Greg Anton is a drummer, composer and co-founding member, with guitarist

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, of the band Zero. Greg is also a writer and practicing attorney.

Biography

Greg was born in Hartford, Connecticut (August 8, 1949). His mother Shirley was a sculptor/painter, his father Paul, a college professor. Greg has five children and lives with his wife Holly Anton in

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, California.

Education

Greg received a BA with honors in philosophy from

Ohio University Ohio University is a Public university, public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confeder ...

in 1971. His undergraduate thesis: "A Phenomenological Analysis of Music", was published by Ohio University Press. He continued studying philosophy in a Masters program at

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different b ...

, then went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree at the

Seattle University School of Law Seattle University School of Law, or Seattle Law School, or SU Law (formerly University of Puget Sound School of Law) is the law school affiliated with Seattle University, the Northwest's largest independent university. The School is accredite ...

(formerly the University of Puget Sound Law School).

Literary career

Greg's first novel, "Face the Music", was published on December 1, 2014 by Plus One Press. The novel "Face the Music" is a fictional story about a love song called "Stephanie". In 2014 Greg composed a song by the same name with

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lyricist Robert Hunter and recorded it with

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, Tim Hockenberry and

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Music career

Greg has performed on numerous recordings and at thousands of concerts worldwide. He has played most extensively with his band Zero, which has released eight albums and performed over 1300 concerts. Greg began playing drums at age 11. At age 13, due to an accident, he suffered a traumatic amputation of his left hand. Using a prosthetic device, he continued playing drums and began performing professionally while in high school. He's published more than 50 original songs, many of which were co-written with

lyricist Robert Hunter. Greg has also composed music for film, TV and theater. Among others, Greg has performed or recorded with

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(

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, Otis Taylor,

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(

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) and members of the

. He currently tours with The Rock Collection, featuring

(Jerry Garcia Band), Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz (ALO), Stu Allen (JGB, Phil Lesh and Friends), and Robin Sylvester (Bob Weir's Ratdog).

Legal career

Greg was admitted to the California State Bar in 1977. As an attorney, he has been a champion of medical marijuana rights, challenging prohibition laws in state courts, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court (Cert. Denied).

References

External links

Greg Anton MusicGreg Anton LawThe Rock Collection
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