Biography

Tony Carey's career as a professional musician spans more than 35 years. He rose to international prominence as keyboardist on Rainbow's "Rising" album, for which he was recruited from the US band Blessings. After leaving Rainbow, he went on to a successful solo career, releasing albums both under his name and as Planet P Project. A native of California living in Germany, he is also well known as a session player, engineer, and producer. Purchase both Tony Carey's and Planet P Project's music at his official website, http://www.truebeliever.de.

The December 2009 release showcased here, "Out in the Rain", is the third and final album in the "Go Out Dancing" series. The first album, "1931", was released in 2004. The second, "Levittown", appeared in 2008. Not only is this the final album of "Go Out Dancing", it is also the fifth and final album that will be released under the Planet P Project name. Future releases with be under the name "Tony Carey".

Of note is that Tony Carey was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of cancer in March 2009. He spent twelve weeks in the hospital, underwent five surgeries, and although his odds of survival were only 10 percent, he is healed and grateful to be with us. To quote Carey, "I'm missing some of my organs; you'll be relieved to hear that the Hammond isn't one of them."