Pivit was an American

United States

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 punk rock

Punk rock

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 band hailing from Poway

Poway, California

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 and Cardiff, California

California

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, formed in late 1994 by original drummer Mark McLemore, lead singer Chris Moore, and guitarist Eric Sisson in San Diego County, California

San Diego County, California

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. In 1995, they recorded their first demo entitled Find the Fuzz. Eventually they produced 3 albums together, Pressure in 1996, Millennium in 1998 and finally Thanks For Coming Back in 2002.

The band enjoyed moderate success, earning heavy praise from critics and fans and opening for such bands as Blink-182

Blink-182

Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...

, Incubus

Incubus

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, MXPX

MxPx

MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....

, Buck-O-Nine

Buck-O-Nine

Buck-O-Nine is an American ska punk band which was formed in San Diego in 1991. The band has toured internationally and released several albums and e.p.'s, as well as appearing on compilations and film soundtracks. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release...

, Sack Lunch, Pennywise

Pennywise (band)

Pennywise is a Californian punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California, formed in 1988. The name is derived from the monster, It, from the Stephen King novel of the same title....

, Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour...

, Mad Caddies

Mad Caddies

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, Ten Foot Pole

Ten Foot Pole

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, Homegrown and many local San Diego bands. In June 1998, a video was shot for Pivit's song "Oddessy" in Rancho Bernardo and downtown San Diego, directed by Taylor Steele. A music video was made in 2002 for the song "Fingercuffs", and a video was also made for "Millennium", but only played at live shows.

Since disbanding in 2003, there have been a few reunion shows with Agent 51

Agent 51

Agent 51 was an American rock band from Poway, California , formed in 1995 and originally called Area 51. They released three albums on various record labels before going on indefinite hiatus in 2005. Over the course of their career their music evolved from straightforward punk rock to incorporate...

, Sack Lunch, and Spero Lumina throughout 2008 and 2009.

Former members

• Chris Moore—vocals
• Micah Albao—bass
• Eric Sisson—guitar, 1994–1997
• James Banister—guitar
• Mark McLemore—drums, 1994–1998
• Chris Lewis—guitar, 1997–2003
• Adam Rapps—drums, 1998–2003

Pressure

Released in 1996 on Red Eye Records. Produced by Scott Russo of Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour...

.

1. "Tell Me"
2. "Open Book"
3. "Light of Day"
4. "Hangnail"
5. "Problem Child"
6. "Control's a Pity"
7. "W.D.I.W.T.S."
8. "Pressure"
9. "Army Man"
10. "Home Sweet Home"
11. "One Minute More"

Millennium

Released in 1998 on Red Eye Records. Album art by Wade Youman of Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour...

. Produced by Pivit.

1. "Intro"
2. "Millennium"
3. "Running Out"
4. "Structure"
5. "Vampire"
6. "Oddessy"
7. "Sour"
8. "Unseen"
9. "On My Own"
10. "Swell"
11. "Stuck On You"
12. "Crash" (Contains a hidden acoustic bonus track after 2 minutes of silence)

Thanks For Coming Back

Released on September 3, 2002 from Red Eye Records. Produced by Ryan Greene. Recorded in September 2001 at Engine Famous Studios in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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.

1. "Redo"
2. "Fingercuffs"
3. "That Girl"
4. "Middle Children"
5. "Sex and Suicide"
6. "Dawson's Creek"
7. "Pop Whore"
8. "Crucified"
9. "Speechless"
10. "Cyberchrist"
11. "From My Bedroom"
12. "Pseudolebrity"

Find the Fuzz

Released in 1995. Recorded at DML Studios. The tape cover featured a photo of girls from a Guess Jeans ad.

1. "Open Book"
2. "Night on the Town"
3. "I Don't Know"
4. "Wait"
5. "Dream Girl"
6. "W.D.I.W.T.S."
7. "Wasted Time Away"
8. "Golden Arches"

In popular culture

• Pivit's song "One Minute More" was featured during an interview with Kris Markovich in an episode of the skateboarding-themed BlueTorch TV series.
• "Fingercuffs" and "Oddessy" are the only Pivit songs to feature an official music video.
• There is a music video to "Millennium", but was never actually released. It was played at the beginning of some shows.
• The songs "Fingercuffs" and "Middle Children" were featured in the soundtrack of the PC port of Crazy Taxi
  Crazy Taxi
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  , and were again featured along with "Cyberchrist" and "Redo" in the Microsoft Windows
  Microsoft Windows
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   port of Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller.
• The song "Cyberchrist" was featured in the 2003 video game Ford Racing 2.

External links

• Czech Tribute Site, with archives of Pivit's now defunct official website
• Internet Archive, Pivit.com 1999-2008
• MySpace Tribute Site
• "Fingercuffs" Music Video
• "Millennium" Music Video