Welcome to the official website of Tony Lopacinski,
Guitarist / Singer / Producer / Engineer / Songwriter,
and his solo project: FACE
BIO
Tony Lopacinski began
playing guitar in the fourth grade when his father bought him a
classical guitar, which he still plays today. Two weeks after
his mother bought him the Kiss Alive album, Tony bought a Sears
electric guitar and jammed through his father's old accordion amp.
His Dad taught him to harmonize to The Beatles and TheEagles.
Other early musical influences included Boston, Foreigner,
Peter Frampton and Aerosmith.
By the time Tony was in eighth grade,
guitar had become his top priority and number one love. In
Fairfax, Virginia he would catch an early bus to take guitar classes
with the high school students at a different school because it wasn't
offered at his middle school. In the ninth grade, Tony met
Chris Reardon, but they never wrote music or performed together
until college at Virginia Tech. After graduation, they toured
with the band Red Henry and had some modest success on Blackheart
Records, Joan Jettıs label. E-Street guitarist Nils Lofgren
made a cameo on Red Henry's final CD.
In 1997, Tony and Chris were called
by a local musician and friend, Andy to form a new band. Along
with Kevin Murphy, Earth to Andy quickly built a reputation on
the east coast as an incredibly tight live band. The tight
harmonies, pleasing melodies and technical perfection soon caught
the attention of several major labels. In the winter of 1998,
Earth to Andy signed with Giant/Warner Bros. Records. "Chronicle
Kings" was released in September of 1999. The single, "Still
After You," was added to the radio playlists across the
country earning the band a spot on the Billboard's Heatseekers chart. While supporting the cd, the band toured
with Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Fuel, Tonic, Jimmyıs Chicken Shack,
Vertical Horizon and opened for Three Doors Down, Everclear, Foo
Fighters, Cracker, Stereophonics, Cheap Trick, Rush, Godsmack,
Marvelous 3, Kenny Wayne Sheppard and Sevendust. The band
members even performed the National Anthem for a Washington Capitals
playoff game at the MCI Center.
"Being a member of Earth to Andy has been one of my
proudest achievements as a musician. It has pushed me artistically
and allowed me to perform with musicians that I admire and love."
In 2003 Tony signed on with Train to be their touring
guitarist in support of the cd "My Private Nation." That tour has
taken him to Europe, Australia, Canada and virtually everywhere in
the United States. You may have seen him perform with Train
on Letterman, The Tonight Show, Today, Good Morning America, Conan
O'Brien, CBS Morning Show, The View, Ellen, Carson Daly and/or the
Howard Stern Show. Tony recorded a live cd with Train, "Alive
At Last" that was released in the fall of 2004.
FACE is Tony Lopacinski's side project/solo effort. When he
isn't Producing other bands or touring it's what you'll find him
busy working on. Outside of the exceptional drumming of Kevin Murphy
(Tonic/Earth To Andy) and the occasional cameo
appearance (Brandon Bush/Train), Tony plays virtually all the instruments on his cd's.
The 2002 Self-Titled FACE cd is still available exclusively
through this site. The long awaited 2005 follow up is now available
as well. You can hear audio
samples of several FACE songs in the "Music" section.