Tony Harmon was born in Riverside California and
began his lifelong relationship with the guitar at the age of eleven.
He has studied with noted guitarist's Patrick Read, Miguel Rubio,
George Sakellariou, Ray Reussner and Christopher Parkening.
In 1976 Tony moved to England to further his studies of the guitar.
Upon returning from England he attended Gavilan College in Gilroy
CA., The Conservatory of Music in San Francisco and USC. Tony now
resides in Paso Robles CA.
Tony has made numerous television appearances on PBS, ABC and CBS,
performing for special events and was asked to perform for President
Ronald Reagan at the Western White House.
At the age of 18, Tony was awarded the Outstanding Instrumentalist
Award by the Northern California Arts Association. At the age of
21 He composed and performed the musical soundtrack for ABC televisions'
The William Randolf Hearst Story.
Cancion del Sueno is Tony's third CD release. The first was "Tony
Harmon...on the guitar" recorded live at the Mission La Purisima
on the Central Coast of California. The second was "Tony Harmon...The
Romantic Guitar" and introduces guitarist Ray Pannell on several
duets. Tony continues to perform and seek opportunities in the world
of music.
Ray Pannell...a dynamic player who enjoys all genres
of the guitar. Ray has worked in the studio with Steve Lukather of
the band TOTO, with Lamont Dozier of Holland Dozier Holland, Frank
Stallone on the soundtrack to Stayin Alive and Rocky III.
Ray has performed on the Johnny Carson Show, Arsenio Hall Show,
Jay Leno, The Today Show and is a member of the Mary Wilson Band
of The Supremes and has toured the world performing in concert.
Ray is a virtuoso player and recognized as such throughout the
music industry. He is as comfortable performing blues, rock and
jazz as he is performing his own brand of Latin guitar.
Ray Pannell and Tony Harmon met in the studio in the 80's and have
been close friends since that time. They have performed and recorded
together and have an infectious chemistry on stage.
Johnny Sandoval, a native of Miami, Florida was
introduced to music by his family who migrated to the USA from Almeria,
Spain. Having a cousin who danced flamenco with Charro, and uncle's
maintaining a Swing/Mambo/Rumba band, Sandoval began playing at
a very young age. He started playing bongos, and continued to hone
his skills as a multi-talented percussionist.
His performance credits include La Tania de Espania, Sister Sledge,
Arturo Sandoval, Bloodstone, Joe Bataan, Heatwave, Oneway, Greg
Adams, and many others. Sandoval can also be heard on movie soundtracks
such as Mel Gibson's, "Ransom", and Brad Pitts, "The
Devils Own", as well as the internationally popular television
show "Sabado Gigante".
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