Dan Cunneen is a left-handed, self-taught drummer, songwriter, disc jockey and producer originally from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. Cunneen was a co-founder (with guitarist Jeff "Simon" Simoncini and bassist Tim Paul) and drummer for the Portland, Oregon band Final Warning in 1982. Final Warning only recorded five songs in the studio, but their influence was felt beyond the Pacific Northwest as one of the first hardcore punk bands to incorporate Heavy metal into their music.

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  • Dan Cunneen is a left-handed, self-taught drummer, songwriter, disc jockey and producer originally from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. Cunneen was a co-founder (with guitarist Jeff "Simon" Simoncini and bassist Tim Paul) and drummer for the Portland, Oregon band Final Warning in 1982. Final Warning only recorded five songs in the studio, but their influence was felt beyond the Pacific Northwest as one of the first hardcore punk bands to incorporate Heavy metal into their music. The band was also known for their anti-war and anti-violence politics. In 2007, noted Los Angeles-based label Southern Lord Records released a 16-song retrospective of Final Warning's music. In September 2008, Final Warning played two shows with the "classic" line-up. The first show was in Seattle, Washington on September 6th, 2008, followed by a show in Portland, Oregon at Satyricon on September 20th, 2008. After Final Warning broke up in 1986, Cunneen played drums with Portland singer/songwriter Lew Jones and then later joined the Portland punk and blues band The Obituaries (playing drums on the Obituaries EP). After moving to Seattle, Washington in 1991, Cunneen played drums with punk rock band Zipgun. Zipgun released several singles, two full-length albums and toured extensively throughout the United States. Zipgun also appeared in the Doug Pray film Hype!, a documentary chronicling the 1990s Seattle Grunge music scene. In 1994, Cunneen began disc jockeying under the moniker "DJ Diamondan" at clubs and private parties in Seattle. In 1994, Cunneen formed (with vocalist Theresa Hannam and guitarist Garth Brandenburg) and led the Seattle based Nightcaps. Nightcaps were an early "Cocktail Nation" band that was part of the revival of the genre that included bands like Combustible Edison, Squirrel Nut Zippers and Love Jones. The Nightcaps were one of such bands that added elements of punk rock and garage rock to their sound - while steadfastly avoiding irony and kitsch. In addition to playing drums, Cunneen co-produced all the Nightcaps recordings and co-wrote most of the band's material. The Nightcaps played their last show in 2002. In August, 2000 Cunneen began playing drums for the PCBs, the in house band for the Seattle, Washington based law firm Perkins Coie. Throughout the 2000s, the PCBs performed in (and won) several Lawyerpalooza concerts (a Battle of the Bands charity event held annually in Seattle). In May 2008, the PCBs were selected as regional semi-finalists in the Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands in Los Angeles, California. In October 2008, Cunneen and vocalist Astra Yaver formed Sugarsmacks, a blue-eyed soul, 1960s pop and garage rock influenced band based in Seattle, Washington.
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  • Dan Cunneen is a left-handed, self-taught drummer, songwriter, disc jockey and producer originally from Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. Cunneen was a co-founder (with guitarist Jeff "Simon" Simoncini and bassist Tim Paul) and drummer for the Portland, Oregon band Final Warning in 1982. Final Warning only recorded five songs in the studio, but their influence was felt beyond the Pacific Northwest as one of the first hardcore punk bands to incorporate Heavy metal into their music.
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