Tony Choy (born June 11, 1971) is a Cuban-American electric bassist. He was a session musician for some well-known

technical death metal Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Techni ...

bands such as

Atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...

, Cynic and the Dutch band Pestilence. He is known for his use of the Slap & Pop playing technique, along with two-handed tapping. He was also the founding member of the Grammy nominated

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

pop group named Area 305.

Discography

* Cynic – "Demo 1990" (1990) * Cynic – "Roadrunner demo" (1991) * Atheist – ''

Unquestionable Presence ''Unquestionable Presence'' is the second album by the death metal band Atheist. It was released in 1991 and added a new sound by using jazz-like harmonies, subtle Latin rhythms and unusual time signatures. Content It is considered a landmark alb ...

'' (1991) * Pestilence – ''

Testimony of the Ancients ''Testimony of the Ancients'' is the third album by the Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1991 on Roadrunner Records. This was their first release with a new lineup, with Tony Choy replacing Martin van Drunen on bass, while guitari ...

'' (1991) * Atheist – '' Elements'' (1993) * Juan Gabriel – "Por Los Siglos" (2001) * Area 305 – "Area 305" (2002) * Area 305 – "Hay Que Cambiar" (2004) * C-187 – "Collision" (2007) * Pestilence – ''

Resurrection Macabre ''Resurrection Macabre'' is the fifth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, which was released on 16 March 2009. It is the band's first album of original material in 16 years, since 1993's ''Spheres'' and this fact is referenced in ...

'' (2009) * Atheist – "Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken" (2009) * Area 305 – "Versión 2.0" (2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Choy, Tony 1971 births Living people American heavy metal bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Death metal musicians Cuban emigrants to the United States Progressive metal bass guitarists Pestilence (band) members Cynic (band) members 21st-century American bass guitarists 21st-century American male musicians