Tony Reno

Tony Reno
Background information
Born	February 10 1963 (1963-02-10) (age 45) Danderyd, Sweden
Genre(s)	Hard rock
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1978 - 1993
Associated acts	Europe

Tony Reno (born Tony Niemistö on February 10, 1963 in Danderyd, Sweden) is the former drummer in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. He played on their first two albums and got fired in the middle of the Wings of Tomorrow tour in 1984; the rest of the band had gotten tired of his slacking off from rehearsals and lack of motivation. He was replaced by Ian Haugland. In 1986 Reno joined sleaze rock band Geisha, who would record the album Phantasmorgia the following year. When Geisha split up, their vocalist Yenz Cheyenne formed the band =Y=, which Reno joined. They recorded two albums, =Y= in 1991 and Rawchild in 1993. Reno is currently living in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, where he works in a computer company.

Discography

Europe

• Europe (1983)
• Wings of Tomorrow (1984)

Geisha

• Phantasmagoria (1987)

=Y=

• =?= (1991)
• Rawchild (1993)

Trivia

• When joining Geisha, Reno changed his artist name to Tony Lace. Eventually he went back to using his real name, Tony Niemistö.