Joshua William Dun (born June 18, 1988) is an American musician. He is the drummer for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots.
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Early life
Dun was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Laura Lee Dun (neé McCollum), a hospice social worker, and William Earl "Bill" Dun, a physical therapy assistant. He grew up with two sisters, Ashley Bonnie Lee and Abigail Christine "Abbie" Dun, and a brother, Jordan Christopher Dun.
Growing up, he was a self-taught drummer. He initially took trumpet lessons at school, but was "never awesome at it". He said the lessons only taught him how to read music rather than create his own. Dun turned his attention to drums but decided to teach himself rather than take lessons, believing at the time that "somebody else teaching me how to play an instrument... was kind of prohibiting me from being creative". Dun would skateboard down to the local music store, where he purchased records and imitated the beats on an electronic drum kit. His parents set strict rules on the type of music he was allowed to listen to, so instead he asked people at the store to recommend albums to him. "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."
Dun worked at Guitar Center for three years, during which time former Twenty One Pilots drummer Chris Salih was his co-worker.
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Career
House of Heroes
In March 2010, Dun joined House of Heroes after the band's drummer, Colin Rigsby, took a break to spend more time with his family.
He took part in House of Heroes' live tour until October, when Rigsby returned to his duties.
Twenty One Pilots
In 2011, Dun was invited by then Twenty One Pilots drummer Chris Salih to one of their concerts after listening to the band's original demo CD. He was impressed with the trio's performance, and met and befriended the band's lead vocalist, Tyler Joseph, after the show.
Quitting his job at Guitar Center, Dun planned to leave for California in pursuit of a drum career in the industry; however, he was stopped by Twenty One Pilots drummer Chris Salih, who offered him his role. He went on to play a show with Joseph after Salih and bassist Nick Thomas left the group due to busy schedules. They played one song before police officers eventually cancelled the show. Dun subsequently became the band's full-time drummer.
They released the band's second studio album, Regional at Best, on July 8, 2011, and signed with record label Fueled by Ramen, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, in April 2012.
Twenty One Pilots' third album, Vessel, was released on January 8, 2013.
The band's fourth album, Blurryface, was released on May 17, 2015, two days ahead of its intended release date.
Personal life
Dun has said on music, "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."
Other appearances
Josh Dun, in Colin Rigby's place, played the drums for the band House of Heroes in many tracks on their album Suburba. Dun makes an appearance in the music video "God Save the Foolish Kings", and provides a vocal cameo as well.
In 2016, Dun is featured on George Watsky's single Midnight Heart, for the album x Infinity.
Awards and nominations
See also
- List of people from Ohio
- List of people from Columbus, Ohio
- Music of Ohio
References
External links
- Josh Dun on Twitter
Source of article : Wikipedia
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