User:Valentij/Johnnie Valentino

Born in 1957 in a South Philadelphia neighborhood filled with a history of jazz guitarists that starts with 1920's legend Eddie Lang continuing through to today's jazz guitar legend Pat Martino. Johnnie studied privately as a young man with Dennis Sandole, Joe Sgro and Pat Martino. Also during that time he studied composition at Rutgers University while doing local club dates and recording sessions at Alpha recording studio for Philly World Records. In 1984 Johnnie relocated to Los Angeles where he has been musically active in many facets such as writing,,recording, scoring, performing and sound designing for TV, films, toys and recordings.

During these years he has recorded with some of today's leading contemporary improvisers including Alex Acuna, Oscar Brashear, Delmar Brown, Luis Conte, Billy Drewes, Kermit Driscoll, Mark Ferber, Sherman Ferguson, Erik Friedlander, Vinny Golia, Gerry Hemingway, Alphonso Johnson, Russ Johnson, Andy Lester, Pat Martino, Bennie Maupin, Darek Oles, Mike Pedicin, Alan Pasqua, Mick Rossi, Mike Sarin, Bob Sheppard, Wadada Leo Smith, and Trevor Ware

At the 2000 International Monitor Awards in LA he was awarded the Best Sound Design Award. in 2001 his "Searching Souls" CD is released on Ninewinds label #NWCD0233. In 2004 "8 Shorts in Search of David Lynch" CD is released on Omnitone and in 2007 "Stingy Brim" CD is released on Omnitone and is considered for 2 Grammys. Other earlier recordings "Free Exchange" & Goin' Public" are on Four Winds Entertainment recording label FW2002 & FW2005.

HIGHLIGHTS OF MUSIC WORKS Television Series Scored Modern Marvels /The Time Machine Series Monuments to Freedom Series Intimate Portraits Portrait of Courage Emergency Call Strange Wilderness Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Television Specials Scored The World's Greatest Magic Show's 1,2, & 3 Houdini Bonnie & Clyde The True Story Television Additional Music Swimsuit The Guiness Book of World Records First and Ten Kids Incorporated The Edge The Windmills of the Gods Hunter's Blood Dangerous Curves Iron Triangle The Education of Alison Tate Elephant's Diary

NETWORKS WORKED WITH: A&E, Lifetime, ESPN, CBS, Comedy Channel, ABC, NBC, FOX, HBO, Disney Channel, Alimer Pictures, Embassy Pictures, Scotti Brothers, Leader Productions

THEATRICAL FILMS WORKED ON: Dirty Dancing, The Hurricane, Entrapment, Inn Too Deep and Wonder Boys

ADDITIONAL CD RECORDINGS WORKED ON: Dirty Dancing, The Hurricane, Barry Manilow, Billy Burnett, Eric Carmen Wayne Newton, Pat Martino, Air Suppy, Engene Wilde, Johnnie Tillitson, Michael Lloyd, Atomic Symphony, Elissa Lala, Goin' Public, The Ultimate, Foxy Brown and Tangerue

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUND DESIGN WORKS Television Animation The Avengers Alvin & The Chipmunks The New Archies Battle Tech Creepy Crawlers Camp Candy C.O.P.S Digimon Dodo with Zoe & Charlie Diabolic Eagle Riders Funky Fables Family Dogs Grimm's Fairy Tales Gulliver's Travels Digimon Kid & Play Little Bits & Little Mouse Monster Farm Mouse and the Monster Oliver Twist Pigs Next Door Pizza Cats Princess Sissi & Tenko Space Strikers & Teknoman V.R.Troopers & X-Men

Live Action Television Power Rangers Mad Scientist Toon Club The New Captain Kangaroo Show Mr. Moose Fun Time Breaker High The New Mr. Bill Show

Films Prey of the Chameleon Blind Vision Hidden Rage Legend of the Emerald Princes Round Trip To Heaven