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Anthony J. Resta is a versatile music professional. His ear for an eclectic range of sounds and musical styles, is drawing more and more attention to his work each year.
Anthony is known for weaving together pieces of obscure samples from vinyl with twisted vintage analog synth sounds and melding them seamlessly into an artist's live performances. These skills are attracting both established and new up and coming cutting edge artists into Anthony's "sci fi mambo liquid centre lab". A talented producer/engineer/programmer, he has worked in studios from THE HIT FACTORY in New York, the POWERHOUSE and PRIVACY in London, East Iris, Sound Emporium and Masterphonics in Nashville, Tree and Southern Living and Orphan, in Atlanta, all the way to STUDIO 301 in Sydney Australia. Based at his 1300 square foot office/MIDI studio, "BOPNIQUE MUSIQUE" just west of Boston, Resta is writing and producing for a growing number and variety of artists. Highlights include mixing, additional production, programming and live drums on nearly thirty tracks (including remixes) for DURAN DURAN, as well as production and/or programming work for COLLECTIVE SOUL, SHAWN MULLINS, SPLASHDOWN, LETTERS TO CLEO, TV MANIA, BLONDIE, SIBERIA, NUNO BETTENCOURT, MISSING PERSONS, THE ELEVATOR DROPS, SUZE DEMARCHI, PETER WOLF,THE MUDHENS, SHELTER, MEGADETH, GUSTER, ANNETTE KRAMER and ALISA CARROLL. Resta's own writing and remixes are being used in multi-media projects like feature movies (the Paramount film "The Saint"), Fox Network's "Melrose Place", and Paramount's made for TV movie, "Once You Meet a Stranger", and the new series "Promised Land". In 1999 Anthony was nominated for a Boston Music Award, in the "PRODUCER OF THE YEAR" category. Recognized as "up and coming" among the next generation of producers, Anthony Resta has been featured in ads for Earthworks and SSL for his innovative use of their products.
In spring 2000 Anthony signed a deal with Intelligent Records for his first solo-release as Ajax Ray O'Vaque.
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