Hailing from Alexandria Egypt, CAG Founder and President Ramy Antoun was born into music—literally. The son of a producer and pianist, Antoun was given a snare drum at the tender age of three. By the time he was just seven years old, he was playing in his father’s band. Having never taken a drum lesson in his life, 1980s and ‘90s’ pop music was Antoun’s primary teacher. From an early age and all through his teens, Antoun would sit behind his kit for an hour a day and turn up the volume on the radio, becoming the drummer to every song. His self-taught approach paid off, as Antoun soon found himself one of the most in- demand drummers in music. Before long his roster of credits included names like the Black Eyed Peas, Seal, Pat Benatar, Paul Oakenfold, and currently Ed Kowalczyk (Formerly of the band LIVE). Not merely content to work as a drummer, Antoun also dove into production and songwriting, garnering track credits on hit television shows and movies such as Matchstick Men, Crazy Beautiful, and The OC. Goldspot, Antoun’s recent musical endeavor, was nominated for Best International Artist in the 2010 VH- I Music Awards, for its record, Tally of the Yes Men. Ramy spends his down time in Austin, TX where he mentors artist in all creative disciplines. “I know im living a blessed life, and it excites me to help our other super talents to get to do the same” Ramy is also a World Vision artist and a Artist in Residence at Gateway Community Church, where he leads the music team weekly before over 7,000 attendees/viewers. “For me, it’s a great blessing to be able to not only continue creating, but also help other artists achieve their career and life goals” Antoun says. “It’s a win win situation!“ Currently, Ramy Antoun is excited to announce that he just signed on to join Japanese Pop Icon KYOSUKE HIMURO for a stadium tour from Dec 2011-2012.