The son of a legendary folk guitarist and singer, Antoine Silverman was encouraged to take classical violin lessons at the age of three. By 5, he had discovered bluegrass as well, accompanying his father and playing fiddle contests throughout the eastern United States. By age 14 he began playing jazz, adding to his versatile consummate musicianship. Today, violinist Antoine Silverman performs jazz, country, classical and bluegrass regularly, including touring, recording, and playing and teaching music festivals.

Antoine has recorded, soloed, and arranged music for legends such as Garth Brooks, Moby, Steve Tyrell, Rod Stewart, Peter Murphy, Ben Folds, Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow Lou Reed, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Lenny Kravitz and countless others. He has soloed with the Boston Pops.

He has 2 solo records: Swing Shift, recorded in 1998 and Blue Moods, in 2001. He also has written 2 educational books, Step One: Play Violin and Fiddle Tunes, Basic and Beyond, the latter released by Warner Brothers.