TRUMPET – VETERAN STUDIO MUSICIAN + BAND LEADER
Tony Carlucci’s musical career started when his father introduced him to the trumpet. He was nine. By the age of eleven, he was playing in weekend bands and studying under Canada’s premier trumpet teacher, Dr. Don Johnson. By age 15, Tony held a chair in Canada’s Youth Orchestra, and was a regular in Toronto’s musical theater scene, performing in such shows as West Side Story, The Pajama Game and A little Night Music. At age 22, Tony landed his first musical director job for New Zealand’s top show singer, Frankie Stevens, touring Canada’s top showrooms for six months.
Working regularly on the CBC Television Network in the eighties, Tony played with such artist as David Clayton-Thomas, Corey Hart, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Frozen Ghost, Percy Sledge, The Drifters, Sam and Dave, The Spoons, Zappacosta, Rita McNeil, Don Rickles, Paul Anka and Matt Dusk.
In 1989, Tony started his own group, Synthetic Earth, and began composing music. The group was runner-up in the Hennessy Jazz Search in Los Angeles that year. His Amarosa Music production company provides live and original recorded music for large corporate functions worldwide, including exotic destinations like Thailand and Hong Kong. Tony is still in high demand in the Toronto studio recording scene.