Meet Brent-Anthony Johnson
Since arriving on Planet Earth 33 years ago, Tony Grey has busied
himself with the study of music composition and performance in a way
that can only be described as obsessive! His discography ranges
from John McLaughlin, Hiromi, David Fiuczynski, Industrial Zen, and Oli
Rockberger to the pop group Bliss. Tony displays incredible
musicianship on everything I've ever heard him playing on, and he
places his wonderful voice (and impossibly good tone) on the electric
bass guitar in the exact center of the listener's environment! In
short, Tony Grey is one of the most incredible bassists on the scene
today! Ridiculous chops and compositional abilities aside... Tony
is a wonderful person! I had the extreme pleasure of discussing
bass, travel, and life with this World-Class musician recently.
His story simply tells itself.
Take time to check out Tony at
both
www.tonygrey.com and
www.myspace.com/tonygrey (and at YouTube.com)
here is Tony Grey!
BAJ:
Man... what wonderful music, Tony! Congratulations on "Chasing
Shadows"! How did the record come together, and does it sound the
way you had hoped – during the recording process? Also, can you
go into more detail about your incredibly musical upbringing?
TG: Thanks a lot--glad you like it. For this CD I really wanted to
explore the cross over between pop, Jazz, and world music. I'm a big
fan of melodies and really want that to be the focus. My upbringing was
very musical. My mother is a piano player, as is my grandmother, and my
sister played piano and violin. My Uncle is John McLaughlin, and my
step-dad is also a guitarist, so there's a lot going on there. I grew
up listening to a lot of pop music like Michael Jackson, Burt
Bacharach, Sting, and others. But I also have this deep love for Drum
and Bass, and the darker aspect of that music...and I love pads and dark
chords! My goal really is to create music with a dark and interesting
edge, but that's also really acceptable to a wide audience. For Chasing
Shadows, I think I achieved my goals.
