Anthony's fascination with cameras began in his childhood, a natural evolution that led him to join his musician brother, Jon Bon Jovi, on tour as a camera operator during the "New Jersey" tour. This marked the beginning of his hands-on professional camera experience, touring the world with Bon Jovi for 16 months and shooting in 54 countries, earning him the nickname TBJ, aka Tony Bon Jovi.
As he honed his craft, Anthony toured with a variety of artists, including Debbie Gibson and KISS, before returning to New Jersey and becoming a sought-after music video director for up-and-coming bands. His first music video won MTV's "Highway to Fame" Video Competition with Bad Biscut's rendition of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell", securing the band a top spot on "Headbangers Ball".
Anthony again toured the world with Bon Jovi, this time in support of the band's "Bounce" album, directing all of the live Bon Jovi shows and contributing to the "overall look" of the band's stage show. He wrote and directed nine cinematic, intertwining "mini-motion pictures vignettes" that accompanied the band's live performances, which impressed the band and its management so much that they re-released the record as a "Limited Collectors Edition" with the vignettes included as part of the "Bonus DVD".
As his reputation grew, Anthony was hired to create music videos for notable artists such as Goo Goo Dolls, Jack Off Jill, Rhino Party, Chris LeDoux, and most recently, the music video for Bon Jovi's Grammy-winning "Who Says You Can't Go Home", which also won a CMT Music Award for "Collaborative Video of The Year" and The Peoples Choice Award for "Favorite Rock Song". TBJ also produced and directed Bon Jovi's "This Left Feels Right" DVD, which received the DEG's Creative Excellence Award for "DVD of the Year".
Anthony's other credits include "Sympathy" and "Give a Little Bit" music videos and the "Live in Buffalo July 4th" DVD for Goo Goo Dolls and the Marilyn Manson "Guns God and Government" DVD, all of which reached the top 10 on the DVD and video charts.
Founded in 1991, TBJ Entertainment is an award-winning international multi-media production company specializing in high-definition and film production of live events and music videos, as well as television programming and commercials for over a dozen countries around the world, including Japan, Canada, Germany, and the UK. With multiple editing suites and production services, including high-definition flight packs, TBJ is a world leader in film and high-definition multi-camera productions.
With over twenty years touring and fifteen years directing, Anthony and TBJ Entertainment have emerged as one of the most experienced and innovative production companies in the industry today.
