In 1996, He continued his career by fronting an 11-piece Funk and R&B Band called "Backstreet".
In 1998, Tony joined the groundbreaking A Cappella group called "The 17th Avenue Allstars" and performed for ten years as the Vocal Percussionist and Baritone/Tenor, hitting 70-80 venues per year across the country. His performance credits include: Opening for Orleans, Fire Fall, Royal Crown Review, The Temptations, The Persuasions (including a solo performance with the legendary Jerry Lawson), The Coasters, Three Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and Randy Bachman (Bachman Turner Overdrive), Leslie Gore, and Gary Puckett. Huerta also sang the national anthem with the 17th Avenue Allstars for the Denver Nuggets (6 Years). The Allstars sang Huerta's Anthem arrangement and were the official anthem singing group for the Denver Broncos from 2005 and 2006. Furthermore, He sang solo for the Colorado Avalanche, filling in for Jake Schroeder of Opie Gone Bad 2004-2006.
Out of his performance experience with the Allstars, Huerta began doing live sound and engineering in the studio. Eko Recording Studio was founded. Huerta produced his first full length CD, the self titled recording "17th Avenue Allstars". Due to the success and sound of that initial recording, Huerta was contacted by several other vocal groups in Colorado and Utah for his recording and production talents. See the CD Production credits page.
Since 2004, Huerta has been consistently hired to produce front of house sound for clients Face and Groove Society due to his talents of mixing them in the studio. In December 2004, Huerta was hired to produce sound for the internationally ranked barbershop chorus, "The Sound Of The Rockies". He continues to produce The Sound Of The Rockies and just finished their second CD through the Sonic Audio studio.
In January 2006, Huerta was mixing front of house sound for the CMEA All State Vocal Jazz choir and met Mark Kibble of Take 6. Kibble was instrumental in bringing Huerta onto the Take 6 staff as FOH engineer. Huerta's first work with Take 6 was in April 2006 in Quito, Ecuador. Take 6 has since trusted Huerta's ears to mix their concerts. Trust is the key word since Take 6 exclusively uses In-Ear Monitors and can't hear or judge the FOH mix. Huerta has traveled to meet Take 6 in Dallas, TX; Oakland, CA; Cleveland, OH; Los Angeles, CA; Indianapolis, IN; Nashville, TN; Washington, DC; Columbia, MD; Pittsburgh, PA; and Quito, Ecuador.