Tony Spada

TONY SPADA: Electric, Acoustic & Synthesizer Guitars A schooled musician, Tony studied theory and harmony for ten years and attended the Hartt College Of Music majoring in classical guitar and composition. Tony is skilled in a variety of musical styles including: jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical and rock.

Electric, Acoustic & Synthesizer Guitars

A schooled musician, Tony studied theory and harmony for ten years and attended the Hartt College Of Music majoring in classical guitar and composition. Tony is skilled in a variety of musical styles including: jazz, blues, bluegrass, classical and rock. This diversification led to positions arranging and producing with Talent Associates Agency of Miami and with ABC Records as a studio musician. Tony left the east coast to play in a Los Angeles heavy metal band. Returning to Connecticut he performed in several bands before forming HOLDING PATTERN in 1981. Through the release of world wide albums, videos, and concertizing with Steve Morse, Kansas, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe to name a few. HOLDING PATTERN built a loyal following of fans around the globe.
Tony's split with HP in 1992 prompted him to start a new band to support the release of his critically acclaimed ?BALANCE OF POWER? album and a chance to return to a more progressive/guitarist style of music. BALANCE OF POWER was enjoyed not only by fans of HP but helped create a solo career to a growing audience in just about every country.
Tony's album ?THE HUMAN ELEMENT? was released January 2005, and created a buzz in the prog community based on press releases, zine reviews, requests for advance orders and strong coverage in various media.
The album featured a new streamlined lineup, comprised of Tony Spada guitars/synth guitar, ace session man Rob Gottfried on drums, and the multi-talented Tony Castellano on bass/keyboards. Although basically a power trio, ?THE HUMAN ELEMENT? stretches out in many directions, from classical guitar music, to a heavy prog fusion, Celtic and old style symphonic prog.

Tony has also recently been inducted to the ?Progressive Rock Hall of Fame? and signed an artist endorsement deal with ErnieBall/MusicMan of California
and has toured with Italy's Alex Carpani Band a guest guitarist on their?Waterline? tour in the U.S,Hollywood's acclaimed S.I.R. and Mexico at BajaProg 2008.

Tony is also a highly respected record producer and continues to produce music in every genre for a diversified roster of artists and currently working with and developing CT. guitarist/ singer/songwriter- Ariel Bellvalaire .


?BREAKING THE SILENCE? ?HOLDING PATTERN'S reunion album was released worldwide in January 2008.The album features 8 new Spada compostions with original band members turning out virtuosic performances throughout just about every facet of prog rock's finest qualities.
Also included is a live track from their 2005? Poseidon Festival? appearance in Tokyo
and album art by Genesis album artist Paul Whitehead.

Holding Pattern's ?Breaking the Silence? tour 2008-09 began at ProgDay Festival in Chapel Hill,N.C. August 30,followed by dates in Boston,Toronto,Italy,Portugal, MarProg ,Baltic ProgFest in Lithuania.7/25/09,Finland , Latvia and with guitar legend Steve Morse Oct.25.

DISCOGRAPHY:
With HOLDING PATTERN:
Holding Pattern LP (Savy Records 1981)
Mercenary (45 RPM single) b/w ?Honor Before Glory? (Savy Records 1983)
Ten Best Compilation LP (WCCC promo 1988)
Radio Safe (1991)Surveillance Records
Majestic (Art Sublime Records 1992) Holding Pattern (Surveillance Records 1998
Breaking the Silence (Surveillance Records 2007)

SOLO:
Balance Of Power (Art Sublime Records 1993) rereleased 2009 on Cypher Arts Records
The Human Element (Surveillance Records 2005)

AS GUEST RECORDING ARTIST-PRODUCER
Alex Carpani ??Waterline? Cypher Arts label
Domestic Casualty- ?Scene of the Crime?
ETX-?The Long Way Home? as producer and guest artist.
Stephen Higgins-?Baroque Guitar? producer
Ariel Bellvalaire-?Second Chance?as producer and guest artist
VIDEOS:
Mercenary MTV, (Thorne-EMI) 1984 worldwide
Behind The Veil (USA Network)
Was It You (promotional)
PRODUCT ENDORSEMENT:
Ernie Ball/MusicMan Inc.

Contact : Surveillance Records
Surveillance.rec@att.net www.holdingpatternusa.com