Inside The Life Of famous Youtuber Anthony Fantano: Biography,Net Worth & more

Anthony Fantano is an American music critic and YouTuber who runs the YouTube channel The Needle Drop and its tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online.

Who is Anthony Fantano?

On October 28, 1985, Anthony Fantano was born in Connecticut, New England, in the United States of America to his parents whose identities are unknown.About his education, he attended Southern Connecticut State University. He studied political science, broadcast communication, and journalism there. He even served as a music director for the SCSU radio station. Fantano has kept most information about his personal life private including his childhood, parents, and siblings. He has a net worth estimated at US$1 million.

What is Anthony Fantano’s age, height and weight?

Currently, Anthony Fantano who was born on October 28, 1985 is 37 years old. He stands at a height of 6 feet but his weight is not available as of now. He has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

What is Anthony Fantano’s Nationality and Ethnicity?

Anthony Fantano is an American national and belongs to a white Caucasian ethnic background.

What is Anthony Fantano’s profession?

Fantano started his career as a music director for the Southern Connecticut State University college radio station. He then got to know different styles of music. Then, in the early 2000s, a friend inspired him to write about music. However, instead of writing reviews, he began by sharing his musical experience on the internet through casual blog posts. And, during this time, he was also working at his high school pizza parlor to repay his student loan.

Likewise, with the help of a professor, he bagged a podcast show at WNPR titled “The Needle Drop”. Then, in the year 2007, he created a website by the same name to publish text reviews of songs and albums. He launched his first YouTube channel, ‘thatistheplan’ in the year 2007. However, not until the year 2009 that he experimented with video reviews for music.

Then, in the year 2010, his review of Flying Lotus “Cosmogramma” began to show in the “Featured Videos” section for related videos on YouTube. Then, in early 2011, SXSW interviewed him, and was featured in an article in ‘The Guardian’. As he began to get recognition, he left his other jobs and turned ‘The Needle Drop’ into his full-time career. Then, around 2014, with his growing popularity, he felt the need to properly archive his numerous reviews and hired a web designer to organize his website. This was one of his first major investments to establish himself as a music journalist. He also created a new Youtube channel under the name “fantano”. This channel was created on May 18, 2017, and has altogether garnered 292,160,090 views to date.

He hosts the majority of the videos himself, his wife Dominique, and his alter ego Cal Chuchesta, an Italian man with a mustache, often appears in his videos.

Did Fantano ever give a 10?

Yes, he does. In fact, he has given seven albums a 10. Fantano has only given seven albums a perfect 10 so far: “The Money Store” by Death Grips, “To Be Kind” by Swans, “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar, Kids See Ghosts’ self-titled album, “You Won’t Get What You Want” by Daughters, “The Turning Wheel” by Spellling, and most recently, “Sinner Get Ready” by Lingua Ignota.

Why do people call Anthony Fantano melon?

People started calling Anthony Fantano melon after British producer Zomby had insulted him calling him a a “knob” and “melon headed”.

Can Anthony Fantano play instruments?

Yes, Anthony plays the Fender Jazz Bass.

How did Anthony Fantano get into music?

Anthony Fantano started his career in the mid-2000s as a music director for the Southern Connecticut State University college radio station. In 2007, Fantano started working at Connecticut Public Radio (WNPR), where he hosted The Needle Drop.

Does Anthony Fantano have children?

There’s no information that indicates that Fantano has a child.

Who is Anthony Fantano married to?

At present, Fantano is married to his loving wife, Dominique Boxley. The couple met online in the year 2008. They dated for many years before their marriage. But, the exact date of their marriage is not available to us. However, they now reside in Middletown, Connecticut.