Tony Wright (musician)

Tony Wright
Birth nameAnthony David Wright
Born (1968-05-06) 6 May 1968 (age 56)
Bradford, England
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsEMI
WebsiteTony Wright Official Website

Anthony David "Tony" Wright (born 6 May 1968) is a British musician who is the lead singer of the British band Terrorvision and also the band Laika Dog.[1]

Early life

Wright was born in Bradford to David Wright, owner of a gallery in Bradford that showcased local artists. Originally wanting to become a designer, Wright was persuaded to take a Youth Training Scheme at a local printing firm.[2]

He met the other founding members of Terrorvision whilst working as a glass-collector and barman in a local pub,[3] and the band began their music career as The Spoilt Bratz.

Solo career

In March 2014, Wright announced a solo acoustic project.[4] In September 2014 he released his debut solo album Thoughts 'N' All.[5] The album was met with a positive review on PureRawk.com which called it "Down to Earth, unpretentious and easy to get on with".[6]

In August 2016, he released Walnut Dash.[7]

Other projects

Wright is the owner of Oldfield Press,[8] and has produced a range of letterpress and woodcut printed cards that he sells online, at his coffee shop/print studio/venue (Bloomfield Square) in Otley, Yorkshire, and via a number of pop-up shops in the Keighley area. Following his career in Terrorvision, Wright also pursued a career in building miniature dry stone walls which he sold in galleries around Yorkshire.[2]

During his time with Terrorvision Tony Wright was a popular and frequent guest on the BBC2 TV programme Never Mind the Buzzcocks,[9] and also presented Top of the Pops.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Laika Dog". Leeds Music Scene. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Stone walls are the real rock classics for Tony". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Roofdog Interviews - Terrorvision..." Angelfire. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ Lavigueur, Nick (22 March 2014). "Terrorvision frontman Tony Wright launches solo acoustic project". examiner.co.uk.
  5. ^ Thoughts n All, Woodcut Records, 17 November 2014, retrieved 6 October 2016
  6. ^ "Album Review: Tony Wright – "Thoughts 'n' All" | PureRawk.com". www.purerawk.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Walnut Dash". amazon.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Oldfield Press". oldfield-press.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ^ "BBC - Top of the Pops 2 - Trivia". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


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