Anton Fier

Drummer and manufacturer Anton Fier was most widely known as the head — and exclusive regular member — from the all-star downtown NEW YORK music group the Golden Palominos. Delivered June 20, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, Fier initial made his tag because the drummer in the Feelies’ seminal 1980 debut Crazy Rhythms. After departing the group, he became a member of the punk-jazz device the Lounge Lizards before coming back house to Cleveland, where he was recruited with the renowned new wave music group Pere Ubu for the recording Song from the Bailing Guy. After exiting Ubu, Fier once again relocated to NY, where he founded the very first Golden Palominos lineup in 1981, issuing the group’s self-titled debut LP 2 yrs later. As the task remained Fier’s main focus within the years to check out, he also drummed on an array of albums from performers including Herbie Hancock, John Zorn, Yoko Ono, Bob Mould and Laurie Anderson; additionally, he created classes for performers like Drivin’ N’ Cryin’, the Grapes of Wrath and Joe Henry. In 1994, Fier released his proper single debut, Dreamspeed.