- Trevor Dunn
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Trevor Dunn
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Trevor Roy Dunn
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Born = birth date and age|1968|01|30Eureka, California , U.S.
Died
Instrument = Bass,double bass
Genre =Experimental rock ,avant-progressive rock ,avant-garde metal ,jazz
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1985–present
Label = Ipecac
Associated_acts =Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant Mr. Bungle FantômasSecret Chiefs 3 Melvins
Head
URL = [http://www.trevordunn.net/ www.trevordunn.net]
Notable_instruments =Trevor Roy Dunn (born
January 30 ,1968 ) is an American musician. His primary instrument is bass anddouble bass . Dunn has a degree in music, learning double bass at college.Biography
Early days
Dunn began playing bass as a teenager. In high school, Dunn formed
Mr. Bungle with vocalistMike Patton and guitaristTrey Spruance . Mr. Bungle's early compositions mixed thrash metal, hard rock, and funk with an air of adolescent humor and vulgarity. With a background in metal, Dunn branched out his musical abilities playing jazz aroundSan Francisco while immersing himself in different music. His playing on Mr. Bungle's "Disco Volante " displayed Dunn's maturity as a player as the compositions shift from different musical stylings several times in every song.Beyond Mr. Bungle
Like the other members of Mr. Bungle, Trevor Dunn is reluctant to talk about what exactly caused their break-up in 2000 (Dunn is especially hesitant about the subject). For that matter, Dunn is reluctant to talk about Mr. Bungle in general, though he claims to have enough material for a book about the band (and enough unreleased songs for a companion album). He initially stated that he was going to release a book, but it has since fallen into obscurity ("That book concept is FAR from being a reality. It's just a hazy thought in my mind at this point. Part of that haze includes demos, rehearsals, prank phone calls, unused photos, etc. The amount of unseen/unheard material I have collected over the years is somewhat baffling. Believe me, it's not going to happen anytime soon"). He is now involved with Fantômas and his own band
Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant , both bands signed to Mike Patton's record labelIpecac Recordings . [cite web | last = | first = | title = Fantômas Biography| publisher = Ipecac.com| date = | url = http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php?id=3 | accessdate = 2007-05-25] [cite web | last = | first = | title = Trevor Dunn's Trio Convulsant Biography | publisher = Ipecac.com| date = | url = http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php?id=28 | accessdate = 2007-05-20]Band membership
*
Mr. Bungle (Now defunct)
*Secret Chiefs 3
*Fantômas
*Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant
*David Krakauer 's Klezmer MadnessHe has also contributed to or played with:
*John Zorn's Electric Masada
*John Zorn's Naked City
*Tipsy
*Tin Hat Trio
*The Melvins
*Matisyahu
*Rova Saxophone Quartet
*Ben Goldberg
*Junk Genius
*Sean Lennon
*The Rob Price Quartet
*Graham Connah's Sour Note Seven
*Many other Bay Area and New York artistsGear
Basses: [ [http://trevordunn.net/geek.html trevordunn.net ] ]
*1975 Fender P-Bass (his primary electric bass, tuned to BEAD for Fantômas)
*1950's Czech Contrabass (used withTrevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant and occasionally byMr. Bungle )
*1991 Alembic 5-string Europa
* [http://www.kennethlawrenceinstruments.com/ Ken Lawrence] 5-string fretless
*Guild Ashbory
*1966 Guild StarfireAmps:
* [http://www.gallien-krueger.com/products_artist_hd_800.html Gallien Kruegger 800RB]
* [http://www.acousticimg.com/products/prod_focus.html Acoustic Image Focus 1]Pedals:
*
Line6 Delay Modeler
*Line6 Distortion Modeler
*Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay
*Boss FV-50 Volume
* [http://www.midfielectronics.com/ Mid-Fi Glitch Computer]
*Digitech Echo Plus 8 Sec. DelaySelected discography
with
Mr. Bungle Demo tapes
*1986 - "
The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny " (Ladd-Frith Productions: USA)
*1987 - "Bowel of Chiley " (Playhouse Productions, Rastacore Records: USA)
*1988 - "Goddammit I Love America " (The Works: USA)
*1989 - "OU818 " ("B" Productions: USA)tudio albums
*1991 - "Mr. Bungle" (
Warner Bros. Records : USA)
*1995 - "Disco Volante " (Warner Bros. Records : USA)
*1999 - "California" (Warner Bros. Records : USA)with
Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant *1998 - "Debutantes & Centipedes"
*2004 - "Sister Phantom Owl Fish"with
Shelley Burgon *2005 - "no title - (metaphysically titled - How Far is Far?)"
*2006 - "Baltimore"
=with Fantômas=*1999 - "Fantômas"
*2001 - "The Director's Cut "
*2002 - "Millennium Monsterwork 2000" (by The FantômasMelvins Big Band)
*2003 - "Masada Anniversary Edition Vol. 3: The Unknown Masada" (byJohn Zorn , Fantômas perform "Zemaraim")
*2004 - "Delìrium Còrdia "
*2005 - "Suspended Animation"
*2005 - "Who Is It/Where Is The Line Mixes" 12" Vinyl (byBjörk , Side B features a Fantômas remix of "Where Is The Line")
*2005 - "Animali In Calore Surriscaldati Con Ipertermia Genitale/Cat in Red " (Split 5" Vinyl / 3" CD withMelt-Banana )with
John Zorn *2001 - "The Gift" (by
John Zorn )
*2002 - "John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2" (byCobra )
*2002 - "Filmworks XII: Three Documentaries" (byJohn Zorn )
*2002 - "Filmworks XIII: Invitation to a Suicide" (byJohn Zorn )
*2003 - "Filmworks XIV: Hiding and Seeking" (byJohn Zorn )
*2004 - "50th Birthday Celebration Volume Four" (byElectric Masada )
*2005 - "At the Mountains of Madness" (byElectric Masada )
*2006 - "" (byJohn Zorn )
*2006 - "Astronome " (byJohn Zorn )
*2007 - "Six Litanies for Heliogabalus " (byJohn Zorn )
*2007 - "Book of Angels, Vol 7 " (byAsmodeus )
*2008 - "Dreamers" (byJohn Zorn )with
Secret Chiefs 3 *1996 - "
The Legendary Paper Project 7" " (As "The Secret Chiefs Trio")
*1996 - "First Grand Constitution and Bylaws "with
The Rob Price Quartet *1999 - "Pantychrist"
*2004 - "At Sunset"
*2007 - "I really do not see the Signal"Album collaborations
*2004 - "Phillip Greenlief/Trevor Dunn" (with
Phillip Greenlief )
*2004 - "Eucademix" (byYuka Honda )
*2006 - "A Live History of Gluttony and Lust " (byThe Melvins )Guest appearances
*2001 - "
Book M " (bySecret Chiefs 3 )
*2008 - "Save Me from Myself" (by Head)References
External links
* [http://www.trevordunn.net/ Official Site of Trevor Dunn] - official site and comprehensive list of Trevor's live and recorded projects
* [http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php?id=28 Trio Convulsant's page at record label Ipecac Records]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/iviews/tdunn.htm Interview]
* [http://pod.icast.co.il/7a6457e6-76b8-4f70-9364-3e44e148f8ec.icast.mp3 audio interview with Trevor Dunn (Jekyll and Hyde, Israel)]
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