Jonathan Elias is an Emmy Award-winning composer, advertising innovator, accomplished musician, and respected record composer. Driven by a love of all music, Jonathan remains committed to his original goal: to create music that moves, motivates and inspires.

At age six Jonathan began playing piano and was composing original pieces by age twelve, inspired by rock music, Broadway musicals, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Aspiring to become a classical composer and conductor, he entered the Eastman School of Music before attending Bennington College. While still in school, Jonathan began to realize his goals by scoring the trailers for Alien, Blade Runner, Gandhi and Back to the Future – portending things to come.

In 1980, Jonathan teamed with his brother Scott to form the music and advertising firm Elias Associates – later to become Elias Arts. The company’s early success put it at the forefront of modern advertising innovations, including the crunching theme behind MTV’s “Moon Landing,” the Columbia Pictures logo theme, the first sound mark for Apple Computers, and the recognizable Yahoo! yodel. Elias is renowned for its ability to grow, launch or reposition enterprises through music’s emotional power. Today, Elias Arts is one of the world’s most honored music, sound design and audio identity production companies with over 700 major industry awards worldwide, including numerous Clios, Cannes Lions, and an Emmy Award for its Nike “Move” theme. Their clients have included AOL, MasterCard, PBS, Sony, AT&T, Honda, Intel, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Microsoft and eBay, among others.

Whether pushing the limits in his own compositions, advertising work for globally recognized brands or movie soundtracks, Jonathan Elias continues to be an impressive role model for how much can be accomplished in today’s music world.

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