As a solo acoustic live performer, multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Omar Anthony gathers inspiration from all popular genres to deliver a new take on acoustic pop-rock. A two time UK songwriting contest semi-finalist and former member of a number of genre spanning Midlands based bands, he draws on a wide variety of musical influences to create something unique.

The one-man gigs started in 2008, firstly under the name Fake Sheik and then Omar Anthony. There were support slots for local acts like Tara Chinn and The Humdrum Express and appearances at venues such as the Hare and Hounds, The Flapper & Firkin, The Victoria, Katie Fitzgerald’s and the Yardbird Jazz Club as well as Birmingham ArtsFest.