Dion Lunadon | |
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Born | 4 March 1976 |
Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Garage rock, punk rock, noise rock, power pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Vocals |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Flying Nun, Festival Records, Hollywood Records, Sony Music Japan, Mute, Dead Oceans, Infectious Records |
Associated acts | The D4, A Place To Bury Strangers, Nothing at All!, The Rainy Days, The Snitches, The True Lovers, The Scavengers |
Dion Lunadon (born 4 March 1976) is a New Zealand bassist, guitarist and former band leader. He is known for his high energy, aggressive stage presence.
Lunadon was born Dion Palmer in Auckland, New Zealand. He studied piano as a child before taking up the guitar in his teen years.
As a young man Lunadon played with a number of New Zealand bands, including The Snitches, Marty Sauce and The Source, Nothing at All! and The Rainy Days. He has also played bass and sang with The Scavengers at various reformation shows.
Lunadon was a member of the New Zealand rock band The D4, who produced several recordings and performed at Homebake 2004.
In 2009, Lunadon formed the band True Lovers.
In 2010 Lunadon played bass in New York noise rockers A Place To Bury Strangers. As well as regular energetic stage performances, he played with this group on the albums Worship and Transfixation, the EP Onwards to the Wall and a number of other recordings.
In 2014 Lunadon performed at the Ridgewood Music Festival.