Dallon James Weekes was born in Verona, Missouri in 1981, but he grew up in Clearfield, Utah. He is the second of four children. He was raised Mormon, and he went on a mission in Oklahoma. He has stated that despite his religious upbringing, he has never held any conservative or republican beliefs. When he was seventeen years old his band covertly played a song about "transgender experiences, sex work, drug abuse, and queer life in the chapel" at a Mormon wedding reception.
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Dallon James Weekes was born in Verona, Missouri in 1981, but he grew up in Clearfield, Utah. He is the second of four children. He was raised Mormon, and he went on a mission in Oklahoma. He has stated that despite his religious upbringing, he has never held any conservative or republican beliefs. When he was seventeen years old his band covertly played a song about "transgender experiences, sex work, drug abuse, and queer life in the chapel" at a Mormon wedding reception. Dallon married his wife, Breezy Douglas, in 2006. They have two children, and a dog. When Dallon was in high school he formed a band with his classmates Scott Jones, Matt Glass, and Cory Rowley, 1000 West. Later, he continued making music with Scott Jones, Matt Glass, and Mike Gross, forming the band The Brobecks. The band name came from a student at their high school, Jamie Brobeck, who would regularly get called over the announcement speakers - when he and his friends asked around, nobody knew who the kid was. Dallon was the bassist and main songwriter of The Brobecks. He and Mike Gross were the co-lead vocalists of the band. The Brobecks opened for bands such as Fall Out Boy, Phantom Planet, and The Bravery, but they never signed to a label. The band ended around 2013, having released a total of thirteen albums and EPs. In 2009, Dallon was hired as a temporary touring bassist for Panic! at the Disco during their Pretty. Odd. tour, and in 2010 he was asked to stay with the band permanently. He designed the cover art for their third album Vices & Virtues, and was credited for writing a majority of the songs in Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! He continued working with the band until 2017, although he was changed back to a touring member in 2015. He formed a new musical project in 2016 with Ryan Seaman, who had been the drummer for The Brobecks in 2008-09. They kept the project under wraps at first, secretly performing at small clubs and bars with little advertisement. I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME was revealed to the general public at Emo Nite on December 6, 2016. Dallon first spoke about discovering he was neurodivergent in 2022. He has since been diagnosed as having ADHD and being on the autism spectrum, a combination commonly referred to as "AUDHD." He's made it clear that he doesn't intend to use this as a "marketing tool," but that it's another aspect of himself to understand and reflect upon in his music. In 2023, Dallon announced Ryan Seaman had been fired from the band, citing "a series of broken trusts" as the cause. He has no plans to replace him. Dallon continues to make music as iDKHOW. In 2024, he released GLOOM DIVISION. As of 2026, he now tours with Anthony Purpura, who has been a touring member since 2021; Isaac Paul, since 2023; and Ronnie Strauss, since 2023.
