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Pepper is a reggae, ska band formed in 1996 originally from Kona-Kailua, Hawaii, United States recently having moved to Southern California. They play a mix of reggae, dub, ska, and punk and are best known for their 2006 single "No Control" which was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
 
 Pepper's relocation was inspired by Volcom Entertainment's excitement and interest in producing and distributing the band's music. “Give 'N It” is the band's first official release combining dancehall, reggae, punk, hip-hop, and pop. It sparked some initial interest in Warped Tour promoter Kevin Lyman. With Kevin's interest and Volcom's involvement Pepper graced the premiere side stage at Warped Tour 2001.
 
 Immediately following a whirlwind of shows, Pepper took to the studio with Steve Kravac (Less Than Jake, MXPX) to create ground swell album “Kona Town ”. Released in March of 2002, this album, with it's "signature sound" sold over 45,000 copies. This sophomore release by Pepper not only charted for several weeks on the DMA chart in their home state of Hawaii, but also yielded the #1 hit “Give It Up” (aka Dirty Hot Sex) on Clear Channel affiliate Star 101.9 KUCD in June of 2003. KEDJ in Phoenix added the track in September of 2003 which instantly jumped into the TOP 10 “call-out” (or most requested), and still receives recurrent airplay.
 
 Concentrating on live performances and culminating rich and sincere relationships with each and every fan, Pepper continued to tour throughout 2003 and into 2004 which included dates with 311 and Snoop Dogg (with Pepper as main support) appearances at the annual Bob Marley Birthday celebration, San Diego's premiere Festival “Street Scene”, some scattered headline club dates and a complete US tour with Slightly Stoopid. This Dub/rock power trio's fan base is not limited, as one would assume, to Southern California surf towns. They have sold out shows in Phoenix, Orlando, Jacksonville, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Seattle, Eugene, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, and San Francisco.
 
 In March of 2004, Pepper released “In With The Old”, and it debuts at #35 on the Billboard Heat Seekers and #18 on the independent albums chart. The band relinquish their nostalgic sentiment in saying they named their album "In With The Old" as an ode to a time when music used to be collectively better, when bands such as Metallica, Cream, the Beatles, and Black Sabbath were still relevant. Recorded at 311's completely-analog Hive studios by legendary board master Ron St. Germain, the album showcases a broader range of influences shared by the trio. The new album contains everything from the countrified "Border Town", which features steel laptop playing from ex Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan alum, "Skunk" Baxter, the Heavy Metal leaning (and Andrew Blake porno inspired)"Keep Your Head Bangin", the 80's influenced first single "Ashes” evoking the likes of The Police and English Beat, and the solid reggae tinged rock of "Love Affair" and "Use Me" bringing back the spirit of both Bad Brains and Sublime.
 
 Over the past few years Pepper has been able to hone their skills as songwriters and recording artists. As harder influences such as Nirvana, Black Sabbath, and Pantera are incorporated into their already well developed reggae-rock roots, Pepper is beginning to explore new ground stylistically. And as their fan base spreads, sales of “In With The Old”, as well as the two previous albums, continue to increase. Pepper also began a record label of their own, LAW Records as a vehicle to promote music they believe in and love. The first offici