Antion is an internationally known musician, chanter and teacher.
In the 60s, known by his birth name, Vic Briggs, he was one of the leading musicians on the London scene and was the lead guitar player for Dusty Springfield, Rod Stewart and Eric Burdon & The Animals. Jimi Hendrix named him on more than one occasion as one of his favorite guitar players. He was also arranger and musical director for The Animals and his arrangements and guitar playing can be heard on such hits as When I was Young, San Franciscan Nights, Monterey and Sky Pilot.
From 1968 to 1969 he was one of the leading independent producers and arrangers in the recording studios of Hollywood as well as a staff producer for Capitol Records.
In 1970 he left the music business to pursue a spiritual lifestyle. He began the study of Kundalini and Naad Yoga (the yoga of sound), as well as Sikh sacred music. During that time he founded the first Kundalini Yoga studio in London, England and was a regular contributor to the UK’s Yoga and Health magazine.
From 1977 to 1990 he and his wife were directors of the Kundalini Yoga Ashram of San Diego, California. During that time he traveled extensively to sing in Sikh Temples in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and India. In India he made history by becoming the first non-Indian Sikh to sing in the most sacred Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. He also released several cassette tapes of Sikh devotional music under his Sikh name, Vikram Singh Khalsa, one of which has recently been re-released on CD format by Invincible Music of Phoenix, Arizona.
In 1993 he and his wife, Elandra, moved to the island of Kauai to study Hawaiian music and chanting. Antion had the good fortunate to study with two kumu hula (hula and chant teachers) who have a huge influence in the world of Hawaiian music and dance – Frank Kawaikapuokalnai Hewitt and Blaine Kamalani Kia. Becoming an accomplished chanter himself, He also studied Oli (Hawaiian Chant) with Maui Kumu Kapono'ai Mollitau. Antion has performed at most of the leading Hula and chanting competitions and festivals in Hawaii.
His first solo CD, One in the Goddess, was released in Hawaii in November of 2002, and is already on its third pressing. At the time of writing, Antion is in negotiation with Invincible Music, to distribute One in the Goddess. (Invincible is a nationally distributed music label specializing in music of consciousness).
Antion was music director for Unity Church of Kauai from July 2002 through October 2004, and has developed extensive contacts throughout the New Thought movement (Unity, Science of Mind, Agape) by singing at New Thought churches throughout Hawaii and the West Coast .