Above and Beyond
Inspired by his father, Anthony Gonzalez quickly became fascinated by the guitar and rock music. Although being born in El Paso, Texas, Gonzalez grew up and spent most of his youth in Las Vegas, Nevada.
At age 14 Gonzalez acquired his first guitar from a pawn shop in Vegas. He moved back to El Paso at age 15 where he heavily pursued a career in music. Aside from his father, Gonzalez was also greatly influenced by Dimebag Darrell, Jimmy Hendrix, and Tool’s Adam Jones.
At age 19 Tony started his first cover band, Unheard of Messiah. Shortly after he lost interest in cover bands and worked on writhing original music. Tony also became a big fan of effects on guitars and “making them sound nothing like a guitar.” As he experimented with more music, Gonzalez gave light to multiple bands.
In 2013, with the union of previous band members, Gonzalez started Andromeda Theory. Andromeda Theory quickly gained a foothold in El Paso. Because the bands members had all been well-known local acts, Andromeda Theory quickly began playing alongside national and international acts.
In February 2016 the band signed with Sound Stage 9 (SS9) and is currently working on a 5 track EP to be released in late 2016.
Anthony Gonzalez goes above and beyond because not only does he play in a band, but is also a husband and father. Gonzalez is odd to me because he is following the same dreams and goals as me but he has a family. I’ve never had the thought of becoming a family man and seeing him stand out in the music scene inspires me to work harder.
Gonzalez has two jobs and works over 60 hours a week to maintain his family.
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Why “odd?” Take control of this image. You haven’t made a portrait and you haven’t made a “timing” candid. You’re stuck in between. Stop the music (pun intended). Decide if this is going to be a portrait or not (it is supposed to be). Intrude. Take control. Then choose the light that will rock the image. You nibbling around what is there hoping something will be there. You have to create a portrait, as suggested.