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Griffin Anthony Occhigrossi (born September 3, 1983), known professionally as Griffin Anthony, is an American singer-songwriter from Bedford, NY. As a teen, Anthony was first inspired to pursue a career as a musician after working backstage at the Newport Jazz Festival.

Career
Since signing with Broadcast Music, Inc. and The Orange Music Company Publishing in 2008, Anthony has performed at music festivals such as Wanee Music Festival, SunFest,  and CMJ. In 2013, Anthony's composition for the HBO documentary "SPCA Gala" was a New York Festivals finalist for best original music. He was the recipient of the 2014 Nova Southeastern University Distinguished Alumni Award and was the principal score composer for the Woodstock Film Festival selected HBO documentary Catskill Park. On October 12, 2018, Anthony released his third full-length album titled Refuge via Big Eyes Records.