Using the saxophone as his springboard into a life of multi-instrumentalism, world travel, and musical milestones, J. Golko has had the honor of studying with, performing for and entertaining with:
Philip Bailey/Maurice White + Earth, Wind & Fire, Quincy Jones, Dave Koz, Victor Vanacore, David Foster, Rickey Minor, Herbie Hancock, James Moody, Steve Winwood, Howard Shore, George Duke, Jeff Lorber, Clark Terry, Christian Scott, Nancy Wilson, Patti LeBelle, Patti Austin, Melissa Manchester, Layla Hathaway, Angelique Kidjo, Rosa Passos, Maña, Paula Cole, Ben E. King, Gamble & Huff, John Avila, Richard Gibbs, Weezer, Rob Lewis, Gloria Estevan, John Legend, Kanye West, William Close (inventor of the Earth Harp) + more.
Timeline
Vanacore's performance at the Ford Theater in October 2017 featured 2 sopranos and 3 tenors accompanied by a 38-piece orchestra of L.A.’s finest.
2000-2002
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
2003-2006
Baritone Saxophone
Bb Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Contra-Bass Clarinet
Bass Guitar
Chamber Voice (Tenor, Baritone, Bass)
Guitar
Keyboard/Composition
Show Choir Band
Conducting (Drum Major)
Soprano Saxophone
High School Musicals:
My Favorite Year, Damn Yankees
First Saxophonist Admitted to the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY Camp
2007-2010
Opening Act for "Starry Night Tribute" to Quincy Jones
REASON MIDI Programming
SIBELIUS Notation
FINALE Notation
PROTOOLS (Production + Editing)
Founded + Led Horn Section while attending BERKLEE COLLEGE of MUSIC,
Boston, MA
BERKLEE Musical: Company
Bachelor of Music Business
Co-Producer/Director of Lighting for BERKLEE Student Activities Center
Founded JGO INC.™
2010 Intern at BLUE MICROPHONES,
Westlake, CA
2011-2013
Flute
Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist for
Holland America Line Show Bands
Misc. Percussion
Chromatic Harmonica
Trumpet
Self-Produced 1st Head Liner Show
Traveled throughout 7 Continents
2014-2016
Began authoring original
science fiction novel
Introductory Studies to Film and
Video Game Scoring
*Featured Multi-Instrumentalist in
"Sonic Odyssey"
(by Royal Caribbean Productions):
Earth Harp
Drum Wall
Drumbrella
Drum Jacket
Violin Dress
Aquatar
*(Unique Instrumental Creations
by William Close)
Founded Scores by Atonement™
Musical Composition Brand
Founded VIBRANIUM Publishing (ASCAP)
Fretless Bass Guitar
2017-2019
Founded
the Infinity Reset™
(production company) &
the Infinity Reset Orchestra™
(symphonic rock ensemble)
Studio Management Assistant at www.woodshedrecording.com (Malibu, CA)
Installed and performed an 800ft+ long Earth Harp at Grand Performances with William Close & the Earth Harp Collective. (Los Angeles, CA)
Joined pit orchestra for community theater productions of Tarzan (Redlands, CA)
*Tenor Sax, Bb Clarinet, Flute
Assisted Victor Vanacore and his production team in his debut performance of "La Sorgente" - arias set to the poetry of Pope John Paul II. (Los Angeles, CA)
Organized the first 10-Year GRAMMY Camp Alumni Reunion (Toluca Lake, CA)
Studied film score & classical
orchestration techniques with Dr. Norman Ludwin
(Inside Out, Jurassic World, Super 8) at
the musician's union Local 47 (Burbank, CA)
*Conducting, Arranging, Directing
Joined pit orchestra for community theater production of Avenue Q (Redlands, CA)
*Alto Sax, Bb Clarinet, Flute
Joined pit orchestra for community theater production of The Wizard of Oz (Northbrook, IL)
*Baritone Sax, Bb Clarinet, Flute
Founded guitar/saxophone duo: Action Heights (Chicago, IL)
Joined “The Knot” award winning
Andrew Blake Band (Chicago, IL)
*Tenor/Baritone Sax, Hand Percussion
Joined pit orchestra for community theater
production of Newsies (Northbrook, IL) - June 2019
*Flute, Piccolo, Bb Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Alto Sax
Joined pit orchestra for production of ANNIE
(Lake Forest, IL) - Nov. ‘19 - Jan. ‘20
*Soprano/Alto Sax, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Flute
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JAN. 2020 - Joining stage orchestra for production
of choreographer, Donald McKayle’s
Sophisticated Ladies (Chicago, IL) - Jan. - Mar. 2020
*Baritone Sax, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
“...To be surrounded by Beautiful music; worthy of possessing its Wisdom and wielding its Power.””
GRAMMY Camp ‘06/’07: 10-Year Reunion!
Proof that orbits may once again re-align.
Catcher in the Rye - Toluca Lake, CA (Nov. 2017)
Quoted in an article by the LA Times on the Earth Harp’s uncanny parallel to “string theory” in modern physics.
