Josh Dun

Josh Dun

Josh Dun performing with Twenty One Pilots
Background information
Birth name Joshua William Dun
Born (1988-06-18) June 18, 1988
Origin Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Drums, percussion
Years active 2010–present
Labels Fueled by Ramen
Associated acts Twenty One Pilots, House of Heroes
Website twentyonepilots.com

Joshua William "Josh" Dun (born June 18, 1988)[1][2] is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots.[3][4][5]

Early life

Dun was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up with two sisters, Ashley and Abigail, and a brother, Jordan. He taught himself how to play drums when he was young. He claims he did this by going to a local instrument shop and sitting at the electronic drum kit and put on some music on his CD walkman and put on headphones, he then put the electronic drum headphones over the walkman ones and sync them up the best he could.[2] According to Dun, he was not really allowed to listen to music as a child but would sneak down to the music store once a week and ask for suggestions from the people there.[6][7] "I'd hide albums like Green Day's Dookie under my bed," Dun says. "Sometimes they'd find them and get real mad. They'd find a Christian alternative, like Relient K, and make me listen to that."[8] Dun worked at the Guitar Center for three years, also working with Twenty One Pilots' former drummer Chris Salih.[9][10]

Career

House of Heroes

Main article: House of Heroes

In March 2010, Dun joined House of Heroes through the recommendation of the band's drummer, Colin Rigsby, who took a break to spend more time with his family.[11]

Dun took part of House of Heroes' live tour until October, when Rigsby subsequently returned to his duties.[12]

Twenty One Pilots

Main article: Twenty One Pilots
Dun performing with Twenty One Pilots in Munich, Germany in 2016

In 2011, Dun went to a Twenty One Pilots show upon invite by then-drummer Chris Salih, after listening to the band's original demo CD.[13] He was impressed with the trio's performance.[14] He eventually met the band's lead singer, Tyler Joseph, after the show, and a couple of days later began to spend time together and build a friendship.[10][13]

Later in the year, Nick Thomas and Salih sequentially left due to busy schedules, and Dun quit his job at Guitar Center to play in one show with Joseph. They played one song before the police officers eventually cancelled the show.[10] After that day, Dun officially became the band's full-time drummer.[2] The duo then released the band's second studio album, Regional at Best, on July 8, 2011, and signed with Atlantic Records subsidiary label Fueled by Ramen in April 2012.[2]

Twenty One Pilots' third album, Vessel, was released on January 8, 2013.[15]

The band's fourth album, Blurryface, was released on May 17, 2015, two days ahead of its intended release date.[16]

Personal life

Of music, he says, "But I've always wanted to play drums and now I'm able to do that pretty much on a nightly basis. That's what I love the most, getting together with people in a room and letting music unify us – I know that sounds really dramatic, but it's a really cool experience and something that I won't get tired of for a while yet."[17]

Dun is a Christian,[18][19] and was in a relationship with actress and singer Debby Ryan from May 2013 to September 2014.[20][21] He is single as of January 2016.[22]

Dun has a tattoo of a tree on his right arm which represents what he believes. However, he prefers to tell people its full meaning in person and desires it does not go viral on the internet.[23]

Both Dun and Joseph also have an "X" tattoo on their body symbolizing their dedication to their hometown fans in Columbus, Ohio. They received it on stage during one of their hometown shows in early 2013.[24][25] Dun's is located behind his right ear.[24]

Dun is a descendent of Edwin Dun, the American rancher who significantly shaped Hokkaido's agricultural policies.[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Josh Dun!". Fueled by Ramen. June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "With debut album set for release, Columbus duo Twenty One Pilots poised to break out". The Columbus Dispatch. October 18, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Release New Single "Fairly Local"". samusicscene.co.za. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ xxivmagazine. "INTERVIEW: Twenty One Pilots". XXIV Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Sisario, Ben (May 27, 2015), Twenty One Pilots Tops Chart With 'Blurryface', The New York Times, retrieved April 20, 2016
  6. ↑ "MessiahPulse Interview: Twenty One Pilots". YouTube. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Talk Punk Rock Teen Years". YouTube. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  8. ↑ Greene, Andy (January 14, 2016), Twenty One Pilots: Inside the Biggest New Band of the Past Year, Rolling Stone, retrieved April 21, 2016
  9. ↑ "Vessel: Chatting With Twenty One Pilots' Tyler Joseph, Plus Reintroducing The Johnny Stallings Arts Program and Six Market Blvd". Huffington Post. January 14, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 "Interview: Twenty One Pilots, part 1". columbusalive.com. Retrieved June 26, 2014. I worked at Guitar Center for three years, and the old drummer, I worked with him.
  11. ↑ "House of Heroes Band Changes". Stereo Truth. March 3, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Colin's back!!! and the Suburba (n) Vagabonds Tour is coming soon!". House of Heroes' Facebook Page. October 10, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  13. 1 2 "FaceCulture: Twenty One Pilots interview – Tyler and Josh (part 1)". YouTube. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots Interview with Richie T". X 96. June 11, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots – Music, biography, Credits and Discography: AllMusic". Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  16. ↑ "SURPRISE! Twenty One Pilots Release "Blurryface" Early!". Radio 104.5. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  17. ↑ Broom, Chris (February 21, 2016), Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots: ‘I love getting together with people and letting music unify us’, The News, retrieved April 21, 2016
  18. ↑ "Warrior News Winter 2012–13" (PDF). Worthington Christian High School. December 22, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014. Joseph and Dun are both graduates of Christian schools, but their act isn't religious.
  19. ↑ "Twenty One Pilots: Masters of the Culture of Encounter". Word of Fire. January 7, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014. Twenty One Pilots is not a Christian band, but Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun are both believers.
  20. ↑ "Debby Ryan Instagram: 'Jessie' Star and Boyfriend Josh Dun Named Hot, Young Couple of 2014?". Fashion & Style. March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Debby Ryan's New Year's Eve Kiss With Boyfriend Joshua Dun". Disney Dreaming. January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  22. ↑ "13 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Twenty One Pilots". Rolling Stone Magazine. January 20, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ "'I'm the ice cream, he's the cake. You get the whole thing with us': an interview with Twenty One Pilots". theedgesusu.co.uk. Retrieved July 2, 2014. It represents what I believe. I can tell you but all the tattoos we have are really quite a conversation piece. I could write a blog. But it's not necessarily really a direct answer, it's more of a conversation. It makes more sense face to face.
  24. 1 2 "Twenty One Pilots Get Tattoos on Stage". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Billy Hill's Tattoo TV Special – Tattooing 21 Pilots on Stage During Home Town Show". YouTube. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  26. ↑ Josh Dun instagram page
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