Mick Turner

Michael Jonathan “Mick” Turner (born 1960 in Melbourne) is an Australian musician and artist. He is the founding mainstay guitarist for Dirty Three and has had art exhibitions around Australia and internationally. Previously he was a member of The Moodists (1983–84). He has released four solo studio albums, Tren Phantasma (1997), Marlan Rosa (1999), Moth (2003) and Don’t tell the Driver (2013).

His first band was the punk band Sick Things with whom he played from 1979 till 1988. Then, from 1980 till 1982 he had a band called Wank and in 1982 a band called Spew Forth. From 1982 till 1987 he was in a band called Fungus Brains. From 1983 till 1984 he was the guitarist of Moodists and in 1985 he co-founded Venom P. Stinger with whom he played till the end in 1996. In 1992 he founded his current band Dirty Three. He’s also bandmember of Boxhead Ensemble, Tren Brothers and Bonnevill.