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PAX217
Origin Orange County, California
Genre(s) Christian Nu Metal
Punk Rap
Years active 1999-2005
Label(s) Forefront Records
Associated acts Hawk Nelson
Avner
Members
Dave Tosti
Jesse Craig
Josh Auer
Aaron "Skwid" Tosti

PAX217 was a Christian Alternative rock band from Orange County, California. Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Forefront Records was also a punk record label and distribution in Hoboken New Jersey Hawk Nelson is a Christian band hailing from Peterborough Ontario. Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of Rock music played by bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. The band's music was well known in the underground Christian scene at the time for its unique sound and optimistic, fun-filled lyrics. Most Warriors acquainted with Christian rock music are also fans of the band. POD, initials standing for Payable On Death, is a rock band from San Diego California. 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. PAX217's lineup consisted of David Tosti on vocals, Jesse Craig on guitar, Josh Auer on bass and Joey Marchiano on drums. Former members include "Tito" on keyboards, Bobby "Bobbito the Chef" Duran as disc jockey, Ethan Luck on guitar, Dan Sessum on guitar, and David Tosti's younger brother Aaron "Skwid" Tosti on drums, who now plays in Hawk Nelson. The band began in 1999 and broke up in 2005.

PAX217 was similar in sound to 311, Skindred (but less hardcore and more Nu metal), Christian rock peers Earthsuit and P. Events By Place Roman Empire May 5 — Galerius issues his Edict of Toleration ending Persecution of Christians Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. They are best known for their musical style which mixes heavy metal, Punk rock and Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Earthsuit was a short-lived yet influential New Orleans -based Contemporary Christian Music band in the late 1990s and early 2000s O. D. . Falling Up's super-collaboration "Jacksonfive" from Crashings are often compared to the band. Falling Up is an American Experimental Alternative rock band signed to BEC Recordings. Crashings is an Album by Christian rock band Falling Up. It generally has a heavy rock sound however during songs like "Jacksonfive" PAX217 released two albums: Twoseventeen (2000) and Engage (2002), and was signed to Forefront Records. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Forefront Records was also a punk record label and distribution in Hoboken New Jersey They also released an EP titled Check Your Pulse in 2004 independently. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels The band was often compared to 311, while Dave Tosti's rapping was compared to that of fellow Christian rocker Sonny Sandoval. Events By Place Roman Empire May 5 — Galerius issues his Edict of Toleration ending Persecution of Christians Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval (born May 16, 1974) is an American Singer and Rapper.

Former members include "Tito" on keyboards, Bobby "Bobbito the Chef" Duran as disc jockey, Ethan Luck on the guitar, Dan Sessum on guitar, Frank Ortiz (lead vocals), and Lance Lathrop on drums. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience

The band members (except David Tosti) went on to form the pop punk band Avner. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying

[David Tosti http://www.tostistudios.com] is now pursuing his love of photography, covering primarily weddings, engagements, and some editorial work. The name of his company is TOSTI STUDIOS.

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Music Videos

Avner

Avner is the new band of most of the PAX217 boys. Avner sports Jesse Craig on guitar, Josh Auer on Bass,Joey Marchiano on drums,and Anthony Simmons on turntables and samplist (all from PAX217). 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 obvious change of singer.

See also

PAX217's Official Page
Avner's Official Page
Avner's MySpace

References

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