Dana Countryman

Dana Countryman is an American electronic music composer and performer notable for his sustained presence in the Seattle Pop scene as well as his collaborations with French electropop artist Jean-Jacques Perrey. He is also well known as songwriter and performer for The Amazing Pink Things (1985–1991). as well as the publisher for Cool and Strange Music Magazine (1996–2003).

Early life

Countryman was born in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Career

Countryman performed with numerous bands and became a songwriter and performer with the group Amazing Pink Things. The group performed with "garish costumes" and was described as a "musical comedy quartet". The group featured two men and two women doing satirical songs with smooth harmonies somewhat similar to the Manhattan Transfer but without the jazz leanings. Music critic Karen Mathieson in The Seattle Times described the Pink Things as "well-matched vocally." During the years 1996 to 2003, Countryman published a fanzine entitled Cool and Strange Music Magazine."