Lions

S.Y.B.G.

Higher

Too Much

Sometime

Simplistic

Independence Day

Papercut

Dark Matter

Rosetta

Satellite

Paycheck

Dietrich Jon started in the summer of 2013 as a songwriter alias for Dutch-American violinist Diederik van Wassenaer. Rehearsing in garages and basements around Bloomington, Indiana, the band quickly turned into a collaborative effort, culminating in the 2014 release 'Higher': a rollercoastering, disco-tinged EP drawing inspiration from 70's glamrock, britpop and the alt-americana sounds of Wilco and The Jayhawks. 

After nearly three years of writing and recording, Dietrich Jon's debut full-length 'Too Much' was self-released in the fall of 2017. In it, tracks like ‘Sometime’ and ‘Simplistic’ glorify escapism, whereas ‘Paycheck’ features a deadpan ode to the Midwest. Other tracks like ‘Satellite’ and “Independence Day’ tackle miscommunication and mental health. 

After leaving the U.S. in February of 2018 to pursue a masters in classical violin at Codarts in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Dietrich Jon returned to it’s roots as a solo project, with new material in the works…

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