Background
Dillon was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Dillon was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Dillon studied art and design, linguistics, piano, acoustics, Indian rhythm, mathematics and computer music, but is self-taught in composition.
Dillon taught at Darmstadt from 1982-1992, and has been a guest lecturer and composer at various institutions around the world. He taught at the University of Minnesota School of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 2007 to 2014.