# Yak Bondy

Yak Bondy (born 8 July 1962 as Jerk Bondy in Goslar, Germany) is a London-based music producer, composer and visual artist. Bondy has been professionally involved in the music industry since the 1980s. After moving from Hannover (Germany) to London in 1987 to compose the soundtrack for a documentary series, Bondy has worked with many international artists.
Career highlights include being musical director and keyboard player for Lisa Stansfield's world tour, remixing M People and Annie Lennox, working with Grammy-winning A.R. Rahman, producing songs by Diane Warren and Melanie C, as well as writing and producing albums for UK stars S Club 7 and former Spice Girl Emma Bunton, resulting in dozens of Gold and Platinum awards.
As a film music composer and orchestrator Bondy works with the music licensing service, Hollywood Elite Music & Media in Los Angeles.
Bondy's audiovisual art and motion graphics appear on the digital platform Blackdove in Miami.

## Musical career

Bondy worked as keyboard player and musical director on Lisa Stansfield's first world tour, which included appearances on The Arsenio Hall Show and Late Night with David Letterman. The tour ended with a performance at Rock in Rio 1991. Bondy worked as a music programmer with Indian musician A.R. Rahman on his 1997 studio album Vande Mataram. In 2000, Bondy was credited with keyboards and programming in Pokémon: The Movie 2000.
In 2004, Bondy had both producer and songwriting credits on the album Free Me, from former Spice Girl, Emma Bunton. One of the songs on the album co-written by Bondy, "Maybe", debuted at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and later a remixed version rose to number 6 in the US on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. Bondy also co-wrote and produced the song, "Just a Little Girl" with Amy Studt. The song rose as high as number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
While Bondy's most notable achievements were with Bunton and Studt, he has also worked with notable performers such as Rachel Stevens, S Club 8 and S Club 7. Bondy is also credited on the 2004 album from Alexander Klaws, Here I Am, which debuted at number 1 on the German Album Charts. Klaws was the winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German entry in the Idol franchise. Under the same franchise Bondy is credited as composer for the 2006 Singapore Idol winner's song, "You Give Me Wings" with Hady Mirza, with both single and debut album reaching number 1 chart position.
Bondy works as a senior songwriting tutor at BIMM, in London

## Artistic career

As a digital motion artist Bondy combines music and AI-driven visuals into moving works of art and sound.
His six-image series entitled "Lava Chroma" is inspired by lava lamps of the hippie era with colorful fluid shapes, described by art platform Blackdove as "exuding warmth and joy". The audio of all images played simultaneously results in one harmonic chord stack.
A larger series "Living Tarots" features cards of the Tarot deck in a contemporary Cubist style. The cyclical wavelike animation reveals the hidden wireframe as scratch art. Each piece is accompanied by an original composition matching the purported symbolism of each card, characterized by one curator as "With soft motion and luxurious design, these tarots are alive from within."

## Discography - Albums/EPs

| Year | Artist | Album/EP | Label/Publisher | Credits | Charts | Awards/Info |
| | | | | | all citation sources: GER UK US | all citation sources: GER UK US |
| 1986 | The P.O.X. | Voodoo Power | Kix 4 U Records | Production | | |
| 1989 | Latin Quarter | Swimming Against The Stream | RCA | Drums, synth, programming | GER 38, SWE 50 | |
| 1991 | Lisa Stansfield | Real Love | Arista | Harmonica, keyboards, programming | UK 3, GER 9, US 43 | UK 2× Platinum, GER Gold |
| 1992 | Mark Keller | Mark Keller | Metronome | Producer, written by, keyboards | | |
| 1994 | Spice | Fred's Bowling Center | SPV Recordings | Composer, production, backing vocals, synthesiser | | |
| 1994 | Juliet Roberts | Natural Thing | Cooltempo | Programmed by | UK 65 | |
| 1995 | Maysa | Maysa | Blue Thumb Records | Composer | US R&B/Hip-Hop 64 | |
| 1996 | Spice | Vario Bel Air | SPV Recordings | Arranged by, backing vocals, production | | |
| 1997 | A.R. Rahman | Vande Mataram | Sony Music, Columbia | Production, programming | | IND 1.5 Million sold copies |
| 1998 | Billie | Honey to the B | Innocent, Virgin | Backing vocals, keyboards, production, programming, vocoder | UK 14, US 17, NZ 3 | UK Platinum, RMNZ 2× Platinum |
| 1999 | A.R. Rahman | Dil Se.. | Venus | Remix programmer | | |
| 1999 | Edu | Mil Y Una | EMI | Producer, composed by | | |
| 1999 | Samuel Purdey | Musically Adrift | Good Sounds, RAK | Vocoder | | |
| 2000 | Pokémon 2 (Pokémon 2000) | The Power of One | Atlantic | Programming, keyboard, effects | US 85 | Box office $133.9 million |
| 2000 | Madison Avenue | The Polyester Embassy | Vicious Grooves | Percussion, programming | UK 74, AUS 4 | ARIA Platinum |
| 2000 | Billie Piper | Walk of Life | Virgin, Innocent | Arranged by (strings), keyboards, production, recorded by | UK 14 | UK Silver |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Sunshine | Polydor | Drums, keyboards, production, written by | UK 3, IRE 11, NZ 13 | UK 2× Platinum, RMNZ Gold |
| 2002 | Holly Valance | Footprints | London Records | Programming | UK 9, AUS 15 | UK Gold, ARIA Gold |
| 2003 | Rachel Stevens | Funky Dory | Polydor | Keyboards, production, written by | UK 9 | UK Gold |
| 2003 | Amy Studt | False Smiles | 19 Recordings, Polydor | Written by, production, keyboards, instruments, drums. bass | UK 18 | UK Gold |
| 2003 | Tymes 4 | 4 Story | Avex Trax | Production, written by | | |
| 2003 | S Club 8 | Sundown | 19 Recordings, Polydor | Production | UK 13 | UK Silver |
| 2003 | Lisa Stansfield | The Complete Collection | Arista | Keyboards, programming, harmonica | | |
| 2003 | Björgvin Halldórsson | Duet | Sena | Written by | | |
| 2004 | Emma Bunton | Free Me | 19 Recordings, Universal | Keyboards, production, written by | UK 7 | UK Gold |
| 2004 | Alexander | Here I Am | BMG | Written by | GER 1, AUT 2 | GER Gold |
| 2004 | Juliette Schoppmann | Unique | Modul, 19 Recordings | Written by | GER 15 | |
| 2005 | Various Artists | Barbie Girls | Universal | Composer | | |
| 2005 | BoA | Girls on Top | S.M. Entertainment, Avex Trax | Composer | KR 3 | |
| 2005 | 七朵花 (7 Flowers) | 7朵花專輯 (7 Flowers) | Warner Music Taiwan | Written by | | |
| 2006 | Emma Bunton | Life in Mono | 19 Recordings, Universal | Written by, mixed by, production, instruments | UK 65 | |
| 2018 | Psyrena | Psyrena's Christmas | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2019 | Psyrena | Fallen Angel | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2021 | Psyrena | Quarantella Rockefella | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |

## Discography - Singles/Songs

| Year | Artist | Single/Song | Label/Publisher | Credits | Charts | Awards/Info |
| | | | | | all citation sources: GER UK US | all citation sources: GER UK US |
| 1991 | Victoria Wood | The Smile Song (Comic Relief) | London Records | Programmed by, keyboards | UK 1 | |
| 1991 | Zero G | Peter & The Wolf | Hullabaloo | Written By, Producer | | |
| 1991 | Snowboy | Give Me The Sunshine | Big Life | Keyboards | | |
| 1992 | Mark Keller | Wish You Were Near Me | Metronome | Written By, Producer | | |
| 1992 | Mark Keller | Gone with the Wind | Metronome | Written By, Producer | | |
| 1992 | Dana Lee | Never Say Forever | Hardback Records | Written By | | |
| 1993 | McKoy | On The Streets | Right Track Records | Keyboards | | |
| 1993 | Mark Keller | Rocket From Her Heart/Front Page | Metronome | Written By, Producer | | |
| 1993 | East 17 | Slow It Down | London Records | Programmed by | UK 13 | |
| 1993 | East 17 | Deep | London Records | Programmed by | UK 5, GER 14 | |
| 1994 | Spice | Funkiest Bondy in Town | SPV Recordings | Producer, backing vocals, synthesiser | | |
| 1994 | Spice | Turn It On | SPV Recordings | Producer, written by | | |
| 1994 | M People | Renaissance | Deconstruction | Remix, production | UK 5, IRE 8 | |
| 1994 | Ondrea Duverney | Next To You | E-Zee | Written by | | |
| 1995 | Spice | Never Let You Down Again | SPV Recordings | Producer | | |
| 1995 | Spice | Get High on the Music/Turn It On | SPV Recordings | Producer | | |
| 1995 | Annie Lennox | Train in Vain; No More I Love Yous | RCA | Programming, remixes | UK 2, GER 27, US 23 | UK Gold |
| 1995 | Lisa Snowdon | Feels So Good (Addiction) | RE.AK.TOR Records | Composer, production | | |
| 1995 | Kenny Thomas | When I Think of You | Cooltempo | Backing vocals, programmed by | UK 27 | |
| 1995 | General Grant | Call Me | MCA Records | Programmed by | | |
| 1995 | Melody Washington | Love Gone Wild | Quark | Written, produced, all instruments | | |
| 1996 | Spice | Together Again | SPV Recordings | Producer, remix | | |
| 1996 | Mark Morrison | Horny | WEA | Vocoder | UK 5 | UK Silver |
| 1997 | Mark Morrison | Who's The Mack | WEA | Production, remix | UK 13 | |
| 1997 | Kavana | Crazy Chance/Listen to the Music | Nemesis, Virgin | Production, mixed by | UK 35 | |
| 1998 | Peace By Piece | Nobody's Business | Blanco Y Negro | Remix, production | | |
| 1998 | Billie | She Wants You | Innocent, Virgin | Keyboards, programmed by | UK 3, NZ 4 | UK Silver |
| 1998 | Billie | Girlfriend | Innocent, Virgin | Programmed by | UK 1, NZ 2 | UK Silver, RMNZ Gold |
| 1998 | Billie | Because We Want To | Innocent, Virgin | Programmed by | UK 1, NZ 9 | UK Silver |
| 1999 | Diane Warren | Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart | EMI | Producer | | |
| 1999 | Edu | Mil Y Una | EMI | Producer | | |
| 1999 | Edu | Contigo | EMI | Producer | | |
| 1999 | Edu | No Puedo Cambiar | EMI | Producer | | |
| 2000 | Pokémon 2 (Pokémon 2000) | One | Atlantic | Programming, keyboard, effects | | |
| 2000 | Melanie C | I Turn to You | Virgin | Production | UK 1, GER 2, US 1 Dance Club | UK Gold, AUS Platinum |
| 2000 | S Club 7 | Natural | Polydor | Programming | UK 3 | |
| 2000 | Billie Piper | Walk of Life | Innocent, Virgin | String arrangement, recorded/programmed by | UK 25 | |
| 2001 | S Club 7 | Don't Stop Movin'/Natural | Polydor | Keyboards, programmed by | UK 1, GER 9, AUS 2 | UK Platinum, AUS 2× Platinum |
| 2002 | S Club 7 | You/The Long & Winding Road | Polydor, 19 | Producer, all instruments except guitars | UK 2 | |
| 2002 | Amy Studt | Just a Little Girl | Polydor, 19 | Production, keyboards, drums, bass, written by | UK 14 | |
| 2003 | Amy Studt | Put Your Faith in Me | Polydor, 19 | Production, written by | | |
| 2003 | Amy Studt | Misfit/Queen A | Polydor, 19 | Production, written by, instruments | UK 6 | |
| 2003 | Tymes 4 | Hooked | Edel | Written by, production | | |
| 2003 | Emma Bunton | Free Me/Tomorrow | 19, Universal | Written by, production, keyboards | UK 5 | |
| 2003 | Emma Bunton | Maybe | 19, Universal | Written by | UK 6 | |
| 2004 | Emma Bunton | Maybe (Latino Version) | 19, Universal | Written by, production, bass, keyboards | | |
| 2004 | Emma Bunton | Crickets Sing For Anamaria/Eso Beso/So Nice | 19, Universal | Production, recorded by, keyboard, bass, chromonica | UK 15 | |
| 2004 | Alexander | Here I Am | BMG | Written by | GER 19 | |
| 2004 | Rebecca | A 1000 And One Nights | Smash Music | Written by | | |
| 2005 | BoA | Freak in Me | S.M. Entertainment | Composer | | |
| 2005 | 七朵花 (7 Flowers) | 愛的黑眼圈 {Ài de hēi yǎnquān} | Warner Music Taiwan | Written by | | |
| 2006 | Hady Mirza | You Give Me Wings | Universal | Written by | SGP 1 | |
| 2006 | Emma Bunton | Downtown/Something Tells Me | 19 Recordings | Production, mixed by, all instruments | UK 3 | |
| 2006 | Emma Bunton | He Loves Me Not | 19, Universal | Written by, mixed by, production, instruments | | |
| 2011 | Rachel Philp | Summer Days | Girafe | Written by | | |
| 2011 | Hope Hudson | Follow The Sun | Girafe | Written by | | |
| 2017 | Psyrena | Butterfly | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2017 | Psyrena | Butterfly - Mr. Bear Mix | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production, remix | | |
| 2017 | Psyrena | Silent Night (Redreamed) | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2018 | Psyrena | Sleep | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2018 | Psyrena | Sleep - Mr. Bear Mix | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production, remix | | |
| 2018 | Psyrena | Siren Call | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2019 | Psyrena | Angels Never Sleep | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2019 | Psyrena | Snakeman | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2020 | Psyrena | Rainbows & Unicorns | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2020 | Psyrena | Jedi Master | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | UK 10 CD | |
| 2020 | Psyrena | Christmas For One | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |
| 2021 | Psyrena | Ring Ring Ring | Kobalt, AWAL | Written by, production | | |

## Filmography

| Year | Program/type | Credits |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/Documentary (Title Song) | Drums, programmer |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/EP1 - Skin | Composer |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/EP2 - Taken From The Wild | Composer |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/EP3 - A Taste for the Exotic | Composer |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/EP4 - Out of Australia | Composer |
| 1988 | Animal Traffic/EP5 - 31 Tigers | Composer |
| 1994 | Time After Time/TV series | Composer |
| 1998 | Dil Se.../movie | Programmer |
| 1999 | Pokémon: Power of One/movie | Programmer |
| 2002 | The Royal Variety Performance 2002/television special | Arranger |
| 2004 | I Dream/television series | Composer |
| 2004 | Melodi Grand Prix (Eurovision Song Contest/Norway) | Composer |
| 2004 | Making Your Mind Up/TV Movie | Composer |
| 2004 | The Olympic Torch Concert Live/TV Special | Composer |
| 2006 | Body Electric/Show 1911 | Composer, soundtrack |
| 2016 | Bliss!/movie | Composer, music department |
| 2025 | Köln 75 | Music |

## Live Performances/Touring

| Year | Artist | Show/Event/Tour | Notes |
| 1984 | Eruption | Middle East Tour | keyboard & vocoder Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain |
| 1990 | Lisa Stansfield | All Around The World Tour | musical director & keyboards 46 tour dates (UK, Europe, US) Arsenio Hall Show David Letterman Show |
| 1991 | Lisa Stansfield | Rock in Rio 2 | musical director & keyboards live footage (part I) live footage (part II) live audience Maracanã stadium approx. 198,000 live broadcast Globo & MTV audience approx. 200 million |
| 1991 | Lisa Stansfield | Aspel & Company | TV Talk Show musical director & grand piano |
| 2002 | Liberty X | Royal Variety Show | artist(s) perform License To Kill (arranger) |
| 2002 | Amy Studt | Top of the Pops | artist performs "Just A Little Girl" (writer/producer) |
| 2003 | Emma Bunton | Various Performances Launch "Maybe" (writer) | British Style Awards Live @ T4 Royal Albert Hall Top Of The Pops |
| 2004 | Rebecca | Melodi Grand Prix | Eurovision Song Contest Norway National Finals artist performs "A 1000 And One Nights" (writer) |
| 2004 2005 | Emma Bunton | Various Performances | The Olympic Torch Concert Live "Maybe" (writer) Top of the Pops "Crickets" (production) Top of the Pops "Tomorrow" (writer) |
| 2007 2008 | Spice Girls | The Return of the Spice Girls | artist performs "Maybe" (writer) artist performs "I Turn To You" (producer) Billboard Touring Award (Top Boxscore) Box Office $78.2 Million |