14 Facts About Jeff Rona

Jeffrey Carl "Jeff" Rona was born on March 3,1957 and is an American composer for film.

Jeff Rona's credits include Sharkwater, Traffic, God of War III, Phantom and Veeram.

Jeff Rona was the founder and past president of MMA, the MIDI Manufacturers Association.

Jeff Rona was born Culver City, California, the son of European immigrants.

Jeff Rona studied music, art and photography, but he left school to pursue music as his life's work.

Jeff Rona has worked around the world, using both traditional musicians and modern technologies.

Jeff Rona began composing for dance, theater, galleries and contemporary concert venues.

Jeff Rona worked on films and records before landing his first solo composing project, scoring the TV drama series Homicide: Life On The Street for director Barry Levinson.

Jeff Rona was commissioned to compose a concert for the 2008 Beijing Olympics which toured China.

Jeff Rona has performed with the Eastern fusion ensemble Axiom of Choice and appears on their Narada records.

Jeff Rona's music is on the Transplanet series on Triloka Records, the electronica compilation "Leaves From The Tree", and "Elysium For the Brave".

Jeff Rona has been chronicling his experiences in the film music world over the past several years in his column The Reel World in Keyboard Magazine.

Jeff Rona's projects have received an Oscar, Peabody and Emmy awards, as well as film festival awards around the world.

Jeff Rona is a two-time recipient of the ASCAP film and television music award.