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Mount Tamalpais Ampitheater 1967

by Antion | Jul 6, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Mount Tamalpais Ampitheater, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs

July 2nd, 1967 On the Sunday, when we were due to finish at the Fillmore, Eric asked us to play for a benefit at the natural ampitheater Susula had shown me, up on Mount Tamalpais. The benefit was for a children's school known as The Six Day School, certainly a worthy...

San Francisco and the Fillmore – Part Two

by Antion | Jul 2, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Fillmore Auditorium, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs

June 27th, 1967. Meanwhile, in spite of my euphoric discovery of Northern California, there was a gig to be played. We opened at the Fillmore Auditorium on Tuesday June 27th 1967, and would play 6 nights, until the following Sunday. We were second on the bill after...

San Francisco and the Fillmore – Part One

by Antion | Jun 30, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Fillmore Auditorium, Music History, San Francisco, Vic Briggs

June 27th, 1967 I barely had time to recover from my UCLA Med Center experience, when we were on the plane to SFO to play the Fillmore Auditorium. We would be there from June 27th, 1967 to July 2nd. I had renewed my friendship with Bill Kreutzman, the Dead's drummer...

Adventures in UCLA Medical Center

by Antion | Jun 29, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Monterey Pop Festival, Music History, Vic Briggs

June 24th, 1967. We were in LA, having played the Monterey Pop Festival the previous weekend and staying in a hotel on the fabled Sunset Strip. The trip to Monterey had been hurriedly arranged. The Festival had been a charity gig, a freebee – although we got...

Monterey Pop Festival 1967 – Day Three Evening

by Antion | Jun 28, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Monterey Pop Festival, Music History, Vic Briggs

That evening I ingested some of the purple-colored LSD that Augustus Owsley Stanley had brought to Monterey. Obviously this had a strong effect on my perception of the evening’s events. I couldn't handle being out in the crowd so I stayed in the clubroom behind the...

Monterey Pop Festival 1967 – Day Three Afternoon

by Antion | Jun 23, 2019 | Antion Meredith, Eric Burdon and the Animals, Indian Music, Monterey Pop Festival, Music History, Vic Briggs

I returned from my drive down into Big Sur at about the time I needed to get to the Fairgrounds for Ravi Shankar’s performance on Sunday afternoon, June 18th, 1967. About an hour before the performance, I made my way into the enclosure in front of the stage with prime...

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On January 17th 2021, at 9am Mountain Time, I was in conversation with respected chronicler of the Gurbani Sangeet musical heritage (amongst his many other talents), Bhai Baldeep Singh.

Who knows where this interaction will be taking us, but I’m sure we will be covering how I brought Gurbani Kirtan to American ears. Also why, even though I am still a firm believer in the power of Gurbani Sangeet, I have decided to focus on opening the possibilities of Gurbani in Western musical settings.

HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW, LIVE NOW ON YOUTUBE, CLICK HERE

A new Graphic Video History of Antion

I am feeling very happy to share true story of British Musician who was playing Guitar and Piano with many groups including The Animals, The Echoes, Brian Auger and the Trinity, Johnny Hallyday and Eric Burdon. He became a rock musician, best known as the lead guitarist with Eric Burdon and The Animals during the 1966-1968 period. Currently plays classical Indian and Hawaiian music. In London he found a giani, Giani Joginder Singh Sarl, who agreed to teach him Gurbani Kirtan. As his name was Vic, the Giani suggested he call himself Vickram Singh.It wasn’t long before he realized that he would need to learn to read Panjabi and in particular the script or alphabet that the Guru Granth Sahib is written in, Gurmukhi. Briggs currently goes by the name Antion and plays Hawaiian chant music.

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. Antion Meredith during a sound healing seassion

Antion Meredith is a world music phenomenon whose global journey has taken him from the London and Los Angeles Rock and Roll scene (where he was a member of the legendary ‘60s band The Animals) to the Golden Temple of the Sikhs in Amritsar, India, to the Islands of Hawaii and beyond.

Born in London as Vic Briggs, Antion is a ‘60s rock star, sound healer, multicultural musician, world-class guitarist, singer, recording artist, Hawaiian chanter, master of sacred Sikh Kirtan, and international teacher of Naad Yoga, sacred voice and Vocal Empowerment. Antion’s multicultural mastery and practice of Sacred Voice has given him a unique perspective to help those who wish to nurture and develop Sacred Voice.

Based in New Zealand and Hawaii, he gives private Voice Empowerment coaching sessions and teaches workshops in Sacred Voice, Secrets of the Yoga of Sound, and Living Love Kundalini Yoga® together with his wife of over 40 years, Elandra.

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Vic Briggs as a member of The Animals, who later changed his name to Antion Meredith

Antion’s History in a Nutshell

Antion Meredith has had an amazing life, with many musical, lifestyle and geographical transitions.

In October 1966, The Animals band was at L’Olympia, the top music hall in France at the time for a show with Johnny Hallyday. The Jimi Hendrix Experience had also been added to the bill. Shortly before the show, Vic (now Antion) was approached by Mike Jeffrey, who was Jimi’s co-manager (with Chas Chandler). Mike was also the manager for Eric Burdon and The Animals and he asked Vic if he would like to join The Animals. Vic immediately agreed. Vic joined The Animals in November of 1966.

Antion | The Rock Star

By divine inspiration, as well as by trial and error, over hundreds if not thousands of years, the rishis of India, the monks of Tibet, the kahunas of Hawaii and the shamanic practitioners of cultures all over the world, discerned and then practiced vocal and sound techniques to elevate consciousness — to heal, to bring wisdom and understanding, to bind communities in spiritual practice and intent, and many other diverse uses.

Antion | Naad Yoga

Vic Briggs experiences, first with the Animals and then with the LA music scene, had left him emotionally exhausted, with no hope that he could ever trust anyone ever again. At only 24 years old, he could feel that he was losing his health and was even wondering about his sanity.

When Ram Das spoke, Vic was deeply moved yet, at the same time, excited. He was beginning to see what he wanted for his own life.

Antion | The Sikh

The beautiful, mystical, magical Hawaiian Islandsare alive with divine sound. Billowing waves breaking on white, golden, red and black sandy beaches, the trade winds softly rippling through the fronds of swaying coconut trees, hundreds of tropical birds singing their songs, the roar and hiss as molten lava meets the ocean currents. All of these make up the soundscape of an isolated and idyllic tropical paradise.

Antion | Sacred Hawaii

HEALING MUSIC
chant & voice

If we accept the idea of Naada Brahma, meaning that God is sound (or Sound is God), then the question must be, how can we, as spiritual beings having a human experience, best use sound to release us from our earthly bonds and hasten our spiritual evolution towards our ultimate reunion with our Divine Selves and ultimately with the Supreme Creator.

Profound Discoveries in India

In India, the ancient rishis delved deep into every aspect of human life in order to discover how humankind could live while evolving ever closer to their divine nature.

Sacred Music of the Sikhs

The Sikh scriptural treatise, known as Siri Guru Granth Sahib, is perhaps the most powerful explanation ever written about the use of sound and voice to reach the Divine,

Sacred Hawaiian music

Antion’s studies with leading teachers of Hawaiian culture brought him to a deeper understanding of how the voice can create the power of Aloha (ongoing, living love).

Harmonies in relationship and music

Click the image to see a 3 minute video that provides a great introduction to Antion and Elandra’s history and the building of a relationship that has been inspirational for decades.

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The Albums

Beautiful vocals by Antion can be used in various massage and healing sessions, or simply to be enjoyed.