Dianne Athey

Painter, graphic designer and bassist. Dianne is a musician who played bass with the bands ‘Nervus Rex” and “The Riddles” in the 80’s and 90’s respectively. She grew up in Akron, Ohio, getting an early start playing guitar and singing with her friend, Chrissie Hynde who went on to create the band The Pretenders. Her parents started her out learning classical piano. During the New Wave music era she joined her first band, “The Nervous Wrecks”. Dianne is still jamming around the city, currently playing in two bands: “Broad Band” and “FolkSoul”. Additionally, Dianne is a working graphic designer in the design partnership: A+G Design.