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Anthony David "Tony" Wright (born 6 May 1968) is a British musician who is the lead singer of the British band Terrorvision and also the band Laika Dog.

Early life

Wright was born in Bradford to David Wright, owner of a gallery in Bradford that showcased local artists. Originally wanting to become a designer, Wright was persuaded to take a Youth Training Scheme at a local printing firm.

He met the other founding members of Terrorvision whilst working as a glass-collector and barman in a local pub, and the band began their music career as The Spoilt Bratz.

Solo career

In March 2014, Wright announced a solo acoustic project. In September 2014 he released his debut solo album Thoughts 'N' All. The album was met with a positive review on PureRawk.com which called it "Down to Earth, unpretentious and easy to get on with".

In August 2016, he released Walnut Dash.

Other projects

Wright is the owner of Oldfield Press, and has produced a range of letterpress and woodcut printed cards that he sells online, at his coffee shop/print studio/venue (Bloomfield Square) in Otley, Yorkshire, and via a number of pop-up shops in the Keighley area. Following his career in Terrorvision, Wright also pursued a career in building miniature dry stone walls which he sold in galleries around Yorkshire.

During his time with Terrorvision Tony Wright was a popular and frequent guest on the BBC2 TV programme Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and also presented Top of the Pops.

References

1. "Laika Dog". Leeds Music Scene. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
2. ^ "Stone walls are the real rock classics for Tony". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
3. "Roofdog Interviews - Terrorvision..." Angelfire. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
4. Lavigueur, Nick (22 March 2014). "Terrorvision frontman Tony Wright launches solo acoustic project". examiner.co.uk.
5. Thoughts n All, Woodcut Records, 17 November 2014, retrieved 6 October 2016
6. "Album Review: Tony Wright – "Thoughts 'n' All" | PureRawk.com". www.purerawk.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
7. "Walnut Dash". amazon.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
8. "Oldfield Press". oldfield-press.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
9. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
10. "BBC - Top of the Pops 2 - Trivia". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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