Antix (band)

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Antix was a rock band from Los Angeles California that formed in 1982 and signed with then Great White roadie Jeff Gordon. In 1984 the band had managed to secure a deal under Jeff’s management to do an EP (Get Up Get Happy) and have it marketed by Enigma Records. On top of that they got Don Dokken and Jeff Pilson to produce it. Dokken was recording "Tooth and Nail" during the day and Don and Pilson would work with Antix in the evening. In 1984 the song "Daze Gone By" appeared on Hit Parader magazine's compilation album The Wild Bunch along with such bands as Slayer, Lizzy Borden, Megadeth, Anthrax, Raven and Grim Reaper. In 1986 the band recruited bass player Robin Houde and guitarists Jesse (J.R.) Curtis and Jaye Paul into the band replacing B.J. Norris, Greg Clewley, and eventually Jace White, who went on to form the band "Serious Pleasure", which he was the lead singer and lead guitarist for. Note: Singer Fredie Vinson and bassist Dave E. Weeks were briefly the original replacements for Antix before Weeks joined Jace in forming “Serious Pleasure “, and Vinson parted ways for his own endeavors. J.R. Curtis had been playing in the band Brazil with vocalist "aka" from Metal Blade Records artist Overkill L.A. and working on material with Mercury Records recording artists Legs Diamond vocalist Rick Sanford. Jaye had recently arrived in the Hollywood scene from Hawaii. At one point, J.R. considered joining "Serious Pleasure", but that plan never materialized.^[1][2][3]

In 1987 after greg darling was fired mic brandon joined Antix put out album I'll Take Your Love, Antix had completed mastering at Capitol Records and was released with Ratt / Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo teaming up with Curtis and JP on guitar duties for the single. While supporting the album and playing the L.A. metal scene Ozzy bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Randy Castillo saw the band and asked guitarist J.R. Curtis to fill the spot vacated by Jake E. Lee in Ozzy Osbourne.

Mic Brandon new singer for Antix real name mick walker from Jackson Mississippi was former singer for Crimson Reaper.Moved to Los angeles in 1982 and was in the band Vendetta when JR Curtis ask mick to come sing with Antix

Past members[]

Antix live at Gazzarri's on Sunset

• Ian Evans
• Jace White
• B.J. Norris (Beni Jacobs)
• Greg Clewley (Gregory Darling)
• Dave E. Weeks
• Fredie Vinson (later: Sons Of The Working Class & Getting The Hang Of Thursdays)
• J.R. Curtis
• Robin Houde
• Jaye Paul
• Mic B. Nasty (was in Glass Hammer)
• Mic Brandon

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

• Get Up,Get Happy (1984)
• The Wild Bunch (1985)
• I'll Take Your Love (1987)

References[]