Anthony Rankin A.K.A. Anti Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Producers & Engineers WingSongwriters & Composers Wing

Nashville, Tennessee

www.antisongs.comProducer, Mixer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer with 15+ years of real world experience. Written and/or produced songs with artists like Brasko (Warner Chappell writer for Yungblud, Willow, Maneskin, Bebe Rexha); rapidly rising indie pop darling Rosemary Joaquin; sync music all-star artists Alaina Cross and LIBERATI; cult favorite Nashville electro-funk band The Love Elektrik; and many more.I offer quality commercial song production, mixing, song arranging, topline and vocal arrangements, guitars/keys/synth/bass tracks and beats. Capable of seeing the completion of records from scratch completely in-house.While my creative work has touched across a broad spectrum of styles, I specialize in music production and songwriting primarily focused in the genres of contemporary pop, retro/synth pop, and modern country.Beyond having toured from theaters to stadiums for more than a decade as a pro sideman for major label artists, I have nearly two decades of studio experience in taking songs and projects from inception to completion, from the songwriting stage to the final mastered and marketed product, even as an artist myself. I've produced or contributed to themes/songs for network TV and video games. I also performed guitars and vocals on a #1 Current Country / #8 Billboard Country album (Universal Music Group, June 2021). My latest independent pop production (May 2024) is currently gaining an average of 20,000+ streams per day and has earned features on major editorial playlists like Spotify's New Pop Picks and SALT.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Synth Pop PhD Publishing (BMI)

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Tours and records with country star Gary Allan, who has topped the Billboard 200 chart, sold nearly 10 million albums (three back-to-back platinum albums), and amassed five #1 country radio hits and fourteen Top 10s. Performed guitar and vocals on 'Ruthless' which was a #1 Current Country album and #8 Billboard Country album (Universal Music Group, June 2021).

Greater Nashville Area, Formerly Greater Pittsburgh Area

Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and musical director for various recording artists and performances. Live TV appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Today Show.Has toured, recorded, and/or performed with: Gary Allan, Thompson Square, Randy Houser, Annie Bosko, Chelsea Bain, Ayla Brown, Jamie Meyer, Jenn Bostic, Mitch Malloy, Thomas Goforth, Jordan Gray, Brinn Black, Brooke Annibale, Sarah Marince, Broken Bow Records/BMG (Label House Band).

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Closed Eyes Open Minds Music (ASCAP)

"If Prince had a musical lovechild with Maroon 5 and they decided to rewrite the soundtrack to Top Gun, you’d come close to the supernatural, sultry, funkadelic sound that is The Love Elektrik." - Leslie Schultz, Nashville UnsignedEthereal 80's electro-funk entrenched in a modern-era pop ethos: shimmering collages of sledgehammer drum machines, gritty analog synths, and airtight guitars (that nod to Prince, Nile Rodgers and INXS), all anchored by Rankin’s ever-flexible voice, infectious beats and bass lines, and bulletproof hooks.TheLoveElektrik.comANTi’s cult electro-funk pop band The Love Elektrik came on the scene in 2016 to turn heads. Founded alongside bassist/producer Victor Brodén, their sound combined the glossy funk of early 90’s Prince with the euphonic glitter of Katy Perry’s 'Teenage Dream.' “Victor and I bonded immediately over our passion for specific eras of our shared favorite artists and producers,” says ANTi of the band’s inception, “which created this strange but perfect marriage of Swedish pop a la Cheiron Studios and the gritty electro-funk of the classic Minneapolis Sound.”/ Highlights /* Featured artist/performance in 2018 series premiere of YouTube/web series ‘Who Will Rock You?’ produced by Matador Entertainment and branded for TopGolf TV — episode initially reached 550K+ views on YouTube and 1.3 Million views on Facebook and plays on all in-house TVs at every TopGolf facility in the US.* 125K+ streams on Pandora* 150K+ Spotify streams* Featured on dozens of independent Spotify playlists with reaches of over 60K listeners* NBC/WSMV Live TV performance on ‘Today in Nashville’ (2017)Press coverage and music spotlights:iHeartRadio (feature)Kings of A&RNoisetrade (feature)OurstageNashville Unsigned (multiple features, release launches and showcases)Stage Right Secrets (blog premiere)Music Update Central (blog)It’s Pop Music (blog)Swedish National Radio

Toured and recorded as guitarist and keyboardist for multi-platinum ACM and CMA award winning country duo Thompson Square (Stoney Creek Records, two #1 singles). National TV appearance on The Today Show in October 2016. Played guitar and keyboards on the album 'Masterpiece' (2018).www.thompsonsquare.com

Greater Nashville Area

Musical director, guitarist, vocalist, and producer for recording artist Chelsea Bain. Official Coca-Cola sponsored entertainer for the entire NASCAR season in 2012, 2013, and 2014, where Chelsea performed multiple concerts at every racetrack in the country.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Performed with American Idol's Ayla Brown (now the famed morning show host for Country 102.5 Boston) as the official halftime and pre-game entertainment of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2012 season at Wells Fargo Center. Performed in-arena for every weekend home series during the regular season and NBA playoffs.

United States

Key band member on the B.E. Taylor Christmas Tour, playing to 40,000 fans annually at venues like prestigious Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The live performance video and album 'Live at Heinz Hall' continues to be nationally broadcast and syndicated annually on PBS. Anthony also featured on guitar and vocals with Taylor, legendary composer/conductor and EGOT Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for five sold-out nights in 2010. Performed multiple instruments/vocals on Taylor's 'Give Thanks' album (2008).

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Multi-instrumentalist, engineer, co-producer, mixer, songwriter, arranger, composer, consultant for thousands of recording sessions in a variety of genres. Worked under the tutelage of Emmy-winning producer and rock and TV music legend Rick Witkowski (Crack the Sky). Projects included original music for Spike TV, Nickelodeon, Current TV, and video game Guitar Hero 5; national artist releases by Joe Grushecky ft. Bruce Springsteen, B.E. Taylor, Donnie Iris, Scott Blasey, Kelsey Friday, Sarah Marince, Vanessa Campagna, Dom Liberati, and dozens more.

United States

History: independently produced and self-released several DIY albums, EPs, singles as an adolescent solo artist and songwriter. Physical sales in excess of 5000 units, in addition to thousands of downloads and streams.Performances at 100+ venues from hometown of Pittsburgh to Los Angeles to Nashville. National distribution and support from Borders Books & Music with no record label [2007-2011], in addition to a Borders in-store solo acoustic tour [2007-2008]. Best Buy in-store promotion and performance [2011].