Anton Newcombe

Anton Newcombe
Anton Newcombe performing with BJM
Background information
Birth name	Anton Alfred Newcombe
Born	(1967-08-29) August 29, 1967 (age 49)
Origin	Newport Beach, California, United States
Genres	Psychedelic rock, experimental, anti-folk, shoegazing, folk
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, upright bass, sitar, tambura, keyboards
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Bomp! Records, TVT Records, Tee Pee Records, A Records, 12 Tónar

Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, founder of the music group, The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

Besides his own group, Newcombe has worked with a number of bands, most notably The Dandy Warhols, The High Dials, The Manvils, Innaway, and The Quarter After. He recorded and produced Dead Meadow's album Got Live if You Want It, and has recorded a cover of Ewan MacColl's song 'Dirty Old Town' with Lorraine Leckie on her 2008 album Four Cold Angels.

Newcombe founded The Brian Jonestown Massacre in San Francisco, California, in 1990. Core members in the early years included Matt Hollywood, Jeffrey Davies, Joel Gion, Travis Threlkel, Peter Hayes (BRMC), Patrick Straczek, Ricky Maymi, Brian Glaze, Elise Dye and Dean Taylor, though the line up was subject to frequent changes. Newcombe wrote the majority of songs, with Hollywood collaborating or contributing others on occasion until his departure in 1998, whereupon Newcombe's name became almost synonymous with the BJM. Newcombe was also heavily involved in the post-production of his albums, often engineering and mixing them on his own. A prolific artist, he authored over 150 songs in a fifteen-year period.