Anthony Carr "Tony" Lash is an American

United States

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 musician and music producer, most notable as a founding member of Heatmiser

Heatmiser

The Music of Heatmiser is a six-song demo cassette, recorded on April 29 and 30, 1992, at Sound Impressions in Milwaukie, Oregon. It was made available only at shows or by mail order....

 as the band's drummer. He played with Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...

, in the high school band. Lash played the flute; Smith, the clarinet.

He played drums in Smith's band Stranger Than Fiction during high school. He engineered and played electric piano on the No. 2

No. 2 (band)

No. 2 was an alternative rock band that originated in Portland, Oregon in 1998. Consisting of Neil Gust , Gilly Ann Hanner , and Paul Pulvirenti . No. 2 was formed by frontman Neil Gust after the breakup of Heatmiser...

 song "Never Felt Better" (from No Memory

No Memory

No Memory was the first of two albums by No. 2, and was released in 1999.-Track listing:#"Critical Mass" #"Never Felt Better" #"Move It Along" #"So Long" #"Just Answer the Man" #"Pop in C"...

). He has now delved into the production side of the music business including work with Seattle-based band Hazelwood Motel.

As a producer and engineer, Lash has worked with The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...

, Eric Matthews

Eric Matthews

Eric Matthews is an American composer, musician, recording artist, and record producer.-Career:Eric Matthews began his serious recording career as one half of the band Cardinal. Cardinal was formed with Australian singer-songwriter Richard Davies in 1992 while the two both lived in Boston,...

 and the English band Lowgold

Lowgold

Lowgold are an English indie rock band formed in 1997 in St Albans, comprising vocalist and rhythm guitarist Darren Ford, lead guitarist Dan Symons and bassist Miles Willey....

, with whom he has produced and played drums on two albums, Just Backward of Square

Just Backward of Square

Just Backward of Square is the debut album by English band Lowgold, released in 2001.The album was produced by former Elliott Smith associate Tony Lash, mixed by Dave Eringa and reached 33 in the UK album charts...

, Welcome To Winners

Welcome to Winners

Welcome To Winners is the second album by English band Lowgold, released in 2003.The album was again produced by former Elliott Smith associate Tony Lash and two singles were lifted from the album.-Track listing:...

 and mastered their third studio album Promise Lands

Promise Lands

Promise Lands is the fourth album by English band Lowgold, released in 2008 on Goldhawk Recordings.The album was recorded at The Dairy, Brixton, London and at Darren Ford's home studio, co-produced by Ford and Dan Roe and mixed by Gareth Parton who has previously worked with The Go! Team...

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