Louisiana born Painter & Musician, 

Tony DuPuis, is a very unique artist...

 He began playing drums at 3 years of age and has continued to expand his musical horizons from drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion, voice, writing, arranging, and producing many styles and genres of music. 

From solo drums, solo piano, jazz, pop, world music, and beyond, he has emerged as an extremely well-rounded, world-class artist. Tony has also spent time doing drum clinics and master classes across America, landing endorsements with Sonor drums, Paiste cymbals, and Promark drumsticks. 

His background, from drum corps to jazz band, and symphonic work, movie soundtrack work, has given him numerous musical perspectives. Tony has been written up in several International Percussion magazines including Paiste Cymbalism, Sonor News, and Modern Drummer. 

He was awarded 7 musical scholarships (including, USL, Lamar, Northeastern La., Northwestern La. & LSU) and attended McNeese State University. Tony was the “feature drummer” for MSU Jazz and Marching Band and has performed with the Lake Charles Civic Symphony. 

He received the John Philip Sousa Award and was a member of the National Association of Rudimental Drummers. 

Tony is a Multi-Instrumentalist playing over 12 Instruments.

A Vocal Coach, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Artist

Tony has played in groups with such Prominent  Musicians as Chester "Chops" Daigle (keyboards/songwriter), 

Dixon Shanks Singer, Sax Player,

Eric Chinn Producer and keyboards,

Don Rollins (Sax/Educator, Grammy-winning writer)

Kevin and Bethany Paige (Memphis  MULTI Award-winning duo)

Jay Ecker (Bass/educator),  

Ken Renolds-Guitarist Texas Instrumentalist of the Year

Rick Condit (sax/jazz educator; McNeese State University & Director of Music at Lamar University) 

Bill Churchville (Trumpet-Tower of Power, Blood Sweat and Tears/Educator, Clinician, Session player), 

Emile Hall (Sax-Irma Thomas, ) 

Tommy Shreve (Zachary Richard, Red Beans and Rice, guitarist), 

Ed Fruge'(keys,writer/producer- Soundtrack producer for "Transformers" and "Rocky IV"), 

"Dr." Eric Sylvester (guitar/educator) 

Bob Bowers (Nashville sessions/sax), 

Bob Patin (pianist, songwriter, Nashville producer), 

Peggy Newman (Nashville singer/songwriter), and so many more too numerous to mention over the years in the Louisiana music scene. In 1982 he recorded his first solo album “Night Visions” with his jazz group Infinity. “Night Visions” had radio airplay from coast to coast. In 1985 he released his second major album “Heading West”- 

working with, Peter Escovido and Felton Pilot of  

 In 1986 he was given two Louisiana music awards including Jazz Artist of the Year” and The Rusty Mayne Jazz Award from KRVS radio in Lafayette. Tony also won the 1986 National Drum set Competition in Jackson, Mississippi sponsored by George’s Drum Shop and Tama Drums. The internationally esteemed drummer Dom Famularo, of New York, was one of the Judges.

 In 1995 Tony co-wrote and co-produced a world music CD called “Rainforest Magic” with musicians James Ranka and Terry Domingue. This album also received much national radio airplay and was featured in a Fortune 500 Corporation film. 

Tony also worked as a co-writer and co-producer in 1995 with Texas Music artist Ravyn Dixon along with co-producer Memphis music genius Kevin Paige on Ravyn's CD "The Time is Right". 

1999 was a big year for Tony in music, releasing two CDs: “Trilogy”(with Rocky IV and Transformers music co-producer Ed Fruge’), and a solo Christmas CD entitled “It's Christmas Time” (featured on Good Morning New York & many others). Both received airplay rotation at over 300 stations in four countries, resulting in numerous radio and television appearances, as well as concerts. “It's Christmas Time” is still played yearly on many Louisiana radio stations every holiday season !!! 

2003, 2004 & 2005 were monumental years for Tony as he released three new CDs nationally. 

“Prayers For The World” is a world music single. Spiritual in nature, ”Prayers” was written at the beginning of the Iraq war layering Prayers for Peace in 7 languages representing some 16 cultures musically.

 “The Awakening” is a solo piano collection CD written by Tony. Each song is very peaceful and reflective. 

His latest CD, "Places in Our Hearts" was released summer of 2005. This is a benchmark CD for him as Tony has written, arranged, produced, sung, and played almost every instrument on this CD. It was 11 months in the making. "Places" runs the genre gamut from jazzy, bluesy, to “down home”, yet is smooth, sophisticated, adult contemporary music. 

In December 2006, Tony was featured on the NPR station, KRVS Radio, for a live 2-hour broadcast of of his "Christmas Time Concert " and was also broadcast worldwide on the web ( this special 2 disc live concert recording will be released in the future). "Looking Back"-The Best Of Tony DuPuis - 25 years of Music featuring music from past to present. Also coming soon is a new multi-movement percussion-based project that will be musically exciting and expressive with many globally inspired artistic realms !!!

 In addition, also to be released and previously recorded, is another CD called "Wizdom", a theatrical style project containing piano, sax, clarinet & flute with ridiculously hilarious conversational overtones. "Why It's Downright Brilliant..."

 Tony has also emerged as a very “different” artist with his unique paintings. Acrylics on canvas is his choice of medium. The paint is blown on with various tubes, poured, sprayed, fingers, sponges, silk, wood etc... or any number of "unorthodox" methods of getting the paint to the canvas. At numerous art shows (both galleries and museums), and in reviews, Tony, using his unusual “no brush” techniques, is wowing art lovers internationally with his very eclectic styles and subject matters. 

In October of 2004 Tony received the Prestigious Mayor’s Choice Award as the Southwest Louisiana Artist of the Year. 

Tony was also nominated for the 2004 Governor's Choice Art Awards for Louisiana Artist of the Year.  

In the last several years, Tony has spent time writing 2 books about Life... 

In 2017 Tony was a Featured Guest for a Concert that was Filmed for BluRay release. The Star-studded Concert was with Award Winning All-Star Musicians from 5 States.  

He is also working on a book of short stories to go along with many of his paintings. Each wonderful story, (passionate, spiritual, whimsical, or witty,) brings you into the essence of the paintings as they directly relate to Art and Life... 

Tony has Played on, Written or Produced/Co-Produced on over 1,000 Records to date.

In 2023 Tony released 2 Books;

 "The Magical Art of Tony DuPuis'"

2024 is an exciting year!

Tony Just filmed his Part with filmmaker, Producer, John Zaika in "Kite on a String-The Bobby Kimball Story" 

Tony has been friends with Bobby Kimball for over 4 decades.

2 new Volumes in the "Magical Art of Tony DuPuis" series

2024-Nominated for Induction into the  Museum of the Gulf Coast  Music Hall of Fame

3 New Albums coming out in 2024

"The Very Best of 45 Years of Music" volume 1 and 2

Also in 2024, a Documentary of Tony's Life and career-called, "Stories to Tell"

Tony will be a featured guest singer on a new single with Houston's Bayou Roux Cajun Band.

PLUS A new Christmas Album is in the Works for release in November 2024.

Recording and Producing is my Passion too...