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Bio

The Overdeep Underthinker’s Muse

Producer/Artist Manager/ Educator/Creative

Founder and Executive Director of www.theparagonproject.org

Dr. Tony Anderson is currently an Assistant Principal at the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center an arts magnet high school in Columbus City Schools. Dr. Anderson is a graduate of Xavier University (OH) where he earned a B.A. in Vocal Music Performance, Florida State University where he earned an M.Ed. in Elementary Education, and The University of Delaware where he earned an M.A. of Education and Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Approaches to  Research in Education. Dr. Anderson received international acclaim for his work as the creator and founder of Bassline Entertainment, a Hip-Hop performance, entrepreneurship, and social justice-themed enrichment program that yielded a 100 percent college acceptance rate among youth who were previously described as academically disengaged. Numerous members of that group went on to receive national recognition for their talent. 

At the conclusion of his Bassline program, Dr. Anderson served as an Assistant Artist Manager & A&R for Def Jam recording artist, Grammy Award-winning group, and Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon house band, The Roots.  Dr. Anderson also taught courses as an Adjunct Professor at The University of Delaware for seven years where he was awarded both the Educator of the Year award as well as the Dissertation of the Year Award.

Collectively, many of Dr. Anderson's current and former students have achieved professional entertainment acclaim including, Essence Magazine and Berklee School of Music’s, Inaugural “Take Back The Music” grand prize winner, The Source Magazine Unsigned Hype, features in Vibe magazine, Scratch Magazine, Allhiphop.com, NPR, Thisis50.com, four candidates on Fox’s American Idol, and professional recording contracts with Interscope Records. Dr. Anderson is excited to be back in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio to continue blending his passion for music and social justice with his purpose of educating tomorrow’s leaders.  Dr. Anderson is currently the founder/director of The Paragon Project, a youth-led music group that creates and performs music that addresses social-emotional wellness among youth, prevention, and social issues.