Editing Trey Anastasio (section)

==Early life and career==
Anastasio was born in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], and moved to [[Princeton, New Jersey]], when he was three. His father, Ernest Anastasio Jr., was an executive vice president at the [[Educational Testing Service]]. His mother, Dina, was a children's book author and editor of ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]''. He grew up with his sister Kristy.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|title=The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music|edition=2nd}}</ref> In 1967, Trey was the inspiration for the lead character in the children's book ''What Does The Cloud Do?'', which was written and illustrated by his grandparents, Jean and Cle Kinney.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kahn |first1=Andy |title=The 1967 Children's Book Inspired By Phish's Trey Anastasio |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/phish-trey-anastasio-1967-childrens-book |website=JamBase |access-date=30 September 2023}}</ref>

Anastasio attended Princeton public schools through the fourth grade, then transferred to [[Princeton Day School]]. He graduated from the [[Taft School]] along with Steven Pollak, better known as [[the Dude of Life]], who later helped pen such Phish compositions as "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead", "Run Like An Antelope", "Slave to the Traffic Light", and "Dinner and a Movie". At Taft, he formed his first two bands, Red Tide and Space Antelope.

He enrolled at the [[University of Vermont]] (UVM) as a philosophy major, where he met original Phish bandmates [[Jon Fishman]], [[Mike Gordon]], and [[Jeff Holdsworth]]. On December 2, 1983, the group played their first gig at a dance in the Harris-Millis Cafeteria at UVM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://phish.net/setlists/?d=1983-12-02 |title=December 02, 1983 Setlist >|website=Phish.net |access-date=October 30, 2015}}</ref> The setlist consisted of cover songs, including "[[Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress|Long Cool Woman]]" and "[[Proud Mary]]" which was performed twice. The band was very primitive at this time and used hockey sticks as mic stands. After performing one set, [[Michael Jackson]]'s ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'' album was put on by a party-goer to drown out the band. The band would not return to play but were still paid for the performance. At UVM, he hosted an early morning [[radio program]], ''Ambient Alarm Clock''.

While living at home for a semester he attended [[Mercer County Community College]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Puterbaugh | first=Parke | title=Phish : the biography | publisher=Da Capo  | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-306-81920-9 | oclc=649801260}}</ref> While there, he reconnected with his childhood friend [[Tom Marshall (singer)|Tom Marshall]], and the pair began a songwriting collaboration and recorded material that would appear on the ''[[Bivouac Jaun]]'' demo tape.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phish.net/faq/band-history|title=FAQ - Phish.net|website=Phish.net|access-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref>  In addition to Marshall, Anastasio also reconnected with another childhood friend, [[Marc Daubert]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://phish.net/people/marc-daubert/ | title=Marc "Daubs" Daubert - Phish.net }}</ref> who also became a collaborator. After seeing a Phish show, pianist [[Page McConnell]] joined Phish in the autumn of 1985. Anastasio, along with Jon Fishman, transferred to [[Goddard College]].<ref name="ReferenceA" />

During this time he began a musical association and close friendship with composer [[Ernie Stires]], who taught him composition, theory, and arranging.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phish.net/faq/stires.html |title=Vermont's Phinest Composer – Take it from Trey, he owes it all to Ernie Stires|author=Ruth Horowitz |website=Phish.net |access-date=February 27, 2012}}</ref> While at [[Goddard College|Goddard]], he composed the song cycle ''[[The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday]]'' as his senior project. These songs became mainstays of the Phish catalog. He graduated from Goddard in 1988.