Tony began his musical journey learning blues, rock and jazz guitar by studying any vinyl record he could get his hands on. By his late teens he was making a living in a band full time, playing 3 nights of rhythm guitar for Buddy Guy and opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan at the NAC in Ottawa. Over his career he has recorded 7 indie solo albums as the Tony D Band and has had the opportunity to record with many other Canadian talents like Dutch Mason, David Wilcox and Suzie Vinnick. He has spent the last 15 years as the lead guitarist for the Juno and Maple Blues award winning band MonkeyJunk. In 2020 Tony released, SPEAK NO EVIL, a compilation of instrumentals that span his career. His latest project is a full length album of new material slated for release on Cordova Bay Records on November 1, 2024.