big Jono Grant, Composer, Producer and Multi-instrumentalist has built a diverse portfolio of audio work over the last 20 years, spanning many genres and every form of media. He has scored more than 300 episodes for numerous series including "Undergrads" (Teletoon/MTV), “Radio Free Roscoe” (Family Channel), and “Captain Flamingo” (YTV), which earned a 2006 Gemini nomination for best original score in an animated series.

Jono has recently scored the animated series "The Dating Guy" (Teletoon) as well as underscore for the hit video game "Modnation Racers” (Sony PlayStation3), where his talents for animation once again showed why he is often compared to Warner Bros. cartoon composer Carl Stalling.

Also a respected film composer, Jono earned a Genie nomination in 2000 for his first score, "Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang”, and followed up with a variety of productions that included composing additional music for the bio-pic "Trudeau" (CBC) and "Trump: The Unauthorized Biography" (ABC).

Jono works mainly out of his personal studio, Victory Drive Recording, located in Toronto's Leslieville. Victory Drive is a destination for performing artists as well as film and television producers, featuring state-of-the-art equipment and an abundant collection of eclectic and vintage instruments. From old-school tape-and-razor blade editing to the latest techniques in modern sound design, Jono is skilled in all forms of music production.

Among the artists who have worked at Victory Drive is Toronto-based jazz composer and saxophonist Richard Underhill. Jono has co-produced three albums of Underhill’s, including the Juno award-winning "Tales from the Blue Lounge”. He has also worked in various capacities with performers such as Kim Stockwood, Big Rude Jake, and The Tea Party.

Jono started his musical career more than 20 years ago, making his early mark as a composer, producer and performer with a multitude of bands including the eccentric jazz/lounge outfit “Jaymz Bee and The Royal Jelly Orchestra”, pop-poet “John Southworth”, and the outrageous bebop-rappers “The Shuffle Demons”.

Jono studied composition, harmony and music theory privately with teacher/music analyst Michael Leibson and is well versed in writing and arranging for all types of music and ensembles.

 

 

See Jono:
sampling his kids
 upside-down as his alter-ego "Spud"

attempt play-doh animation