High-pants Guys
The High-pants Guys are:
Mario "Animal" Pantsanti: Vocals, guitar, bass, guitar synth, trombone
Marco Pantsanti: Vocals, drums, percussion, guitar
Jeffrey Nels: Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, trombone
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
We are all still living and hope to stay that way for some time.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes we play live, to date we haven't found any other way. We also enjoy listening to music while staring deeply into the Smokey Circles plenoptic visualization. Most special live moment: Winning the 1983 So. Cal Marching Band Championship
Your musical influences
Mario: Tuck Andress, Joe Pass, Al Di Meola, Neil Schon, Don Ho
Marco: Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, Stewart Copeland, TR909, Charles Lindbergh
Jeffrey: Tony Banks, Donald Fagen, Michael Schenker, John Forney and his perpetual loop
What equipment do you use?
Carvin SH225, DC127(Koa), AE185, LB75, Hohner Jack(gold signature model) and acoustic, Harmony ES 335 w/PAFs, Yamaha AE-1200S hollowbody (blond), Takamine acoustic 6&12 string, Roland guitar synths, Kurzweil K2000, Alesis Ion, Yamaha DX27, Oberheim OB-X alpha, Jupiter 6, Kawai K1 II and K5/MKS70 hybrid, Pearl acoustic drums, Yamaha electric drums, Hohner harmonicas, Gibson mandolin, banjolin, various trombones.
Anything else?
It sure ain't about the money...
