Dunstan Bruce
Musical artist
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Dunstan Bruce is a British musician and filmmaker. He was a founding member of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba.
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Dunstan Bruce performing in London in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Anarcho-punk, post-punk |
| Occupations | Vocalist, musician, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Career
Musician
Bruce joined Chumbawamba when it formed in 1982.[1] He is lead singer on the band's biggest hit single, "Tubthumping" (1997).[2] Bruce left Chumbawamba at the end of 2004.[1]
Bruce is the lead singer of Interrobang?!, an agitprop post-punk band he formed in 2012 with ex-Chumbawamba drummer Harry Hamer and ex-Regular Fries guitarist Stephen Griffin. They released a critically-acclaimed eponymous album in 2018.[3]
Bruce performed a spoken-word piece accompanied by music as the Existential Angst of Dunstan Bruce.[4]
Filmmaker
Bruce has a film production company.[5] He collaborated on Channel 4's Whatever: A Teenage Musical,[6] and worked on several documentary films: Well Done. Now Sod Off. (2000) during his time in Chumbawamba,[7] I Get Knocked Down (2021) about his experience in Chumbawamba,[7] A Curious Life about the folk rock band Levellers,[8] and This Band Is So Gorgeous!: Sham 69 in China about the punk band Sham 69. It was nominated for "Best Music Documentary" at the 2012 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[9]
In 2022, his one-man show Am I Invisible Yet? played in New Milton.[10]