Composer, producer and performer. Living and working from his private studios in the Hinterlands of South East Queensland on the Sunshine Coast, this unqiue artist creates music that reaches out to listeners of all ages, all over the world.
Published through his own independent label Studio Horizon, Tony also scores for film and television, and performs to sell-out concerts around the country.
Tony's first album, Journey, was released in 1987 - under the banner of "Creative Relaxation Music". Tony was working with psychologists and masseurs in an attempt to create music that was specifically produced to enduce a relaxed and calm response from the listener. The end result was very effective and Journey quickly became popular and sought after by a diverse range of professional therapists and natural health care specialists throughout Australia. By 1990 Tony had released two more albums - and to his surprise, these albums found a very dedicated, mainstream audience across the country. Beyond being solely music for relaxation, listeners had connected with the very special melodies and instrumentation that would soon become Tony's signature sound.
Unable to attract interest from major music companies, Tony and his wife Jacqui set up their own music label, Studio Horizon, and were soon distributing to new age shops, booksstores, art galleries and other retail outlets - as well as to relaxation centres, schools, hospitals and health care retreats.
By 1991 Tony had composed and produced Mariner, the album that would see him become nearly a house-hold name in his home country and begin attracting an international audience. After a special feature on Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, an Australian television program, Mariner achieved Gold Album status within a few weeks. To date Mariner has sold over 1.2 million copies.
Tony worked with Australian nature photographer Steve Parish from 1992 - 1997. The two artists collaborated, combining an innovative mix of music and photographic images (detailed CD booklets, coffee table books etc), set to particular nature themes : Uluru, Kakadu, Rainforest Magic, Wilderness and Windjana - Spirit of the Kimberley. These albums sold and continue to sell in numbers unprecedented by any Australian independent artist - each title reaching Double Platinum sales within a few months of release. Tony's CDs were sold by over 3000 retailers across the country.
The maestro continues to release a new title each year, and also scores for television documentaries. His sell-out national concert tour in 1998 proved him to be a consumate performer. The climax of that tour was set at the Sydney Opera House and was videotaped by the ABC.
Still an independant artist, and probably one of Australia's most popular and cherished composers of instrumental music, Tony continues to develop his musical work in stress management and well being.