Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1964. His family traveled a lot for his father's job and he lived in different countries around the world but grew up mainly near Akron, Ohio and attended Kent State University. As a teenager Warner got into the music of the 1960s and hardcore punk, and a friend of his took him to a show by Zero Defex. He auditioned for and joined the band after finding out they needed a bass guitarist. He began practicing Zen Buddhism under his first teacher, Tim McCarthy.

He has played with Dimentia 13.

After the financial failure of his Dimentia 13 albums, Warner got a job in Japan with the JET Programme, and then later in 1994 with a company who made cheap Japanese monster movies. Warner played the roles of various foreigners in their films. While in Japan he met and trained with Gudo Wafu Nishijima, who ordained him as a priest.

He agreed to write articles for SuicideGirls, the online soft porn site.

In 2007 he directed the documentary film Cleveland’s Screaming, which depicts the punk rock scene in Akron and Cleveland in the 1980s. Also in 2007, Gudo Wafu Nishijima named Warner the leader of Dogen Sangha International.[1][2][3]

In 2008 Warner lost his job with the Japanese company he had been working for in the States.

As of January 2009 he is self-employed and leads the Dogen Sangha International.

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Compilations

Dimentia 13

Guest appearances

0DFx

• (1983 debut reissue)
• (1982 demo reissue)
• (1982 demo and 1983 debut, 2 CD)
• (New recordings 2007/2008)