[2] David Timothy Dunn was born on May 25, 1984, in Midland, Texas, to father Tim Dunn and mother Terri Lee Dunn (née, Spannaus)[3] where he was raised, and he went on to study engineering at Texas Tech University.

He recorded his first album during his senior year before leaving to go to Africa for a year-long humanitarian trip.

[6][7] Dunn appeared on the second season of NBC's The Voice.

[11] Their son, Rhodes Antrim Dunn, was born on May 19, 2018.

[12] In 2020 they then welcomed their second son, Rocket Borland Dunn.