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Pepper formed in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1997, playing house
parties and garages before shipping out to San Diego in 1998
to push their first studio release Give’n It. In 2001,
they entered the Volcom warehouse studio with Steve Kravac
(Blink 182, Less Than Jake, MxPx) to record Kona Town which
included the hit single “Give it Up (Dirty Hot Sex).” On
the heels of that success, PEPPER retreated into The Hive--the
completely analog studio home to 311--with legendary producer
Ron “The Saint” St. Germain (Bad Brains, Living Colour,
311, Tool, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden) to record In With the
Old. When the dust settled from the flurry of large-scale tours,
the band recorded the expansive No Shame, which featured a
slew of exciting producers including 311’s Nick Hexum,
No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal and current partner in crime Paul
Leary of the Butthole Surfers.
Pepper has sold over 400,000 records independently, their music
has appeared in many movie, television and video game soundtracks
and they have had a number of album tracks appear on the Billboard “Hot
Modern Rock Tracks” chart. The band has also amassed a
large and loyal following stemming from their non-stop touring
which includes numerous rounds on the Vans Warped Tour, a co-headline
spot on the Jagermeister Tour, and rounds with reggae legends
The Wailers, 311, and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. The insanity
began again as the band hit the road in the Spring 2008 for
a headline tour before joining Flogging Molly in Europe. Pepper
return to the U.S. in time for the July release of Pink Crustaceans
and Good Vibrations and will embark on an extensive national
shed tour with longtime friends Slightly Stoopid.
Pepper plays with Dean Markley’s NickelSteel Electric REG, and BlueSteel Bass ML.
Bret Bollinger had this to say about his bass strings:
My Dean Markley strings are the only way to keep my tone intact and always have
the freshest sound live or in the studio…. I won’t play without them. I won’t
let anything else touch my Bass or my fingers…
Mike Lewis expressed himself colorfully:
Dean Markley’s are the bollocks!!! They sound great live and in the studio,
love em!
Kaleo Wassman has his own insight:
Dean Markley is the ultimate playboy.
Be sure to visit the Pepper website at:
www.PepperLive.com.
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