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ANTON FIG Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Anton began playing drums at age four. After performing in numerous successful local rock bands he moved to Boston to further pursue his musical interests. His formal education included studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, studying both jazz and classical disciplines graduating with Honors in 1975. In 1976 he moved to New York where he began to establish a career as a freelance musician. Some of the many recordings Anton has made include selections with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Kiss, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Josh Grobin, Spider, Ace Frehley, Joan Armatrading, Rosanne Cash, Warren Zevon, Sebastian Bach, Frank Black and Paul Butterfield. Anton is presently a member of the “CBS Orchestra” appearing nightly on 'Late Show with David Letterman' - a position he has held since 1986. During this tenure he has played with scores of great artists including Miles Davis, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Winwood, Bonnie Raitt and Tony Bennett. The CBS Orchestra has backed a host of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Faith Hill, Little Richard and BB King at the closing ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. They also backed Al Green, Gloria Estefan, In Sync and Eric Clapton for VH1's Save the Music concert at the White House. Most recently they were the backup band for the concert for New York City where they performed with David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy, Macy Gray, and James Taylor. Anton has also played live with Paul Simon, Booker and the MG's, The Thompson Twins at Live Aid, and played alongside Jim Keltner for Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary concert celebration. In 1996 Anton released a drum instructional video and book entitled “In the Groove” and "Late Night Drumming". Anton has a solo record entitled "Figments". Produced and co-written by Fig, the record includes singers and musicians Richie Havens, Brian Wilson, Ivan Neville, Sebastian Bach, Chris Boti, Ace Frehley, Al Kooper, Chris Spedding, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Blondie Chaplin, Paul Shaffer, Randy Brecker and Richard Bona. Anton continues to be an in demand studio and live musician and is currently recording and composing for numerous projects. www.antonfig.com