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Tony Egan
A native of Liverpool, England, Tony hails from a rather dysfunctional, musical family. He inherited his vocal talents from his father, Brian Egan, the one-time lead crooner in the Liverpool cabaret circuit for the bar band "Regency Creme." Hanging out in the Pubs of Liverpool, Tony befriended a group of African percussionists, avante garde artists, and a slew of other like-minded, dysfunctional, musical bohemians. One night, around the ripe old age of "20ish," after only ten minutes partying with Tony, the African band invited him to join their policy of musical touring, jealousy, and general mayhem. Tony, of course, fit in perfectly, and after a short beer drinking initiation at either "Ye Ol' Crack" or "Cafe Berlin" in Liverpool — he really can't remember — he decided that hanging out with this crowd might afford him the opportunity to stretch his artistic horizons. As luck would have it, by age 30, some good things DID finally rub off on Tony. He decided to leave Liverpool and the legacy of "Regency Creme" and jumped the first bus out of town for great adventure. Thus, Tony ended up touring various venues and jazz festivals both in Europe and the U.S., including the New Orleans Jazz Festival. He also sang background vocals for such bands as "Echo and the Bunnymen" and "The Real Thing," and was one of the founding members of Earthbeat Arts Trust, an organization founded to bring bands to a variety of underprivileged people. Eventually, Tony co-produced a couple of Earthbeat spin offs, "Visual Stress" and "Moood." [Kif, Karla, Carl-John, Aminat, Jonathon, Dave, Chloe, and Maxine... they know where I live.] Tony currently resides up on the Hills of Tonyland. They think he's okay... or so they say, but when he's not spending time with his beautiful wife, Karen, or imitating Frank Sinatra at several Palm Springs Karaoke bars, you can usually find him singing lead for the "Doctor Wu" band...
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