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BONZIE (born Nina Ferraro) is an American singer/songwriter and musician. She has been compared to a "young Chan Marshall," and described as a  “wunderkind” by Spin magazine. BONZIE has performed nationwide, including a show at SXSW described by the New York Times as "riveting".

History
In the year 2010, BONZIE released her debut EP, The Promise, as Nina Ferraro, and began using the stage name BONZIE shortly thereafter. In a 2013 interview with the Chicago Tribune, she explained her decision. "There was something about it that felt egotistical to me, and music was never that sort of pursuit. BONZIE feels a lot better to go under, not only because it's a pseudonym, but also because it doesn't subscribe to a language. There isn't a conventional definition of BONZIE, and it's more something where I can become its meaning."

BONZIE co-produced her first full-length album, Rift Into The Secret Of Things, which was released in August 2013. It was preceded by the single "Data Blockers," which premiered on Spin.com, It was followed by a second single "Felix," which features The Milk Carton Kids' Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale. The album’s title was inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.

In 2016, BONZIE released a double single, "As The Surface Rose" via Under The Radar, who said it "conjures an emotive vacuum where BONZIE's voice and piano keys hover and haunt."

This was soon followed by another double single, entitled "How Do You Find Yourself, Love?," a 7" vinyl that premiered on BrooklynVegan. It is described as a companion piece to "As The Surface Rose."

The live-to-track, "How Do You Find Yourself, Love?," was recorded by Steve Albini, and includes instrumental B-side “Back to an Insurmountable wall”, which was produced and performed by BONZIE,  and recorded by Tortoise member John McEntire. "As The Surface Rose" was backed by a lyric-free B-side,"Half Full."

BONZIE is now set to release her second full-length album called Zone on Nine, due out in early 2017. The album was fully written and produced by Ferraro herself, and co-produced with Jonathan Wilson (Father John Misty, Conor Oberst) and Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, Youth Lagoon). BONZIE has opened for Iron & Wine and toured with Cayucas.

Discography

 * Zone on Nine, Album, Forthcoming Release
 * "How Do You Find Yourself, Love?," double single, 2016
 * "As The Surface Rose," double single, 2016
 * Rift Into The Secret Of Things, Album, 2013
 * "Felix," single, 2013
 * "Data Blockers," single, 2013
 * The Promise, EP, 2010 (as Nina Ferraro)
 * "Let It Go," single, 2009 (as Nina Ferraro)