Anton Fier

Anton Fier
Fier performing at the Moers festival; 2011
Background information
Born	(1956-06-20) June 20, 1956 Cleveland, Ohio United States
Genres	Experimental rock, Jazz, Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, bandleader
Instruments	Drums
Labels	Tzadik, Avant, Island
Associated acts	The Lounge Lizards, The Feelies, Pere Ubu,

Anton Fier, (born June 20, 1956), is an American drummer, composer and bandleader. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Fier was an early member of The Lounge Lizards and The Feelies. He was in The Lodge (with John Greaves), worked with Pere Ubu, was briefly in the Voidoids and founded The Golden Palominos. The 1978 Pere Ubu EP titled Datapanik in the Year Zero was dedicated to Fier.

Fier has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and also toured and recorded with Hüsker Dü guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Bob Mould.

Fier also played with bassist Jack Bruce and Japanese guitarist Kenji Suzuki on the 1987 album Inazuma Super Session – "Absolute Live!!"

Fier played and recorded on the John Zorn-led album Locus Solus in 1983. They recorded a live album for Zorn's 50th birthday celebration: 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 3 of the 50th birthday series on Tzadik Records.

Fier also produced a 2010 album by guitar virtuoso Jim Campilongo titled Orange.

Discography (partial)

Dreamspeed (Avant, 1993)
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud (Island Records, 1995)
Dreamspeed/Blindlight 1992–1994 (Tzadik 2003)

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The Golden Palominos

Anton Fier Tony Scherr Andy Hess Nicole Blackman Lori Carson Knox Chandler Bootsy Collins Fred Frith Jody Harris Lydia Kavanagh Robert Kidney Amanda Kramer Bill Laswell Arto Lindsay David Moss Nicky Skopelitis Syd Straw Bernie Worrell John Zorn

Studio albums	The Golden Palominos (1983) Visions of Excess (1985) Blast of Silence (Axed My Baby for a Nickel) (1986) A Dead Horse (1989) Drunk with Passion (1991) This Is How It Feels (1993) Pure (1994) Dead Inside (1996)

Compilations	Thundering Herd: The Best of The Golden Palominos (1991) A History (1982–1985) (1992) A History (1986–1989) (1992)

Singles	"Alive and Living Now"

with Kevn Kinney	A Good Country Mile (2012)

The Lounge Lizards

John Lurie Evan Lurie Arto Lindsay Anton Fier Peter Zummo Roy Nathanson Curtis Fowlkes Marc Ribot Erik Sanko Michael Blake Steven Bernstein Billy Martin Jane Scarpantoni Oren Bloedow David Tronzo Ben Perowsky Tony Scherr Mauro Refosco John Medeski Kenny Wollesen Danny Blume Clark Gayton

Studio albums	Lounge Lizards (1981) No Pain for Cakes (1987) Voice of Chunk (1988)

The Feelies

Glenn Mercer Bill Million Stan Demeski Brenda Sauter Dave Weckerman Vinny DeNunzio John Papesca Keith DeNunzio Anton Fier

Studio albums	Crazy Rhythms The Good Earth Only Life Time for a Witness Here Before

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 17413702 LCCN: n85247333 ISNI: 0000 0000 7729 7261 GND: 13437276X BNF: cb13950885k (data) MusicBrainz: 9e6becc4-6b97-4649-a37a-256b8f831198

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