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Tony Saxon is an entertainer , singer, song writer, recording

artist, multi-instrumentalist and DJ... and recording engineer.

With Seven albums under his belt devoting the better part of the past two decades to recording and releasing his own music.

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Tony Saxon has performed with, worked for, and collaborated with a very eclectic mix of many different artists and bands; some of them well known like Kanye West & Eagles of Death Metal ...to a huge variety of smaller Indie Rock/ Post Punk / and even Hardcore bands over the past decade...having done multiple US Tours with various groups, bands, and artists. 

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Tony Saxon is a self taught with an 8 octave vocal range and a world multi- instrumentalist (piano, guitar, bass, organ, harmonium , omnichord, clavinet and more) learning in the footsteps of his father Tony Saxon Sr. who was a legendary Las Vegas nightclub entertainer in the 70's 80's 

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Tony Saxon has recent signed to Los Angeles label Lolipop! Records 

and is currently working on a new EP and full length album of original material with them. 

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What else does Tony Saxon do?: 

My entire life (besides playing, performing, and recording music) and my full time monetary income is based around 45rpm records from the 50's and 60's -  I buy and sell them professionally...I travel the USA in search of rare and undocumented 50's and 60's Soul R&B Doo Wop Garage and Funk etc. records and then sell and distribute them to collectors and DJ's all over the world under the business name SAXONWAX.

I Also archive and upload all the rare records I find to the SaxonWax Youtube Channel.

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I'm all about Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and early Rock N Roll.

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ABOUT "A FEW COGS SHORT OF THE CLOCK":

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Tony Saxon's latest full length album of  9 songs titled

"A Few Cogs Short Of  The Clock" was released 2/24/23

on all digital media platforms via Mint 400 Records.
 

"A Few Cogs Short of the Clock is a pure, modern and organic representation of the old school style of 50's and 60's R&B Soul music blended with a unique and modern Indie Rock and Roll sound  -  arranged, recorded and engineered by Tony Saxon himself without the use of AI , digital editing software and absolutely NO autotune.

Some songs...such as "This Leopard" feature very complicated musical arrangements with over 56 tracks and layers of vocals / instrumentation per song.

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Tony Saxon wrote and arranged the songs:

1. "Salem, Oh Salem"  ,

2. "This Leopard Dont Change It's Spots" ,

3. "Organ Power Pizza" ,

6. "Straight From The Horse's Mouth",

 & 7.  "Hearse Chasing Record Dealer's Theme" 

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ALL INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS plus the majority of the backing vocals on the album were played, sang, and recorded by Tony Saxon himself ..... except for drums and horns;

 

Drums on tracks 1, 4, 5, & 6 were recorded and played by

Matt Olsson (of  Frank Iero & The Patience, Lucky Chops,

Adam Melchor, and Brian Fallon)

 

Drums on tracks 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 were recorded and played by 

Tom Devinko (of Man Dancing)

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All Saxophones and Flute on the entirety of  the album were recorded and played by Adam Chavira (of Voodoo Glow Skulls & Top Shelf Brass Band)

 

Track 10 "Little Did I Know" features special guest backing vocalist Spencer Breslin ... the actor most well known for his roles in the films "The Cat In the Hat" Disney's "The Kid", and the "Santa Claus 3" 

 

Additional backing vocals on tracks 4 and 6 by Neil Soiland ( of The Premonitions, The Creation Factory)

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The majority of the Songs on "A Few Cogs" Tony Saxon wrote and arranged himself.

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The rest of the "Few Cogs" album's songs are Saxon's completely original renditions and arrangements of very rare 50s and 60s R&B, Doo Wop, and Garage Rock songs such as:

 

​4. "I'm Gonna Find A Cave":

originally recorded by The Banana Splits in 1968 on their Decca LP, the song  has also been recorded by Miki Dallon in 1966 and many others...(Tony's main inspiration was The Banana Splits version being a huge Hana Barberra fan himself) written by Scott/ Radcliffe.

 

5. "I Sat and Cried"

- originally recorded and written by Jimmy Nelson released on 45rpm by Kent Records in 1960

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9. "65 Bars" 

- originally recorded by Louis Jordan released on 45rpm by

Tangerine Records in 1966. written by Don Padgett, Howell Smith.

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10. "Little Did I Know" 

- originally recorded by The Ducanes in 1961 released on 45rpm by Goldisc records. Written by Phil Spector.

The Ducanes were a 1960's Doo Wop group from Bergenfield NJ which is where Tony Saxon lived as a child in the 90s. Tony also had lived in Alhambra, CA and has done all his recording sessions there.

Alhambra, CA was the home and location of  Phil Spector's mansion until his arrest... So Tony felt a very special connection to this song in particular and was very passionate of recording his version. 

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 ABOUT "THIRST & HOWL":

​​I'm all about Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and early Rock N Roll.  

 

My 2022 full length Album THIRST AND HOWL was released by Mint 400 Records on all digital streaming platforms on 11/2022.

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 THIRST & HOWL is a tribute to some of my favorite, rarest, and most expensive 50s & 60s 45rpm records of all time -

therefore the vast majority of the songs on

 THIRST AND HOWL are completely re-written, re-arranged, and modernized versions of songs by well known

legendary artists like The Drifters , & Dion  

to lesser known artists such as Jackie Shane, Cookie Jackson,

Ronnie Putirka, and Philip Wolf  utilizing my own original modern style of singing, guitar, piano, bass, and piano keyboard playing.

 

The song  "Burnin" is an original Tony Saxon composition and was also released as digital single 

 

 I also recorded and engineered the THIRST AND HOWL album myself without the use of AI , digital editing software and absolutely NO autotune. I sang and recorded ALL the vocal parts myself and  also played and record almost every instrument (guitars, bass, omnichord, piano , harmonium, omnichord) myself on the T&H album except for Drums. 

 

The drums on the entirety of the THIRST AND HOWL album were recorded and played by  Nick Fulsher (of  Waxxy & Moxie & Loon) 

 

Thirst and Howl also features Joel Giron (of  The Killing Floors) on organ for the songs 8. "Little Woman" &  2. "Don't Shake Me Down" 

and Mark Weddington (of  The Wyldwood Green, The Sound Reasons) on piano for the song 7. "Breakaway".

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ABOUT "Is The Feeling Still There":

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also in the Summer of 2022, I released "Is The Feelin' Still There?" on limited run 45rpm vinyl and on all major streaming services - a true to form Northern Soul track featuring my vocals superimposed over a lost Audio Arts Records instrumental acetate from the late 60's featuring James Carmichael and Orchestra which served originally as the backing track to soul group The Remarkables and Audio Arts recording artist / soul singer Johnny Summers release of the same name - all copies of the 45rpm sold out during preorder. 

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What Else?:

I recorded engineered and mixed the entirety of A FEW COGS SHORT OF THE CLOCK and THIRST AND HOWL albums by myself In High Fidelity Surround Stereo - and thoroughly believe in utilizing the most organic analog recording equipment and methods and live tracking methods possible - even though I only have two arms! I strictly use digital recording software only as if it were a tape without edits, tuning software, or triggering.  The only "direct" signal on my songs is my bass playing. 

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Proudly raised in Northern New Jersey and now residing in sunny Los Angeles, Ca. I've been recording my own music and performing for over a decade now. I learned how to sing as a kid watching my old man Tony Saxon Sr. perform the hits of the 50's and 60's at casinos and nightclubs in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and all around the USA . Those tunes have been embedded in my brain since I was a toddler running the casinos causing havoc while he performed in the lounges. I taught myself how to play the guitar with a $25 Kramer St-300 I bought from a pawn shop - let's just say I was a BAD KID and as I grew older and dropped out of high school I started sneaking and breaking into local college campus music rooms to learn how to play piano. 

 

I lived on the road and in my car through my late teens and twenties - partied like a mad man and played / toured with many big name and little name punk, indie and metal bands all the while trying to write and record my own material;  blending together the songs my father sang and my ever evolving musical tastes using the many different vocal styles developed over the years as a centrifugal force. 

 

Continuing to perform live shows in LA, I drive my Red 1963 Thunderbird "permanent convertible" custom choptop daily and am currently working with many content creators on various projects.

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I am available for booking Live performances ANYWHERE 

contact me via email - tonysaxonmusic@gmail.com 

 

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