Also known as Pax Associated acts Hawk Nelson, Avner Members Ethan Luck | Labels Forefront Active until 2005 | |
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Years active 1994–2005, 2010-present Past members Aaron "Skwid" Tosti
Ethan Luck
Dan Sessum Origin Orange County, California, United States (1995) Albums Twoseventeen, Engage, Check Your Pulse EP Genres Rap rock, Alternative metal, Alternative rock, Reggae, Funk rock, Rap metal Similar Earthsuit, The Benjamin Gate, Project 86, The OC Supertones, Plankeye Profiles | ||
PAX217 is an American rock band from Orange County, California. The band's music was well known in the underground Christian scene at the time for its unique sound and optimistic lyrics.PAX217's lineup was consisted of David Tosti on vocals, Jesse Craig on guitar, Josh Auer on bass and Joey Marchiano on drums, brothers Chris "Tito" Duran on keyboards and Bobby "Bobbito the Chef" Duran on turntables. Former members include Ethan Luck on guitar, Dan Sessum on guitar, and David Tosti's younger brother Aaron "Skwid" Tosti on drums, who eventually played in Hawk Nelson. The band began in 1994 and broke up in 2005 but reunited in 2010.
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- Name origin
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Name origin
The name comes from "Pax" which is Latin for "peace" and the Bible verse Ephesians 2:17. The band's style consists of a mix of punk rock and rap with some reggae influences.
Musical styles
PAX217 was similar in sound to 311, Skindred, Christian rock peers Earthsuit and P.O.D.
Career
PAX217 was formed in 1994 in Orange County, California by Dave Tosti, Ethan Luck (which was replaced by Dan Sessum then later by Jesse Craig), Josh Auer and Dave's younger brother Aaron Tosti. They recorded a demo tape and months later signed with Forefront Records. On August 2000, Aaron left the band and replaced by Joey Marchiano and brother Chris and Bobby Duran joined the band as percussion and turntables, respectively. With Forefront, they released two albums, Twoseventeen on March 2, 2000 which featured No Place Like Home and AM which was included on the soundtrack of the film Extreme Days and Engage on May 21, 2002. Two years later, they went independent EP titled Check Your Pulse in Summer 2004. The same year, Chris and Bobby Duran left the band. They later held their last concert on October 21, 2005 in Chino, CA and went on separate ways.
The band later reunited 5 years later on July 2, 2010 They later played a one-off reunion show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on February 18, 2013.
On February 17, 2017, In honor of 2.17 Day, the band has announced another reunion show, details will be given at this point until March 11, 2017 where The O.C. Supertones announced on Facebook Live that they will be the special guest for the 20th anniversary of Supertones Strike Back Celebration.
Avnar
Avner is the new band of most of the PAX217 members. Avner sports Jesse Craig on guitar, Josh Auer on bass, and BGV's, Joey Marchiano on drums. Avner also includes Todd Cooper on guitar and vocals. With the switch of vocalist, Avner has many immediately noticeable differences from PAX217: The pop/punk sound is a lot more clear, the rap is gone, and the change of the singer is obvious.
AVNER was a short lived rock band fronted by Josh Auer [also playing bass]. Jesse Craig joined the group as a 2nd guitarist [which was started by drummer Joey Marchiano and Auer shortly after the breakup of PAX217 for a few months before moving on himself. Todd Cooper played lead guitar and sang background vocals for the group. They were best known for their comical stage demeanor and their lively commercials/promotions/interactions with fans. AVNER broke up shortly after Marchiano signed on to tour as a roadie with some large-name acts and Cooper got married (to Sara Watkins of Nickle Creek fame) In '08. The band was around, in total, about 2 solid years before letting it fizzle out.
Members
Discography
Music videos
Songs
Sandbox PraiseTwoseventeen · 2000
No Place Like HomeTwoseventeen · 2000
PrizmTwoseventeen · 2000