Dion

The Josh Dion Band is a musical group based out of New York City led by singing drummer/songwriter Josh Dion. The group is commonly associated with the rock n' roll/Americana genres of music.

Personnel Josh Dion - lead vocals/drums Dion is a "singing drummer" who made his first impression in New York in February 2004 at Blue Note with, among others, guitar master Chuck Loeb, saxophonist Kim Waters and Will Lee. Before that, he toured the country with jazz funk quartet ulu from 2003–2004 and played drums on their fourth record, entitled Nerve. Patrick Firth - keyboards/vocals Brian Killeen - bass Daniel Hindman - guitar/vocals Sarah Versprille - lead vocals/percussion

History In early 2004, Dion began writing and rehearsing original material with guitarist Daniel Hindman, keyboardist Pat Firth, and bassist Brian Killeen. All members of the band at one point attended William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. Their first performance date was at the Sarah Street Bar and Grill on February 4, 2004 in Stroudsburg, PA. At the time, the focus of the group was based loosely on songwriting and heavily on improvisation because of the lack of original material. Early influences...