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Bonnie Bogovich
Bonnie Bogovich always has her fingers in a plethora audio pies! As a sound designer, she has spent over a decade designing audio on a variety of award-winning educational products, virtual and augmented reality simulations, interactive experiences, audio plays and theme park attractions including “I Expect You To Die”, Sea World’s “Race For The Beach”, Legendary’s “Annihilator”, Earplay’s “Jurassic World Revealed,” KQMP’s “At The Tone”, and the upcoming multiplayer Horror VR title “HUSH: In Search of Dominic Ward”. Also an active vocal artist, her voice can be heard in games like “Pathfinder: Kingmaker”, “Death and Taxes”, “Water Bears,” and “Wasteland 3”, audio dramas and radio plays like “Codename Blank”, “Mandible Judy”, Cryptic Canticles’ “The Dracula Radioplay Experience” and “The Call of the Flame: An Audio Play”, and as a recording artist singer/vocalist on a variety of video game soundtracks and tribute albums. She regularly performs with a variety of live and virtual operatic, choral, and musical ensembles, co-created and produced the original productions “Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera“, “Super Smash Opera“ it’s sequel “Aria Kart.”Bonnie has served on the boards and committees for a variety of organizations including The National Audio Theatre Festivals, Great Lake Film Association, Pittsburgh Savoyards, Game Audio Network Guild, and the Interactive Audio Special Interest Group. She has been judged for Spillprisen, IGF, Indiecade, and the GLFA, worked as an audio text book proposal reviewer for Focal Press, and has spoken at events such as AES, MAGfest, GameSoundCon, SXSW Gaming, VGMtogether, PAX South, PAX Dev, Confluence, and GDC. She has lectured at Berklee School of Music, Duquesne University, Teknofonic, Game Worlds Camp, CMU, formerly an adjunct professor audio for games and animation at the Art Institute of Austin, she is now an adjunct professor of Composition in Media at Duquesne University, Mary Pappert School of Music.Bonnie runs her audio production studio, BlackCatBonifide LLC, in Austin, Texas. Learn more about her projects at https://blackcatbonifide.com
10203 W Rutland Village
United States
Austin
TX
78758
Work
Video Game Awards and Nominations
IndieCade 2022 – Best Audio Design – “Ambition: A Minuet in Power:
Cinequest Film and VR Festival – Official Selection – “I Expect You To Die” (2018)
Intel Game Development Showcase – Best Overall Game – “Outpost Delta” (2017)
Game Audio Network Guild Awards – Nominee/Best Original Song’ – “I Expect You To Die” (2017)
D.I.C.E. Awards – Nominee/Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – “I Expect You To Die” (2017)
D.I.C.E. Awards – Nominee/Immersive Reality Game of the Year – “I Expect You To Die” (2017)
D.I.C.E. Awards – Nominee/Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – “I Expect You To Die” (2017)
SXSW Gaming Awards – Nominee/Excellence in Gameplay (2017)
Art of the Ttitle – Honorable Mention/Top Title Sequence (2016)
Vision Summit – Vision Inspire Award “I Expect You To Die” (2016)
Proto Awards – Best Interactive Design “I Expect You To Die” (2015)
Proto Awards – Best Gameplay “I Expect You To Die” (2015)
Proto Awards – Best Overall VR Experience “I Expect You To Die” (2015)
Unity Awards – Best VR Experience nominee “I Expect You To Die” (2015)
Unity Awards – Community Choice nominee “I Expect You To Die” (2015)
International Serious Play Awards – Best In Show and Gold Medal “Water Bears” (2015)
International Serious Play Awards – Gold Medal “World of Lexica” (2015)
CREATE Award winner- Entertainment, Film & Digital Media – “World of Lexica” – (2015)
Children’s Technology Review – Editor’s Choice, Excellence in Design – “Water Bears” (2015)
International Serious Play Awards – gold medal “Inklings” (2014)
DATA Award Winner – “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood/Tea Party” (2014)
International Serious Play Awards – gold medal “Play Forward: Elm City Stories” (2013)
Best Open Web Game sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation – “Guinea Pig, Guinea Pig” (2013)
International Serious Play Awards – silver medal “Tunnel Tail” (2013)
Science Media Awards/Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (JHWFF) – Finalist – “Race for the Beach” (2012)
Global Game Jam Pgh – Audience Choice Award 2nd Place – “Creator” (2012)
Film and Media Awards and Nominations
HEAR Now: Audio Arts and Fiction Fest – Official Selection – “The Call of the Flame” (2019)
HEAR Now: Audio Arts and Fiction Fest – Official Selection – “Dracula Radio Play” (2018)
48 Hour Film Festival Pittsburgh – Best Cinematography – “Serial” (2015)
48 Hour Film Festival Pittsburgh – Audience Choice Award Group B – “Re:Firm Ad-ness”(2012)
48 Hour Film Festival Pittsburgh – Audience Choice Award Group B – “FriendStat”(2011)
Popular Science Magazine Music Video Contest – Top Five Runner Up – “I Feel Fantastic” (2007)
Duq Student Film Fest – Best Overal Film – “Sweettooth Stratagem” (2005)
Robert Morris Film Festival – Best Film – “The Brotherhood” (2005)
SOFA film festival – Finalist – “Geeks IRL” (2002)
Adobe Digital Film Festival – finalist – “Taxidermy” (2001)
BlackCatBonifide LLC
Voice Artist and Sound Designer
Unlock Audio – casting, dialogue and voice production
Hamsterball Studios – dialogue and voice production
Amplify Education – casting, dialogue, voice production, and voice acting
BlackCatBonifide LLC – owner, audio design and voice
Schell Games – “Audio Lead” Advanced Artist: Sound Design / Composition
Super Smash Opera, Artistic Director, Composer, Audio Engineer
KIT Solutions, LLC – Multimedia Trainer and Video Voiceover Artist
Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera, Artistic Director, Composer, Audio Engineer
Heinz History Center, Smithsonian Affliate – Exhibits and AV Associate
Duquesne University School of Music – Sound Engineer
Telecommunity – Multimedia Instructor
Squonk Opera – Video Artist and Stage Manager
Attack Theater – Stage Manager
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh – Stage Manager
