BIOGRAPHY

Influenced by an exceptionally wide range of musical styles, Tony Pimental‘s versatility has earned him a passport to cross a variety of musical borders. His experience and expertise is vast and varies, encompassing that of Bass Player, Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Musical Director and Educator.

A renowned bassist who has performed at venues from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl and festivals ranging from Lollapalooza and SXSW, to The White Nights festival in St. Petersburg Russia, Tony’s extensive musical past has included touring with Reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry, being a member of The Steve Vai Band, as well as holding down the low -end for a broad range of award winning luminaries such as Monty Python’s Eric Idle, punk-rock icon Wayne Kramer, guitarist Spencer Davis, violinist Lili Haydn, vocalist E.G. Daily, the illustrious Lionel Richie and L.A.’s own critically acclaimed The Toledo Show.

On camera performances alongside artists include Lionel Richie (Cinderella), Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin (The Prayer), CBS’s The Price is Right with Drew Carey (solo live bassist for ESP Guitars), The Toledo Show (True Jazz), Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python Live from DC, Steve Vai (White Nights Festival Live from St. Petersburg, Russia), and multiple commercial spots on upright bass for John Hopkins Research backing the image of Louis Armstrong.

Tony’s bass playing and original composition can be heard on numerous commercials (Acura, Budweiser), film scores (Goodnight, Joseph Parker, True Jazz), television theme songs (The Gong Show, Graceland), series (Baby Blues, Brutally Normal), documentaries (Schooling Jewel, Corrections) and albums (Misfit’s Lullabye, Cinderella Slippers).

As Musical Director of Sony Columbia TriStar and Evolution Entertainment’s pilot of The Gong Show, Tony acted as bandleader of his self-titled six piece band, in addition to composing the theme song and incidental music. He was Musical Director for Graceland at IO West, which was also shot for a pilot for Comedy Central. Recently, Tony served as Musical Director, Band Leader and Bassist for Hollywood’s World Famous Improv Comedy Club in Hollywood for their weekly “Fresh Faces and Friends” show. Tony was was also the Resident Musical Director, Band Leader and Bassist for “Bourbon & Brash” at The W Hotel in Hollywood from 2017 - 2018.

 In addition to having been a facility member at The Musicians Institute in Hollywood for well over 10 years, Tony has endorsed ESP Basses and Guitars for over five years, and has served as a bass clinician for the company (NAMM events & shows, ESP basses product demo videos).

• Along with many projects over the years, Tony (Tony on IMDB Tony Pimental) has also worked as the Contestant Judge, Music Coach, and as Music Consultant on Vh1’s “You Rock With!”, where he worked with the shows producers and creators, voted on the many contestant auditions and worked directly with the shows four guitar-playing finalists, including of course the shows winner, Shane Baskerville. Tony was also flown to Alabama for consulting and logistics and was working on location for the shows surprise finally. •

•Tony earned his 3 year Masters Certificate in Music Theory, Harmony and Ear Training in 2016, as well as a 2 year Professional Certificate in Bass Guitar in 2014 from ~ Berklee College of Music ~ Berklee Online, where he studied with such luminaries and esteemed faculty members as Jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton.•

Tony records, composes and masters for audio and video projects from his studio Planet Hz and has been a member of ASCAP since 2001. He remains a staunch advocate for, and proud due-paying member of the Professional Musicians Union -Local 47- in Hollywood CA (American Federation of Musicians AFL-CIO ) for over 20 years.

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