Jonathan Bernbaum
June 17, 1982 - December 2, 2016
Jonathan Bernbaum died at the age of 34. At the time of his death, Jonathan was a world-renowned visual projection artist in the world of electronic dance music.
Born in Berkeley, Jonathan graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his MFA degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.
After several years of work editing films, he became disillusioned with the corporatization of the film industry and discovered a unique avenue for applying his film skills in the creation of multi-media video art. He was eventually able to parlay these new skills into an international career, touring the world with the electronic music duo Knife Party and with VSquared Labs, among others. At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field.
Jonathan was a passionate participant in the Oakland arts community, donating his visual art to countless events throughout the Bay Area and elsewhere in California.
There has been a huge outpouring of tributes to Jonathan. Friends and relatives recall his love of social justice, his razor sharp mind, his debating skills and his creativity as a visual performer.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, his brother his grandmother and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
The burial will be held at Gan Yarok Cemetery in Marin County.***
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Dec. 9 to Dec. 11, 2016
***The Jewish section of Forever Fernwood Cemetery incorporates the values of the “green” movement while maintaining Jewish traditions of traditional ground burial in three sub-sections: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Renewal.
∼Jonathan Bernbaum died in the Oakland "Ghost Ship" Warehouse fire.
Jonathan was a visual artist for the popular electronic music act known as Knife Party and had also worked with DJ Markus Schulz. According to a friend, he was the VJ for the Scream 2 Bus Tour.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, Edwin and Diane Bernbaum; brother, David Bernbaum; grandmother, Miriam Lowe; and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
Additional Victims of the Fire:
Cash Askew
David Cline
Nick Gomez-Hall
Sara Hoda
Donna Kellogg
Nex Iuguolo
Travis Hough
Peter Wadsworth
Barrett Clark
Ara Jo
Draven McGill
Em Bohika
Micah Danemayer
Alex Ghassan
Hanna Ruax
Joey Casio (Joseph Matlock)
Jason McCarty
Michela Angelina Gregory
Johnny Igaz
Amanda Kershaw
Edmond Lapine
Griffin Sean Madden
Jennifer Morris
Feral Pines (Riley Fritz)
Vanessa Plotkin
Billy Dixon
Chelsea Dolan
Nicole Siegrist (aka Denalda Nicole Renae)
Benjamin Runnels
Jennifer Kiyomi Tanouye
Alex Vega
Brandon Chase Wittenauer
Jennifer Mendiola
Wolfgang Renner
Michele Sylvan
Nick Walrath
June 17, 1982 - December 2, 2016
Jonathan Bernbaum died at the age of 34. At the time of his death, Jonathan was a world-renowned visual projection artist in the world of electronic dance music.
Born in Berkeley, Jonathan graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his MFA degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.
After several years of work editing films, he became disillusioned with the corporatization of the film industry and discovered a unique avenue for applying his film skills in the creation of multi-media video art. He was eventually able to parlay these new skills into an international career, touring the world with the electronic music duo Knife Party and with VSquared Labs, among others. At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field.
Jonathan was a passionate participant in the Oakland arts community, donating his visual art to countless events throughout the Bay Area and elsewhere in California.
There has been a huge outpouring of tributes to Jonathan. Friends and relatives recall his love of social justice, his razor sharp mind, his debating skills and his creativity as a visual performer.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, his brother his grandmother and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
The burial will be held at Gan Yarok Cemetery in Marin County.***
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Dec. 9 to Dec. 11, 2016
***The Jewish section of Forever Fernwood Cemetery incorporates the values of the “green” movement while maintaining Jewish traditions of traditional ground burial in three sub-sections: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Renewal.
∼Jonathan Bernbaum died in the Oakland "Ghost Ship" Warehouse fire.
Jonathan was a visual artist for the popular electronic music act known as Knife Party and had also worked with DJ Markus Schulz. According to a friend, he was the VJ for the Scream 2 Bus Tour.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, Edwin and Diane Bernbaum; brother, David Bernbaum; grandmother, Miriam Lowe; and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
Additional Victims of the Fire:
Cash Askew
David Cline
Nick Gomez-Hall
Sara Hoda
Donna Kellogg
Nex Iuguolo
Travis Hough
Peter Wadsworth
Barrett Clark
Ara Jo
Draven McGill
Em Bohika
Micah Danemayer
Alex Ghassan
Hanna Ruax
Joey Casio (Joseph Matlock)
Jason McCarty
Michela Angelina Gregory
Johnny Igaz
Amanda Kershaw
Edmond Lapine
Griffin Sean Madden
Jennifer Morris
Feral Pines (Riley Fritz)
Vanessa Plotkin
Billy Dixon
Chelsea Dolan
Nicole Siegrist (aka Denalda Nicole Renae)
Benjamin Runnels
Jennifer Kiyomi Tanouye
Alex Vega
Brandon Chase Wittenauer
Jennifer Mendiola
Wolfgang Renner
Michele Sylvan
Nick Walrath
Jonathan Bernbaum
June 17, 1982 - December 2, 2016
Jonathan Bernbaum died at the age of 34. At the time of his death, Jonathan was a world-renowned visual projection artist in the world of electronic dance music.
Born in Berkeley, Jonathan graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his MFA degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.
After several years of work editing films, he became disillusioned with the corporatization of the film industry and discovered a unique avenue for applying his film skills in the creation of multi-media video art. He was eventually able to parlay these new skills into an international career, touring the world with the electronic music duo Knife Party and with VSquared Labs, among others. At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field.
Jonathan was a passionate participant in the Oakland arts community, donating his visual art to countless events throughout the Bay Area and elsewhere in California.
There has been a huge outpouring of tributes to Jonathan. Friends and relatives recall his love of social justice, his razor sharp mind, his debating skills and his creativity as a visual performer.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, his brother his grandmother and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
The burial will be held at Gan Yarok Cemetery in Marin County.***
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Dec. 9 to Dec. 11, 2016
***The Jewish section of Forever Fernwood Cemetery incorporates the values of the “green” movement while maintaining Jewish traditions of traditional ground burial in three sub-sections: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Renewal.
∼Jonathan Bernbaum died in the Oakland "Ghost Ship" Warehouse fire.
Jonathan was a visual artist for the popular electronic music act known as Knife Party and had also worked with DJ Markus Schulz. According to a friend, he was the VJ for the Scream 2 Bus Tour.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, Edwin and Diane Bernbaum; brother, David Bernbaum; grandmother, Miriam Lowe; and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
Additional Victims of the Fire:
Cash Askew
David Cline
Nick Gomez-Hall
Sara Hoda
Donna Kellogg
Nex Iuguolo
Travis Hough
Peter Wadsworth
Barrett Clark
Ara Jo
Draven McGill
Em Bohika
Micah Danemayer
Alex Ghassan
Hanna Ruax
Joey Casio (Joseph Matlock)
Jason McCarty
Michela Angelina Gregory
Johnny Igaz
Amanda Kershaw
Edmond Lapine
Griffin Sean Madden
Jennifer Morris
Feral Pines (Riley Fritz)
Vanessa Plotkin
Billy Dixon
Chelsea Dolan
Nicole Siegrist (aka Denalda Nicole Renae)
Benjamin Runnels
Jennifer Kiyomi Tanouye
Alex Vega
Brandon Chase Wittenauer
Jennifer Mendiola
Wolfgang Renner
Michele Sylvan
Nick Walrath
June 17, 1982 - December 2, 2016
Jonathan Bernbaum died at the age of 34. At the time of his death, Jonathan was a world-renowned visual projection artist in the world of electronic dance music.
Born in Berkeley, Jonathan graduated from Berkeley High School in 2000 and from Brandeis University in 2004, earning highest honors as a history major and minoring in film studies. He went on to earn his MFA degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2008, focusing on film editing.
After several years of work editing films, he became disillusioned with the corporatization of the film industry and discovered a unique avenue for applying his film skills in the creation of multi-media video art. He was eventually able to parlay these new skills into an international career, touring the world with the electronic music duo Knife Party and with VSquared Labs, among others. At the time of his death, Jonathan was widely considered one of the world's foremost artists working in his field.
Jonathan was a passionate participant in the Oakland arts community, donating his visual art to countless events throughout the Bay Area and elsewhere in California.
There has been a huge outpouring of tributes to Jonathan. Friends and relatives recall his love of social justice, his razor sharp mind, his debating skills and his creativity as a visual performer.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, his brother his grandmother and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
The burial will be held at Gan Yarok Cemetery in Marin County.***
Published in San Francisco Chronicle from Dec. 9 to Dec. 11, 2016
***The Jewish section of Forever Fernwood Cemetery incorporates the values of the “green” movement while maintaining Jewish traditions of traditional ground burial in three sub-sections: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform/Renewal.
∼Jonathan Bernbaum died in the Oakland "Ghost Ship" Warehouse fire.
Jonathan was a visual artist for the popular electronic music act known as Knife Party and had also worked with DJ Markus Schulz. According to a friend, he was the VJ for the Scream 2 Bus Tour.
Jonathan is survived by his parents, Edwin and Diane Bernbaum; brother, David Bernbaum; grandmother, Miriam Lowe; and his aunts, uncles and cousins.
Additional Victims of the Fire:
Cash Askew
David Cline
Nick Gomez-Hall
Sara Hoda
Donna Kellogg
Nex Iuguolo
Travis Hough
Peter Wadsworth
Barrett Clark
Ara Jo
Draven McGill
Em Bohika
Micah Danemayer
Alex Ghassan
Hanna Ruax
Joey Casio (Joseph Matlock)
Jason McCarty
Michela Angelina Gregory
Johnny Igaz
Amanda Kershaw
Edmond Lapine
Griffin Sean Madden
Jennifer Morris
Feral Pines (Riley Fritz)
Vanessa Plotkin
Billy Dixon
Chelsea Dolan
Nicole Siegrist (aka Denalda Nicole Renae)
Benjamin Runnels
Jennifer Kiyomi Tanouye
Alex Vega
Brandon Chase Wittenauer
Jennifer Mendiola
Wolfgang Renner
Michele Sylvan
Nick Walrath
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