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Mike Chunn

London, United Kingdom

Mike Chunn is a musician from London, United Kingdom. They also recorded with Split Enz.

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Biography

Mike Chunn, CNZM (born 8 June 1952, London, England) is an English-born New Zealand musician. He was raised in Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. He played bass for Split Enz from 1972-77. He then formed Citizen Band with his brother.
Between March 1980 and early 1981, Chunn was a partner in Ripper and was head of A&R at CBS Records New Zealand from early 1981 to September that year. creating the XSF label there (1981 to 1983). Then, from September of that year until early 1982, Chunn was employed by Doug Rogers as studio manager of Harlequin Studios. He was the label manager of Mushroom N.Z. December 1981 to 1984, manager of Reaction between 1985 and 1987, then after a spell in the UK, co-owner, with Tim Finn of Definitiv.
Chunn spent eleven years as Director of New Zealand operations for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), retiring from the role at the end of October 2003. He is currently CEO of Play It Strange Trust which he founded in April 2004. He has published several books, including the Split Enz biography: Stranger Than Fiction.
Sometimes credited as Jonathan Chunn on Split Enz releases.

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Split Enz

A project Mike Chunn was part of. Former member.

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