associated_acts years_active article_title background instrument origin name
straitjacket fits dimmer doublehappys bored games the adults 1979 -- present shayne carter
 solo_singer vocals , guitar dunedin , new zealand shayne carter
shayne carter

shayne carter -lrb- born in dunedin , new zealand -rrb- is best known for being the straitjacket fits ' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s , and later on a founding member of dimmer .
carter comes from a musical family .
he was born to a caucasian mother and a māori father who was adopted by a pakeha family .
