“Few musicians that I’ve been lucky enough to play with through my career can match his raw ability on guitar, his musicality that’s powered by the sharpest pair of ears, and his boundless energy that’s underpinned by the most genuine love and passion for music. ”
“As Bon Jovi said ‘I’ve seen a million places and I’ve rocked them all’! Touring has brought me to over 60 countries in the world rocking out in front of millions. Nothing compares to the feeling you get walking out on that stage. (In this video I’m rocking New York City’s Broadway stage).” Tony Bruno
“Party in The Park - Hyde Park London was one of my favorite concerts ever to play. We played in front of 180,000 screaming fans.” Check out more shows at the Guitarist Page (link below).
“You know you’ve done a ton of TV when you’re on a first name basis with the stage director and camera man. That is certainly the case at the Today Show and the Jay Leno show which I’ve done countless times being Enrique Iglesias’ MD and guitar player for over 12 years.”
Click on the artists name to see the video of me playing Letterman with Joan Jett, the Today Show with Cher and creating several of Rihanna’s Grammy performances (as musical director, band leader & guitar player).
“Playing at Madison Square Garden (here with Enrique Iglesias) or Broadway (Rock Of Ages, Rocktopia) are the stages every musician dreams to play at and it felt amazing to entertain the audiences there. Another memorable concert was playing at Red Rocks with Joan Jett and the 3 day engagement at London’s Royal Albert Hall with Enrique.”
Excited to see the Billy Joel Documentary "And So It Goes" on the big screen after working on it for over a year. Part 1 of the documentary premiers at the Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in NYC in June 2025.
Billy Joel Documentary opens Tribeca Film Festival
Adaptations of Billy Joel’s songs by Tony Bruno & Tommy Byrnes & Original Underscore
"Billy Joel: And So It Goes," an HBO two-part series that explores his life and music through interviews, home movies, and personal photographs. It was released in July 2025 and is available to stream on HBO Max. The series covers his career from his Long Island childhood through his successes, personal struggles, and relationships.
Robert De Niro, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, introduces Billy Joel’s documentary.
Billy Joel's Music Adaptations by Tony Bruno & Tommy Byrnes
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For your Grammy Consideration
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
It’s Only Love
Corey Glover + Vernon Reid [Living Colour]
Nuno Bettencourt [Extreme, Yungblud, Rihanna]
Militia Vox [Rock & Roll Hall of Fame "Women in Metal"]
Producer, Tony Bruno [Joan Jett, Enrique Iglesias, Rihanna]
Musical Director For Rihanna
“As the musical director for her shows, I was lucky to be part of a team that was constantly challenged to create edgy performances for Ri. This particular piece, a Banquet food fight!
Working with Eminem and Rihanna for their performance at the VMA’s was definitely one of the highlights in my career. “
Music for TV, Film & Broadway
“Somewhere in the journey, writing for TV and film became part of my story. Sharing one of my favorites: the theme song for Nickelodeon’s #1 show, The Loud House. That’s actually ME singing!”
- Tony
Tony’s credits
Currently writing music for a new sci-fi series for Amazon based on the characters and songs of Billy Joel
Currently composing music for an animated Grateful Dead series
Adapted Billy Joel songs and wrote the original underscore for the documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes
Composer and musical arranger of the Broadway show Rocktopia/Rock Me Amadeus, creating genre-bending mash-ups of classical and rock music
Composer and musical arranger for the touring teen musical Hits: The Musical
Orchestrated and led music for numerous prime-time broadcasts, including the Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, America’s Got Talent, The X Factor, and La Voz Kids, among many others
Film music credits include Catwoman and A Walk to Remember
Selected TV credits: Forged in Fire, Tanked, Alaskan Bush People, and The Loud House
Interview with Tony Bruno for Guitar Player Magazine
Tony on European Tour with Nena
Wir Gehören Zusammen Tour (2025 and 2026)
Nena’s “Wir gehören zusammen” tour began in 2024 and was so successful that it grew into 2025 and then 2026. Across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands, it has drawn more than 160,000 fans, and the European run also took her to London, Prague, Budapest, Italy and more. Every show runs over two hours, with hits from more than four decades performed with her 10-piece band and her unmistakable stage energy. The show goes on…
99 Luftballons!!!! London - are you ready?
“Touring with Nena has always meant more to me than just playing music together. Meeting her in 1997 changed my life forever. She introduced me to my wife, I watched her kids grow up, and now I get to share the stage with them. That’s a pretty remarkable journey.
Nena also represents something I deeply believe in: never letting age define you and never losing your desire to get onstage and play. She still has the same excitement for performing, the same connection to the music, and an audience as devoted as any I’ve ever seen.
After all these years, it’s a real privilege to return to a time and place that shaped the early part of my career and realize that the feeling is still the same. I still love the music, I still love playing live, and I still get a kick out of doing it. That hasn’t changed.”
Tony
“Berlin Max Schmeling Halle, 2026) was one of those shows where you can feel the energy from back in the dressing rooms. The sold out arena was there to have fun. And we just crushed it” - Tony
Nena on tour in Europe, London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Lead Guitar: Tony Bruno (2025)
“London was a surprise for all of us. Being that all songs are sung in German we had no ideas what to expect and the sold out crowd were just blown away by the show.” - Tony
Masterclass with Musical Director/Guitarist Tony Bruno
Learn from the top of the top of the music business. As Musical Director for Rihanna , Enrique Iglesias, Joan Jett, Nena and many more, Tony had to hire many musicians. Click on the photo to hear his tips on how prepare for an audition, get the gig and most important, keep the gig. More masterclasses with Tony are in the making.
“Fantastic leadership, and professional at all times. You’ll Need Tony on your team in any capacity.”
As a musical director Tony toured with Rihanna all over the world. He is responsible for the entire live show: hiring and training the musicians, working with the lighting director, the choreographer, the dancers, the video team. Tony also produced and arranged her songs not just for the world tour but also for shows like The Grammy’s, the MTV Music Awards, etc. where he collaborated with artists such as Eminem, Kanye West, Drake. “Doing a show like the Grammys is a delicate balance of pleasing the network, Ken Ehrlich and most important, your artist.” (TB) This photo was taken moments before Rihanna’s debut of UMBRELLA at the MTV Music Awards, the performance that changed her life forever.
Daylight In Your Eyes - No Angels
Germany’s mega pop hit in 2001 is being re-released after 20 years. No Angels are reunited and just released a new version of Daylight In Your Eyes. Fingers crossed it goes platinum again! The song is one of the biggest selling singles in Germany.
Written by Tony Bruno & Tommy Byrnes
Click on the image to listen to the new Daylight version
In the studio with Alexa Ray Joel
RIVERSIDE WAY -
Alexa Ray Joel’s highly anticipated video release
Riverside Way - Alexa Ray Joel’s Official Music Video, Song produced by Tony Bruno and Tommy Byrnes
Alexa Ray Joel - SEVEN YEARS
song produced by TONY BRUNO and TOMMY BYRNES
Tony on Broadway
“Many performers dream of being on Broadway at some point in their lives. I am one of them, and I was lucky enough to make that dream come true.” - Tony Bruno
ROCKTOPIA (Broadway Theatre)
Click the image to go inside the opening night red carpet and hear from the creators and cast of Rocktopia on Broadway.
Mairead Nesbiit (violin) and Tony Bruno (guitar) at Rocktopia on Broadway
Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) and Tony Bruno in Rocktopia
Standing ovations and huge applause for the Rocktopians
Rocktopia performed at Broadway, the music for the album was recorded live in Budapest.
Guitar virtuoso and rockstar Tony Bruno (Rocktopia)
Rocktopia is a Broadway concert event that fuses iconic 20th-century rock anthems with classical compositions.
Tony Bruno served as music director and lead guitarist for Rocktopia, working alongside co-creators Randall Craig Fleischer and Rob Evan on the show’s fusion of classical music and classic rock. The cast included vocalists Chloe Lowery, Tony Vincent, Kimberly Nichole and Alyson Cambridge, with violinist Máiréad Nesbitt and a band featuring Henry Aronson, Mat Fieldes and Alex Alexander. The band was joined by a full choir and a live 20-piece orchestra. The Broadway run also welcomed special guest vocalists Pat Monahan of Train, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick.
Old friends Dee Snider and Tony Bruno rocking out at Rocktopia
Pat Monahan and Tony Bruno (Rocktopia)
Tony Bruno - More Broadway
Rock Of Ages
(Brooks Atkinson & Helen Hayes Theatre)
Tony Bruno rocked the stage as a guitarist in the Broadway production of Rock of Ages, subbing for the show’s main guitarists in its live rock band. The musical is a jukebox show built around 1980s glam metal, with the band visible on stage as part of the performance.
Tony Bruno sponsored by D’Angelico Guitars
Tony Bruno on WDST, Radio Woodstock.
For Father’s Day I was given the gift of music. A guest DJ spot on my favorite station, WDST (Radio Woodstock, 100.1). I decided to chronologically play the songs that were relevant in my life and career. Check out the link. Thank you Hendrix for the best gift.
Sunday, 09/17/2023
Colin Smith - Just released:
The Candles EP
‘Working with Colin is much like painting with Rembrandt’s brush.” Tony Bruno
The Candles Music Video by the talented Colin Smith was Engineered & Mixed by Tony Bruno. This song is dedicated to our friends Mike and Andy.
“1. These two are the sound of the record. Imagination and ability without end.
2. They make me sound way cooler than I am.
3. Tony and I have been friends and playing together for just about as long as I’ve been in NY. He’s an actual legend. That his production and mixing abilities rival his storied guitar prowess boggles the mind.
4. Dan Krysa and I were in Hundred Hounds together. He’s a true friend and a lightning flash of talent and drive. Both he and Tony have a work ethic to match and earn their gifts, and I’m taking the piss with how fortunate I am to have had them make this EP with me.”
Hits! The Musical
National Tour In The Making
Musical Composer: Tony BRUNO
“I got a call from Director Cynthia Nekvasil to arrange and record music for a show called Hits! The Musical. I must admit i was a bit apprehensive at first but curiosity made me dig deeper. It was the right decision. First off, I get to record and arrange Medleys comprised of 5 decades of iconic songs that I grew up with. How fun is that? But more important, working with these kids was the most fulfilling experience I have had in a long time. The tour starts March 2023 and I have already watched these kids grow as performers and as young adults. I truly believe this show will eventually land on Broadway and that I am working with potential superstars of tomorrow.” Tony BRUNO
Once in a generation, a show comes along that is so emotional and inspiring that you never want it to end. Hits! The Musical is that show. From Billboard to Broadway, the show features over 100 of the greatest hits of all time like "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", "Respect", "Come Sail Away", "My Heart Will Go On", "Hero", "Tomorrow", "Satisfaction", and "Livin’ La Vida Loca".
America’s greatest young performers will have you singing and dancing in the aisles as the show takes you on a musical journey through the decades. It will be unforgettable evening for everyone.
Until Hits! The Musical, there has not been a show featuring only performers ages 10-22. Some might say they are too young and not ready for the big time. And how wrong they would be!
After a nationwide search this past summer of over 7,000 auditionees, the cast of 29 represent the most extraordinary singers and dancers in the country. These future recording artists and Broadway stars represent the very best of America’s youth.
The National tour begins on March 1, 2023 and continues to 48 different cities across the United States.
ROCK ME AMADEUS
Rock Me Amadeus is a new show co-created and produced by Alyson Cambridge and Tony Bruno, the show combines classical music, opera and classic rock and pop songs performed by some of the top musicians in the industry.
Debut Video: A mashup of The Police's "Roxanne" with the operatic classic 'Habanera' from "Carmen" by Georges Bizet. Lead Vocals: Toby Rand, Tony Vincent, Alyson Cambridge, Guitar: Tony Bruno, Violin: Mairead Nesbitt, Supporting Vocals: Chloe Lowery, Kia Warren, Victor Ryan Robertson, Video Producers/Editors: Alyson Cambridge, Tony Bruno, Anthony Jure, Steven Marchessault.
Click the logo to read the article in Broadway World announcing the debut video of RCOK ME AMADEUS!
Rock Me Amadeus on stage for the 1st time! Amazing showcase in a Broadway theatre! NY1 reports!
Tony Bruno (Co-creator, brilliant arranger of classic-rock mash up’s, MD) with the amazing violinist Mairead Nesbitt.
Click on image to read the NY1 Review & Invterwie of several cast members of Rock Me Amadeus and find out how the shows fuses opera and rock on stage.
Rock Me Amadeus
Radio Interview
Click on image for WXCI interview with host Bobby and Alyson & Tony (co-founders of Rock Me Amadeus) ) and find out how it all came about, how they created a show in the middle of a pandemic and lots of interesting facts about the cast and future Rock Me Amadeus plans.
Love Hurts Uninvited
Rock Me Amadeus video released!
As in Romeo and Juliet, there’s always more to love than the attraction. It’s complicated, frustrating and painful at times. Some romances endure while others don’t. "Love Hurts Uninvited": our special mashup of the Romeo and Juliet theme (Tchaikovsky), "Love Hurts" (Nazareth), and "Uninvited" (Alanis Morissette) was born out of that feeling which we have all experienced at one time or another, presented in a neo noir music video aesthetic.
Director: Matthew Stiller, Editor: Simon Wheeldon, Videographers: Tyler Ribble, Pierre Tsigaridis, Vocals: Dee Snider, Kia Warren, Chloe Lowery, Featured Instrumentalists: Tony Bruno, Mairead Nesbitt, Musical Arrangement: Tony Bruno, Producers: Alyson Cambridge, Tony Bruno
⚡ "Black Hole Soleil" is out now! 🌞
Rock Me Amadeus Live presents:
An exciting and poignant mashup of Charles Gounod's famous tenor aria, "Ah! leve toi soleil" from Romeo et Juliette, Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" and Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again."
Three iconic songs from three musical genres. "Black Hole Soleil" was shot in NYC, LA and Nashville and explores the themes of finding light in darkness, the sun after the rain, hope after despair.
Featured singers: Victor Ryan Robertson (tenor), Alyson Cambridge (soprano), Tony Vincent, Toby Rand, Chloe Lowery, Kia Warren.
Guitar and musical arrangement: Tony Bruno
Director: Matthew Stiller.
Editor: Simon K. Wheeldon
Videographers: Pierre Tsigaridis (LA), Misfit Studios (Nashville), Anthony Jure and Matthew Stiller (NYC)
Producers: Alyson Cambridge and Tony Bruno
Is It Ever Now by Colin Smith
New music video & single released today!
Support my friend Colin Smith, amazing singer/songwriter. I co-wrote and produced this song. You can buy the song on itunes or listen to the video on YouTube. It charted on iTunes on #52 in the alternative charts.
Tony Bruno - Blackheart Days
The great Joan Jett & the Blackhearts perform the classic song Love is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore Theme). There are many stories for Tony’s time as a Blackheart and kick ass guitar player in Joan Jett’s band! Tony also produced and arranged this MTM song for the Dave Letterman show.
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts concert. Tony on guitar rocking out at Irving Plaza, NYC.
I joined Mike Holtzman’s supergroup Bad Penny a few months ago and are having a lot of fun playing and producing rock and metal songs!
Army Of One hit a million streams and earned a spot high up in the metal charts!
The proceeds from this Bad Penny song ‘Army Of One” (incredible lead vocal by Dee Snider, produced by Tony Bruno goes to Ukraine Relief Organizations. Spread the word.
Help Ukraine
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Buy Army Of One on iTunes to help Ukraine. Click on album cover for link to iTunes.
Great working with metal legend Rob Halford (Judas Priest) & Militia Vox on Push Comes To Shove!
Guest vocalist Rob Halford of Judas Priest calls this symphonic metal epic—which debuted at #23 on Apple’s Metal charts— "dark, mysterious, and sexy." Along with 4-octave powerhouse Militia Vox, Halford fronts Bad Penny, a collective featuring former Queen bassist Danny Miranda, Blue Oyster Cult drummer Jules Radino and guitarist/songwriter Mike Holtzman on what ROCKFIEND Magazine calls a "masterpiece" of modern metal. Produced by Tony Bruno (Joan Jett, Rock Me Amadeus, Danger! Danger!). Video Directed by Dave Doobinin.
MUSIC DURING COVID
“Despite Covid, we can still make music together! From all over the world, some of my favorite and most talented musician friends and I created this beautiful video to get through the hard times with some beautiful music. Where Do The Children Play? by Cat Stevens.”
From Colin Smith’ Corona Corner: Bowie Week! The iconic song from the iconic album Aladdin Sane, with Colin Smith, Gaby Moreno, Tony Bruno and the man who played the piano on the Bowie record, Mike Garson.
STORIES
Not only is Tony a world class guitar player but also storyteller extraordinaire
Story #1: Check out the STORIES page for Tony’s tour story - an epic water balloon fight with another yacht…(click on the image or the link below to get to the STORIES page)
Craig Garber @EveryoneLovesGuitar interviews famous guitar players to uncover their stories. Click on the photo above to hear what makes Tony Bruno tick.
In this interview with Tony Bruno: GREAT stories here about living with Aldo Nova, auditioning for Joan Jett and why she was furious with him, performing with Rihanna & Kanye West on the NBA and MTV Music Awards, close relationship he had with his father, why he quit working with Enrique Iglesias, learning to read music at age 52, really cool story how he met his wife, and LOADS more interesting stuff.
