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Drummer and producer
Anton Fier was best known as the leader -- and sole constant member -- of the all-star downtown New York City band
the Golden Palominos. Born June 20, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio,
Fier first made his mark as the drummer on
the Feelies' seminal 1980 debut
Crazy Rhythms. After leaving the group, he joined the punk-jazz unit the
Lounge Lizards before returning home to Cleveland, where he was recruited by the legendary new wave band
Pere Ubu for the album
Song of the Bailing Man. After exiting
Ubu,
Fier again relocated to New York, where he founded the first
Golden Palominos lineup in 1981, issuing the group's self-titled debut LP two years later. While the project remained
Fier's primary focus in the years to follow, he also drummed on a wide range of albums from artists including
Herbie Hancock,
John Zorn,
Yoko Ono,
Bob Mould and
Laurie Anderson; additionally, he produced sessions for performers like
Drivin' N' Cryin', the Grapes of Wrath and
Joe Henry. In 1994,
Fier issued his proper solo debut, Dreamspeed. ~ Jason Ankeny