Lear
Timothy Leary
David Lindley
Linkin Park
Lisa Loeb
Los Lobos
Courtney Love
Lyle Lovett
Steve Lukather
David Lynch
Jeff Lynne
Taj Mahal
Henry Mancini
Gregg Mann
Rose Mann
Ray Manzarek
Ziggy Marley
Branford Marsalis
George Martin
George Massenburg
Michael McDonald
Pat Metheny
Steve Miller
Marcus Miller
Robert Moog
Dudley Moore
Bob Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Graham Nash
John Neff
Willie Nelson
Rupert Neve
Laraine Newman
Harry Nilsson
Jack Nitzsche
No Doubt
Michael O'Donoghue
Danny O'Keefe
Gary Olazabal
Hugh Padgham
Andy Paley
Michael Palin
Van Dyke Parks
Alan Parsons
John Paterno
Bill Payne
Les Paul
Dave Pensado
Tom Petty
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jack Joseph Puig
Bonnie Raitt
Phil Ramone
Lou Rawls
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dave Reitzas
LeAnn Rimes
Johnny Rivers
Robbie Robertson
Janice Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Tom Rothrock
John Romero
Rick Rubin
Todd Rundgren
Tony La Russa
Leon Russell
Danny Saber
Joe Sample
Carlos Santana
Father Guido Sarducci
Elliot Scheiner
Al Schmitt
Rob Schnapf
Ken Scott
Paul Shaffer
Artie Shaw
Harry Shearer
Duncan Sheik
Mike Shipley
Kevin Shirley
Allen Sides
Dexter Simmons
Richard Simmons
Sinbad
Slash
Spinal Tap
Rick Springfield
Harry Dean Stanton
Ringo Starr
Chris Stone
The Strokes
Andy Summers
Ralph Sutton
Bruce Swedien
Tommy Tedesco
Toots Thielemans
Third Eye Blind
David Tickle
Isaac Tigrett
Russ Titelman
Tricky
Tuck & Patti
Jacquie Turner
The Turtles
Was (Not Was)
Leanne Ungar
Al Unser, Jr.
Steve Vai
CJ Vanston
Don Was
Fee Waybill
Jimmy Webb
Max Weinberg
Tim Weisberg
Wim Wenders
Wendy & Lisa
Jim West
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Barry White
Brian Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Phil Woods
John X
Weird Al Yankovic
Dwight Yoakam
Neil Young
Ahmet Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Frank Zappa
Hans Zimmer