Shayne Carter (born July 1964 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is best known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family. He was born to a Caucasian mother and a M?ori father who was adopted by a Pakeha family.