Tony's first instrument was the saxophone. His father was an accomplished sax player in several jazz bands when Tony was young. As a child Tony was taught by his dad to play the sax and quickly became something of a prodigy, winning several awards and talent shows as a child.
As Tony grew into his teenage years his love and appreciation of music continued to expand. He studied piano under several of the finest tutors in the Southeast. After graduating High School, Tony was now armed with formidable musical skills combined with an inherited talent from his dad.
So in 1986, young Tony made his way to Atlanta where he enrolled in the Art Institute of Atlanta where his incredible skills soon had the instructors amazed. Soon Tony was involved with Studio Production, Video Media, Music Humanities, Radio Broadcasting, and Management. He truly mastered every aspect of the Music Industry.
In 1988, Tony took his show on the road with the band Excalibur. Excalibur began non-stop touring all over the United States.
In 1992 Tony decided to return to his roots in the Upstate of South Carolina and moved back to Greenville. His keyboard and saxophone skills quickly landed him fulltime work as as studio session player. His resume includes working with many top stars as well as radio commercial jingles.
But Tony wasn't satisfied with just studio work. His ability as a live entertainer could not be denied. So in late 1992 he once again went out to play for the public by joining the Upstate band BLISS.
In 1993 Tony met the band FAT CITY CATS and was impressed with their musianship and tightness, so he joined up. Tony added a new quality to the band that was missing before. With Tony onboard the band really took off in the Upstate.
At the end of 1994, Robbie saw Tony performing with THE FAT CITY CATS, and knew that he had to "steal" him away to join THE OATH with Robbie. After a lot of soul searching Tony regretfully bid THE CATS a fond farewell and joined THE OATH.
From 1994 to 2002 Tony toured the countryside with THE OATH/PARTY OF FOUR band. Performing a grueling road schedule which included opening up for some of the biggest names in the Music Industry.
In the summer of 2002, Tony decided to come off the road to spend more time with his young daughter. But the fire still burned in Tony to get out and perform.
Then in early 2003 Tony and Robbie got together and created a new band...TRAILER PARK TRASH!
Tony's keyboard work, larger than life stage presence, and hot sax playing are key ingredients to the mixture that makes TRAILER PARK TRASH the most electrifying band in the upstate of South Carolina.