Artist description 3 piece from So. Cal. that play punk rock. That'sit.

Music Style Punk Rock

Musical Influences Yes, we're very influential.

Similar Artists We wish

Artist History SIXTYSIXPERCENT was a punk rock band from the San Fernando Valley. We were formed in the summer of 1994 and officially "broke up" in the summer of 2000. SIXTYSIXPERCENT started as a new band for Jason and Todd. They played together in a band called BLANK! from 1992 to mid-1994 with Vince Miramontes on drums. The band played a whopping 2 (!) shows in that time span. Although they didn't play that many shows they practiced virtually every day for up to 8 hours a day. The 2 shows they did play were with some great bands. Their first show was a benefit for the homeless. They played with Strife, Naked Aggression, John Henry West, Econochrist and many others. Their second and final show was with Naked Aggression, face to face, and Horace Pinker. Both these shows were part of theCell 63 legacy. Cell 63 was a punk rock club ran by Nathan Peterson who pretty much gave punk rock a new life in the San Fernando Valley. BLANK! broke up because the drummer Vince was asked to join Naked Aggression. Jason and Todd were sad and tried to go their own separate ways. It didn't last long because a mere year later they were jamming, writing new songs and looking for a new drummer and lead vocalist. They met their drummer Danny through a mutual friend and were amazed at the fact that he could actually keep a beat!. Chris, their off and on again singer they knew from school. SIXTYSIXPERCENT immediately started practicing and played their first show at a backyard BBQ. Hardly a way to be excited for more shows they decided to go into the recording studio and record a demo. They recorded a 7 song cassette-only demo in some stoner's studio. The recording and mixing was done in one day and is more than noticeable. The results of the demo are poppish punk rock. The band had no idea that they were making pop punk music. It was just music they enjoyed playing. Although this was a "demo" they didn't send it to one label. Instead, handed it out for free to friends and anybody else who might be interested in listening to it. SIXTYSIXPERCENT practiced as much as, if not more so, than BLANK!. They also played more shows. The guys were extremely happy with the way things were going. By the time 1995 came around the guys had a whole new batch of songs that they wanted preserved. Back to the stoner studio they went and recorded 10 new songs. The band was much more pleased with this set of songs and were ready to send out the demos the way that they were supposed to. Didn't happen. Again they gave them out to friends. They probably actually sold like 3 out of 100. But they did play more than a hand full of shows. They averaged about 2 shows a month. All the shows were in Southern California, going as far down as San Diego. The band was in very high spirits. By the time the second tape had come out, "pop-punk" was rising in popularity with the success of Green Day. SIXTYSIXPERCENT didn't want to be known as a "pop-punk" band and decided to write some songs that were similar to the style of the music that they had enjoyed listening to. They started to write "harder" songs to differentiate themselves with all the pop-punk bands they had been playing with. Around this time, Chris, the singer, decided he had had enough with a bandthat's not really going anywhere. Todd, Jason, and Danny decided to forge ahead and show him what he was missing out on. 1996 was a great year for the band. They recorded once again but this time in a different studio. SPEEDSEMENCLOVEFACTORY was big time for them. This was the same place that Society Gone Madd had recorded as well as 99th Fuck You and other punk rock bands. Michael Rozon was in the producer's chair and it's waaaaaay better sounding that the other 2 demos. The band recorded the 5 song Board 7". The sound on this record was quite the departure from the pop-punk sound they had been playing for so long. With Chris gone, Todd and Jason decided to sing themselves giving them an entirely different sound. The 7" was actuallysent out to zines and labels too. Flipside magazine actually liked it. The band also got T-shirts and stickers made. They even got onto a compilation entitled California's Worst put out by Humble Merchandise. They ended playing more shows than ever before and were even thinking about booking a little tour up the west coast. In 1997 the band wanted to get back to the style they truly loved and write more poppy punk songs but try to maintain a "harder" edge. Instead of playing more shows they decided to hideout and write a whole new batch of songs. In about 6 months the band had over 20 new songs written. They were ready to go back intothe studio and record a full album. They went back to SPEEDSEMENCLOVEFACTORY and recorded about 17 of the songs. The band was tighter than ever beforeand were more than ready to stay cooped up in a studio. They spent much more time on this one than they did the other studio visits. In fact they spent about 3 weeks getting everything right. And that was just for the recording. The band started to book some shows when Chris asked if he could join the band again. But not as a singer but as second guitarist. The band had no problem with that and let him back in. They started playing more shows in the Southland. Things were looking very promising...But then all of a sudden Jason gets a call from a school in Chicago inviting him to join the elite medical profession. Jason obviously accepted and the band pretty much disintegrated from there. They would get together to practice but shows were becoming very rare and even if they did play it was only their friends that would show up. I believe their last show was on July 18th, 1998 at the famed Cobalt Cafe. Jason continues to play music when he's not cramming for tests in the band 4 Chord Maximum. Todd played in the Gain for a couple months before that band called it quits. He then joined the singer from the Gain in a pop band called the Honkys. That was for the sheer fun of playing. He currently plays in a band called Big In Japan. Danny is happily married with a daughter. SIXTYSIXPERCENT did everything DIY. Not for "punk points" but because that's all they knew how to do. They never paid to play, paid for all the studio time themselves, paid for the records, tapes, flyers, shirts, stickers and anything else that needed to be paid for themselves. They are extremely proud of what they did and the way they did it.

Group Members Jason- Bass, vocalsDanny- Drums, vocalsTodd- Guitar, vocals

Instruments Quite often.

Albums What You Don't Know...

Press Reviews Flipside- liked us/Maximum Rock N' Roll- disliked us/Skratch- blew us

Additional Info s/t (7"), Don't Stand A Chance (CD/LP), Board (7")

Location Reseda, California - USA

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