Tony was born in Carrington, ND in 1978 and moved to Jamestown, ND at a very early age where he attended Roosevelt elementary school and met Anthony Bergman. At Jamestown High School, Tony and Anthony met Dustin Marks. Tony and Anthony started writing songs together and teamed up with Anthony's cousin Kelly. Throw Dustin into the mix and you've got the earliest incarnation of Junebug. Kelly later left the band and Stu played with them for a brief time. In high school, Tony also got involved in Theatre where he found his place. This love carried all through high school and on into college. Dustin and Tony both went to Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD as Music Education majors. Anthony went to Mankato, but after a year transferred to NSU and Junebug was resurrected. In the summer of 1999, Tony joined Fed By Doris. In 2000, he recorded an EP with Aberdeen-based Clöwn. Also in 2000, Tony joined Will Brown on a two-man acoustic project - The Blue Orange which later grew into an indie rock band consisting of four members. In 2002, Fed By Doris broke up and Junebug started a short haitus. The members of Fed By Doris came back from the dead and haunted briefly as los hermanos muertos. Currently, Tony is attending Northern State University as a History major with minors in Music and Theatre. He is or has been active in NSU Marching Wolves, NSU Symphonic Band, NSU Collegiate Choir, NSU Chamber Singers, NSU Jazz Ensemble, NSU Jazz Combo, Phi Mu Alpha - Sinfonia, NSU Student Association / Student Senate, the Exponent, the NSU Theatre Department, three-time Vice President and two-time President of NSU Masquers (Theatre club), and he was won various Theatre awards and scholarships at NSU. Tony independently released his first solo album (Drama Queen) in 2000, And continued with DIN (2001), Time to Go (2002), Horrid Little Man (2002), barefoot on asphalt (2003), and Friends Long Absent... (2005). He is currently working on his seventh effort, Chapter 3, and an eighth album is soon approaching. In his spare time, Tony likes to spend time with his lovely lady Liza and his cat Ichabod, act on stage, read books, watch movies, and make music on his own and with his friends.