Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand songwriter, musician, public transport advocate and operator of Whanganui's historic Durie Hill Elevator.
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![]() Tonnon in 2019 | |
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Born | 1989 (age 32–33) Tauranga, New Zealand |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Canapé King Records, Misra Records, Wild Kindness, Slow Time Records |
Website | www |
Tonnon grew up in Dunedin and studied music and history at the University of Otago.[1][2]
The inspiration for some of Tonnon's works come from current affairs: "Water Underground" on irrigation on the Canterbury Plains; "Marion Bates Realty" on Auckland's gentrification; "Lockheed Bomber" about the Canberra air disaster; and his show Rail Land on car dependence.[3]
In 2022 he won the Taite Music Prize for his album Leave Love Out of This.[4]
In 2021 Tonnon took on the contract to operate the Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui.[5]
A minor planet 44527 Tonnon was named after Tonnon as a result of his Synthesized Universe, a show he developed in 2018 for the planetarium at the Otago Museum in Dunedin.[1][6]
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Leave Love Out of This |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Water Underground"[11] | 2015 | Successor |
"Two Free Hands"[12] | 2017 | Leave Love Out of This |
"Old Images"[13] | 2018 | |
"Mataura Paper Mill"[14] | 2020 | |
"Entertainment"[15] | 2021 | |
"Leave Love Out of This"[16] | ||
"Peacetime Orders"[17] | ||
"Lockheed Bomber"[18] | 2022 |