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Tony Choy
Tony Choy (right) on stage with Atheist
Tony Choy (right) on stage with Atheist
Background information
Born
Antonio Choy

(1971-06-11) June 11, 1971 (age 55)
Havana, Cuba
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals, drums
Websitehttps://www.tonychoymusic.com

Tony Choy (born June 11, 1971) is a Cuban-American electric bassist.[1] He first joined technical death metal band Cynic, where he played on two demos. After leaving Cynic in 1991 he worked as a session musician for the technical death metal bands Atheist and Pestilence. He is known for his use of the Slap & Pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping.

He was also the founding member of the Grammy nominated Latin pop group named Area 305.

Discography

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References

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  1. "Former Atheist/Cynic Bassist Launches Synkronizity". Blabbermouth.net. February 11, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)