Anthonie Tonnon

Anthonie Tonnon (born 1989) is a New Zealand songwriter, musician, public transport advocate and operator of Whanganui's historic Durie Hill Elevator.

Anthonie Tonnon
Tonnon in 2019
Background information
Born	1989 (age 34–35) Tauranga, New Zealand
Genres	Indie music Alternative music
Occupations	Singer songwriter public transport advocate elevator operator
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Canapé King Records, Misra Records, Wild Kindness, Slow Time Records
Website	www.anthonietonnon.com

Biography

Tonnon grew up in Dunedin and studied music and history at the University of Otago.^[1][2]

The inspiration for some of Tonnon's works come from current affairs: "Water Underground" on irrigation on the Canterbury Plains; "Marion Bates Realty" on Auckland's gentrification; "Lockheed Bomber" about the Canberra air disaster; and his show Rail Land on car dependence.^[3]

In 2022 he won the Taite Music Prize for his album Leave Love Out of This.^[4]

In 2021 Tonnon took on the contract to operate the Durie Hill Elevator in Whanganui.^[5]

A minor planet 44527 Tonnon was named after Tonnon as a result of his Synthesized Universe, a show he developed in 2018 for the planetarium at the Otago Museum in Dunedin.^[1][6]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		NZ [7]	NZ Artist [8]
Successor	Released: 6 March 2015[9] Label: Canapé King Records, Misra/Wild Kindness Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	–	7
Leave Love Out of This	Released: 16 July 2021[10] Label: Slow Time Records, Misra Records Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	9	2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Water Underground"[11]	2015	Successor
"Two Free Hands"[12]	2017	Leave Love Out of This
"Old Images"[13]	2018
"Mataura Paper Mill"[14]	2020
"Entertainment"[15]	2021
"Leave Love Out of This"[16]
"Peacetime Orders"[17]
"Lockheed Bomber"[18]	2022

References

1. "New names of minor planets" (PDF). WGSBN Bulletin (8): 6. 20 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
2. "Anthonie Tonnon melds music with political musings on 'Leave Love Out of This'". RNZ. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
3. "Anthonie Tonnon: singing the news". RNZ. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
4. Jack, Amberleigh (29 May 2022). "Anthonie Tonnon the big winner at Taite Music Prize 2022". Stuff. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
5. Dass, Kiran (25 June 2021). "Anthonie Tonnon: the pop star operating New Zealand's oldest public underground lift". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
6. "Anthonie Tonnon and Otago Museum present: A Synthesized Universe at the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium". Otago Museum. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
7. "Discography Anthonie Tonnon". Recorded Music NZ. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
8. Peak positions for Anthonie Tonnon's albums on the NZ artists top 20 albums chart:

   • For Successor: "Official Top 20 NZ Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
   • For Leave Love Out of This: "Official Top 20 NZ Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
9. "Successor". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
10. "Leave Love Out of This". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
11. "Video: Anthonie Tonnon – Water Underground". Under the Radar. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
12. "Anthonie Tonnon Presents Two Free Hands, Announces Ep and NZ Tour". NZ Music. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
13. "Anthonie Tonnon Announces National Tour + Shares Single 'Old Images'". Under the Radar. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
14. C.C. (11 March 2020). "Watch Anthonie Tonnon's Video For 'Mataura Paper Mill'". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
15. Tweed, Mike (9 April 2021). "Anthonie Tonnon releases first single from upcoming album". Whanganui Chronicle. The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
16. Kean, Annabel (16 June 2021). "Anthonie Tonnon Announces Tour + Shares Single / Video 'Leave Love Out of This'". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
17. "Anthonie Tonnon – Peacetime Orders: New Song of the Day". 13th Floor. 23 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
18. Cudby, Chris (28 April 2022). "Anthonie Tonnon Unveils Single 'Lockheed Bomber'". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

External links

• Singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon becomes Whanganui underground elevator operator. Interview on RNZ, 28 June 2021
• Anthonie Tonnon website