Chris Knox (born 1952) is a legendary figure in the New Zealand music scene, he is often described as one of the forerunners of the Dunedin sound. This style of popular New Zealand indie rock is exemplified in the works of The Clean, The Bats, The Verlaines and many more. After briefly singing in one of New Zealand’s first punk bands ‘The Enemy’, the band morphed into Toy Love (1978-1980) a post-punk group that was inducted into the New Zealand music hall of fame in 2012.

After Toy Love, Knox and bandmate Alec Bathgate formed the group Tall Dwarfs (1981 – present) the duo recorded a number of albums, and are even credited for recording other Dunedin groups like The Clean.