Christopher Anton is an American singer and songwriter. Anton is known for being the vocalist of the Synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 band Information Society

Information Society (band)

Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...

, as well as the synth rock band Pseudocipher. Recently, in 2010 Christopher Anton has gained popularity as a solo artist in the dance genre with the release of his dance single “Fade to Grey”. After the success of “Fade to Grey," Anton released a solo album entitled “Destination: X”.

Pseudocipher, 1998-2005

Christopher Anton founded the alternative synth-rock band Pseudocipher in 1998. The band initially began by recording a collage of electronic synth-pop and rock inspired pieces. This origin inevitably led the band to two releases. These were; "Pseudocipher (Self Titled) " in 1998 and "Fragments of Empathy" in 2003. “Fragments of Empathy” (aka FOE) was produced by the French Brothers in Burbank, CA and was released on Gem Tree Records. For FOE, Anton was joined by Jon Siren

Jon Siren

Jon Siren, co-founder and drummer of the band Mankind Is Obsolete, has been a drummer or keyboardist in many other industrial bands including Psyclon Nine, Dismantled, and System Syn.-Early musical projects:...

 (drums) and Natasha Cox (keys) of Mankind Is Obsolete

Mankind Is Obsolete

“Mankind Is Obsolete,” also known as “MKIO,” is a female-fronted industrial rock band, based in Los Angeles, California.-Formation and Metamorph :...

. The success of Fragments of Empathy saw the band sharing the stage with acts such as, Berlin, Real Life, Daniel Ash (Bauhaus), and Anything Box.

101, 2003-2006

In March 2003, Anton auditioned for and was chosen as lead singer and front man for Adolfo Valencia's Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

cover band, "101". Valencia (guitars, keys, and vocals) and Anton were joined by Oziel Rufio (keys and vocals) and by Anton's Pseudocipher bandmate, Siren (drums)

Information Society, 2006-2008, 2009-Present

In January 2006, Christopher auditioned for, and was selected as the new lead singer for the synth pop band Information Society (What’s on Your Mind - Pure Energy) (Think). Anton began recording with Paul Robb and James Cassidy (two of the band’s original members) in January 2006 with Anton co-writing several tracks along side Robb. The sessions lasted until Jan 2007 and the results were twofold; an EP entitled “Oscillator” and its counterpart, the full-length release “Synthesizer” both released in late 2007. The two releases marked the first new music from Information Society in 10 years. "Synthesizer" is a nod to the band's electro-dance origins with tracks "Burning Bridges", "Back in the Day" and "Baby Just Wants" and also reached the top 5 on Germany's DAC album chart. During 2006-2007 Anton performed as front man for Information Society, which included shows for crowds in numbers up to 20,000 in Oregon, California, New York, New Jersey, and Brazil. In late 2007, Anton recorded and released the international dance track “I’m Lost in You” which was written and produced by electroclash pioneer Isaac Junkie from Mexico City. In October 2007 Anton joined Isaac Junkie in a sold out performance at the Club Ultravioleta in Mexico City.

Solo Career, 2008-2011

In November 2008, Christopher Anton released his first solo material, "Your Perfect Tragedy"(EP). To create the EP, Anton teamed up with producer Nick Tutone, and began performing live with Nick Tutone (Keyboards, Synthesizers) and Donna Jean (Keyboards, bass, percussion).
In 2010 Anton released the dance maxi single “Fade to Grey” which immediately charted on the top 30 at pmachinery.com reaching the number one position in its second week on the chart.
Anton's full length album entitled “Destination:X” was released on July 20, 2010. A remix contest for the track "Lovefix" soon followed.

Discography

• Pseudocipher (Pseudocipher) (1998)
• Fragments of Empathy (Pseudocipher) (2003)
• Oscillator (Information Society) (2007)
• Synthesizer (Information Society) (2007)
• Your Perfect Tragedy (Christopher Anton) (2008)
• Modulator (Information Society) (2009)
• Fade to Grey (Christopher Anton) (2010)
• Destination: X (Christopher Anton) (2010)

External links

• christopheranton.net christopher ANTON's official website
• myspace.com/christopheranton — official christopher ANTON Myspace page
• http://facebook.com/christopherantonmusic official christopher ANTON Facebook page
• http://twitter.com/chris_anton christopher ANTON's Twitter page