Dyna Shirasaki hails from El Paso Texas, where she began her musical expedition a the age of 4 by attending Yamaha Music School. There, she learned to read and write music, as well as play a variety of instruments. Upon departing from the school, she began taking piano lessons. She also began playing guitar around the age of 12, and soon after picked up the bass guitar and began playing in the school jazz band.


Influenced by artists such as Aerosmith, Heart, Blondie and Led Zeppelin (to name a few), Dyna joined her first rock band as a lead singer/keyboard player at the age of 13.


Over the next few years, she would play in several bands throughout El Paso and Dallas, mostly as a bass player and/or singer. Since moving to Los Angeles, she has played bass in several rock acts, including Warbride, Sister Strange, 12 Angry Men, and Phantom Blue. Some of her other projects include being a back-up singer for Capitol recording artist Rob Vinton (son of Bobby Vinton), and playing bass guitar in "The Bud Light Ladies" back-up band, The Party Girls (along with Stephanie and Tina from ThundHerStruck).

Personal Notes:

In addition to singing for ThundHerStruck, she’s also recorded an album as a solo artist (see www.dynagirl.net for more details).

Dyna's heritage is a mix of Japanese, Spanish and English. She has been studying martial arts for over 10 years, and currently possesses a 1st degree black belt in the style of Tang Soo Do.

Some of her other hobbies include scuba diving, surfing and horseback riding. Dyna graduated from Occidental College in May 2001 as a chemistry major. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in biochemistry/molecular biology at UCLA.

back to our home page

© 2007 ThundHerStruck.com
All unauthorized use of content is strictly prohibited
site design l optimization