Joshua William “Josh” Dun (born June 18, 1988) is an American musician. He is currently the drummer for the band Twenty One Pilots. In 2011, Dun went to a Twenty One Pilots' show upon invite by then-drummer Chris Salih, after listening to the band’s original demo CD. He was impressed with the trio’s performance. He eventually met the band’s lead singer, Tyler Joseph, after the show, and a couple of days later, began to spend time together and build a friendship.
Later in the year, Nick Thomas and Salih sequentially left due to busy schedules, and Dun quit his job at Guitar Center to play in one show with Joseph. He played one song before the police officers eventually cancelled the show. After that day, Dun officially became the band’s full-time drummer. The duo then released the band’s second studio album, Regional at Best, on July 8, 2011, and signed with Atlantic Records subsidiary label Fueled by Ramen in April 2012.
Of music, he says, “But I’ve always wanted to play drums and now I’m able to do that pretty much on a nightly basis. That’s what I love the most, getting together with people in a room and letting music unify us – I know that sounds really dramatic but it’s a really cool experience and something that I won’t get tired of for a while yet.”
Dun is a Christian, and was in a relationship with actress and singer Debby Ryan from May 2013 to September 2014. He is single as of January 2016.
Dun has a tattoo of a tree on his right arm which represents what he believes. However, he prefers to tell people its full meaning in person and desires it does not go viral to the internet.
Both Dun and Tyler Joseph also have a “X” tattoo on their body symbolizing the dedication of their hometown fans in Columbus, OH. They received it on stage during one of their hometown shows in early 2013. Dun’s is located behind his right ear.
He is also known as Spooky Jim Christmas, which is what he uses as his Twitter name and in the live performance of “We Don’t Believe What’s on TV”, he was introduced as Josh “Spooky Jim Christmas” Dun.