Bruce A. Goronsky–a noted agency producer and entrepreneur who founded editorial house Fleet Street Pictures, which enjoyed a seven-year run in the Bay Area–died on Monday, March 29, in San Francisco of cancer. He was 61.
Goronsky served as a producer at such ad shops as Foote, Cone & Belding, San Francisco, and Ogilvy & Mather, Los Angeles. At FCB his work on Levi’s and Clorox earned a pair of Clio Awards and a regional Emmy. A native of Seattle, he moved to San Francisco after college to pursue his career in advertising and broadcast production.
Goronsky’s personal interests included a love of senior Golden Retrievers and a particular joy in vintage car racing with his Shelby Mustangs. He is lovingly remembered by his many friends and colleagues, by his father and brother, Ade and Paul Goronsky of Seattle, by his wife of 25 years, Louise Ure, and by the children of his heart, Brian and Maya Washington of San Francisco. All who knew Bruce Goronsky will remember his laugh that entered the room before he did.
A memorial celebration in Goronsky’s honor will be held at the Firehouse at Fort Mason in San Francisco, from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 8. RSVP and inquiries can be made to Anna Frost, an agency colleague of Goronsky over the years, at (415) 459-5901. Memorial contributions in Goronsky’s name may be sent to the San Francisco chapter of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA at http://sfspca.org/) or San Francisco-based residential shelter and family services program charity Raphael House (http://www.raphaelhouse.org/).
“A Complete Unknown,” “Wicked,” “Sing Sing,” “Baby Reindeer” Among Guild of Music Supervisors Award Winners
The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown,” “I Saw the TV Glow” and “Sing Sing.” Among the TV category winners were “Baby Reindeer,” “English Teacher” and “Agatha All Along.”
Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. Schwartz performed his song “Beautiful City” on stage from his musical “Godspell.” Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision. Music supervisor and executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Keeping their promise of live performances from Best Song nominees, Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing,” which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song “Egún” from Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” and the artist Role Model gave a rousing performance of their song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” as the Spotlight artist of the evening.
The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is as follows.
FILM
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Maggie Rodford - “Wicked”
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Steven Gizicki - “A... Read More