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Marc Bonilla is a guitarist. He has worked with Keith Emerson (including on 1995's Changing States and in Emerson's 2006 touring band), Glenn Hughes (on The Way It Is, 1999, also playing keyboards), David Coverdale (late 2000 live band) and Kevin Gilbert (Toy Matinee live band). He also appears on the Emerson, Lake & Palmer tribute album Encores, Legends & Paradox (Magna Carta Records, 1999)and a spoken word album with comedian Bobby Gaylor for Atlantic entitled "Fuzzatonic Scream" including the controversial single, Suicide" in 1998.

He has released a number of solo albums. Among them, EE Ticket (Reprise, 1991), and American Matador (Warner Brothers, 1993), which includes covers of "A Whiter Shade of Pale and I Am The Walrus".

Bonilla currently plays in California Transit Authority^[1], a project led by former Chicago drummer and founding member Danny Seraphine, featuring some updates to early Chicago songs as well as new material. He has also produced, co-written and performed with the Keith Emerson Band's new album.^[2]

Marc is originally from the San Francisco Bay area and, along with Joe Satriani, was one of the preeminent rock guitar teachers in the Bay area during the 80s. Marc moved to LA in the early 90's to work on TV and movie scoring working with James Newton Howard, John Debney, and others, earning an emmy nomination in 2001 and had cameo roles in the short-lived TV series "Nightman" about a crime-fighting sax player, for which he was the musical director. He also lectured at LA's Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT). He currently resides in west Los Angeles. He now lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and son.

Although Marc appears in the video for Toy Matinee's "Ballad of Jenny Ledge," he did not actually play lead guitar on the album. Lead guitar work for the Toy Matinee LP was done by LA studio guitarist Tim Pierce, though Marc replaced him for the touring incarnation of the band. Pierce did appear as a guest at some performances to perform his signature lead for "Jenny Ledge."

Around the time that Bonilla's first solo album (EE Ticket) was released, Yamaha musical instruments produced a prototype Marc Bonilla model guitar. This guitar was embellished with comic book superheroes, of which Marc was very fond.

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-'''Marc Bonilla''' is a guitarist. He has worked with [[Keith Emerson]] (including on 1995's ''Changing States'' and in Emerson's 2006 touring band), [[Glenn Hughes]] (on ''[[The Way It Is (Glenn Hughes album)|The Way It Is]]'', 1999, also playing keyboards), [[David Coverdale]] (late 2000 live band) and [[Kevin Gilbert]] ([[Toy Matinee]] live band). He also appears on the [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] tribute album ''Encores, Legends & Paradox'' ([[Magna Carta Records]], 1999).
+'''Marc Bonilla''' is a guitarist. He has worked with [[Keith Emerson]] (including on 1995's ''Changing States'' and in Emerson's 2006 touring band), [[Glenn Hughes]] (on ''[[Addiction (produced, co-written and performed),The Way It Is (Glenn Hughes album)|The Way It Is]]'', 1999, also playing keyboards), [[David Coverdale]] (late 2000 live band) and [[Kevin Gilbert]] ([[Toy Matinee]] live band). He also appears on the [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] tribute album ''Encores, Legends & Paradox'' ([[Magna Carta Records]], 1999)and a spoken word album with comedian Bobby Gaylor for Atlantic entitled "Fuzzatonic Scream" including the controversial single, Suicide" in 1998.
-He has released a number of solo albums. Among them, ''EE Ticket'' (Reprise, 1991), and ''American Matador'' (Warner Brothers, 1993), which includes two covers of "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]".
+He has released a number of solo albums. Among them, ''EE Ticket'' (Reprise, 1991), and ''American Matador'' (Warner Brothers, 1993), which includes covers of "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale and I Am The Walrus]]".
-Bonilla currently plays in [[California Transit Authority]]<ref>[http://www.ctatheband.com/| CTA official web site]</ref>, a project led by former [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] drummer and founding member [[Danny Seraphine]], featuring some updates to early [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] songs as well as new material.  He is also working on Emerson's next solo album.<ref>[http://www.keithemerson.com/KEBand/TheKeithEmersonBand.html Keith Emerson Band official web site]</ref>
+Bonilla currently plays in [[California Transit Authority]]<ref>[http://www.ctatheband.com/| CTA official web site]</ref>, a project led by former [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] drummer and founding member [[Danny Seraphine]], featuring some updates to early [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] songs as well as new material.  He has also produced, co-written and performed with the Keith Emerson Band's new album.<ref>[http://www.keithemerson.com/KEBand/TheKeithEmersonBand.html Keith Emerson Band official web site]</ref>
-Marc is originally from the [[San Francisco Bay area]] and, along with [[Joe Satriani]], was one of the preeminent rock guitar teachers in the Bay area during the 80s. Marc moved to LA in the late 80s to work on TV and movie scoring, and had cameo roles in the short-lived TV series [[Night Man|"Nightman"]] about a crime-fighting sax player, for which he was the musical director. He also taught at LA's [[Guitar Institute of Technology]] (GIT). He currently resides in north [[Los Angeles]]. He now lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and son.
+Marc is originally from the [[San Francisco Bay area]] and, along with [[Joe Satriani]], was one of the preeminent rock guitar teachers in the Bay area during the 80s. Marc moved to LA in the early 90's to work on TV and movie scoring working with James Newton Howard, John Debney, and others, earning an emmy nomination in 2001 and had cameo roles in the short-lived TV series [[Night Man|"Nightman"]] about a crime-fighting sax player, for which he was the musical director. He also lectured at LA's [[Guitar Institute of Technology]] (GIT). He currently resides in west [[Los Angeles]]. He now lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and son.
 Although Marc appears in the video for [[Toy Matinee]]'s "Ballad of Jenny Ledge," he did not actually play lead guitar on the album. Lead guitar work for the [[Toy Matinee]] LP was done by LA studio guitarist [[Tim Pierce]], though Marc replaced him for the touring incarnation of the band. Pierce did appear as a guest at some performances to perform his signature lead for "Jenny Ledge."
-Around the time that Bonilla's first solo album (''EE Ticket'') was released, Yamaha musical instruments produced a prototype Marc Bonilla model guitar. This guitar was decorated with comic book superheroes, of which Marc was very fond - his teaching studio in the 80s was filled with plastic models of superheroes and monsters which he had assembled as a child.
+Around the time that Bonilla's first solo album (''EE Ticket'') was released, Yamaha musical instruments produced a prototype Marc Bonilla model guitar. This guitar was embellished with comic book superheroes, of which Marc was very fond.
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