Jonah Kay

Student Type:	Correspondence Guitar Lessons, Music Careers Mentoring Program
Location:	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
E-mail:	jonahface@hotmail.com
Web Site:	myspace.com/bravuramusic
Occupation:	Professional musician
mp3	Decaying World Bravura Solos

Jonah Kay is an up and coming guitar player in a band called BraVurA out of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Attending the pre-school music program at The Beckett School of Music at the age of 4 began Jonah’s lifelong love of music. Jonah made regular trips to hear the local K-W Symphony with his family during his early years. Great elementary school music teachers continued to inspire Jonah, and he participated in the Waterloo County School Board Kodaly Choir for two years, performing at Kitchener’s Centre in the Square. Next came private piano lessons, as well as school band participation, where he played trumpet, tuba and percussion.

Jonah moved on to the guitar at age 15 through a high school music program. Private guitar lessons followed and then at age 19 he purchased his first seven string electric which is now his preferred instrument. Currently Jonah is studying in Tom's online guitar lessons to develop his musical skills further and is being mentored by Tom in the program about building a music career.

Next came the formation of Jonah’s first band, BraVurA. After a couple of line up changes, they released their first 5-song demo in September 2008. One song from that EP, “Decaying World,” was included in the compilation CD “Downtown Metal” by Quickstar Productions, released in January 2009. Currently the band is playing shows and working on writing and recording their first full-length release, as well as their first music video.

Jonah’s musical influences range from classical to heavy metal to fusion jazz and even movie soundtracks. Some of his favourite artists are Rusty Cooley, Guthrie Govan, John Petrucci, Alexi Laiho, and many others.

Jonah strives to improve and expand as a musician, exploring new styles and learning new skills, working toward achieving his goals in the music industry.