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Dan Cunneen
Dan Cunneen, 2012
Dan Cunneen, 2012
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Robert Cunneen
Also known asDJ Diamondan, Herr Cunning, The Russian Dragon
Born (1963-03-14) March 14, 1963 (age 61)
OriginPortland, Oregon, United States
GenresPunk rock, rock, heavy metal, soul, lounge music
Occupation(s)Drummer
Graphic Designer
Disc Jockey
Songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums, Guitar, Bass,
Years active1982-Present
LabelsFatal Erection, Highgate, New Weave, Empty, Sub Pop, Rendezvous Recordings, Estrus, V2, Southern Lord
Websitedancunneen.com

Dan Cunneen is a drummer,[1] songwriter,[1] disc jockey, and freelance graphic designer[2] originally from Portland, Oregon, United States. Cunneen is best known for his drum work with the 1980s Portland, Oregon bands Final Warning and The Obituaries as well as the 1990s Seattle, Washington based bands Zipgun and Nightcaps.[3] Cunneen currently plays drums with Nightcaps and the Perkins Coie Band (or PCBs), the in house band for the Seattle, Washington-based law firm Perkins Coie.[4]

In 1994, using the moniker "DJ Diamondan", Cunneen began what would become a two-year DJ residency at Linda's Tavern in Seattle. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s Cunneen performed at Seattle venues such as Re-bar, The Baltic Room, Moore Theatre and The Capitol Club. Cunneen continues to disc jockey at private parties and corporate events in the Pacific Northwest.

Cunneen was art director and designer for many of the commercial releases and promotional material for the bands he played in.[2] Cunneen's freelance graphic design company is called The Oranj Group.

In 2011, Rendezvous Recordings released Cunneen's The Answer b/w Shoot & Share solo 7-inch single. Cunneen described the two songs as "Black comedy metal, combining lyrical irony with metallic garage-punk musical sensibilities." [5]

On January 3, 2015 Cunneen was ordained as a minister in the Universal Life Church.[6]

Discography

with Final Warning

  • 1983 Rain of Death cassette demo
  • 1984 Final Warning (EP) Fatal Erection Records
  • 1985 Drinking is Great (EP) (track on compilation: "I Quit") Fatal Erection Records
  • 2007 PDX (CD) Southern Lord Records
  • 2008 Final Warning EP (reissue) Black Water Records
  • 2015 Demonstration 1983 (7" EP) Black Water Records

with Lew Jones

  • 1994 Lew Jones Anthology 1978–1994: Take Me to the Future (CD) (played drums on several tracks) New Weave Records

with Obituaries

  • 1988 Obituaries (EP) Highgate Records
  • 2007 The Obituaries (anthology CD) (played drums on several tracks) Highgate Records

with Zipgun

  • 1991 Together Dumb/Cool in the Cell (single) Empty Records
  • 1991 Ten (one sided promo single) Empty Records
  • 1992 8 Track Player (CD/LP) Empty Records
  • 1992 The End/Nothing Cures (single) Musical Tragedies
  • 1993 Put Me Away (split single w/ Derelicts) Rekkids
  • 1993 Baltimore (CD/LP) Empty Records
  • 1994 I Can't Wait/Tight Black Pants (single) Thrill Jockey Records

with Nightcaps

  • 1995 Gambler's Game/For Me (single) Rendezvous Recordings
  • 1995 I Don't Like You/Love You More (single) Sup Pop
  • 1996 Split (CD) Rendezvous Recordings/Sub Pop
  • 1998 You Lied/Last of the Secret Agents (single) Estrus Records
  • 2000 Get On (CD) Rendezvous Recordings
  • 2002 Spin Out 3 (compilation CD track: "Love You More") V2 Records (Japan)
  • 2003 I Don't Like You (CD) User Records (Japan)
  • 2011 In the Live Room (+ the singles) (CD) Rendezvous Recordings

Dan Cunneen

  • 2011 The Answer b/w Shoot & Share (single) Rendezvous Recordings

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p237398
  2. ^ a b File:Dan Cunneen Print Magazine Regional Design Award.jpg
  3. ^ http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/people/c/cunneendan.htm
  4. ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2008051489_bandbattle15.html
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Dan-Cunneen/e/B008BV3IZ4
  6. ^ http://www.dancunneen.com/2015/01/as-of-january-3-2015-i-have-been.html
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