BIO

Billy D'Vette started playing guitar when he was 12 years old in Los Angeles, CA while in High School at the age of 17 Billy was the guitar tech for a band called Pandemonium that featured 3 brothers from Alaska. The band released three albums on Metal Blade Records, and was featured on the first Metal Massacre record with Metallica, Ratt, and Steeler.

At the age of 18 Billy started his own band called D'Vette in 1985 they opened for Great White at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip. The band played several shows opening for Poison and during this time was asked to audition as the new guitarist for Poison, the band passed on Billy and hired C.C. DeVille. The band recorded a 4 song Demo that year produced by legendary bass player Tim Bogart from the Vanilla Fudge & Jeff Beck.

 

In October of 1985 Billy was asked to join Pandemonium.

Best known for being featured on the first Metal Massacre record along with bands Metallica, Ratt & Black n Blue. Billy joined the band in Nov 1985 and played the Roxy opening for KIX  "Blow my Fuse" tour. The band featured 3 brothers from Alaska. Billy first met the Resch brothers at 17 while in High School. He started to roadie for David Resch as his guitar tech, setting up shows in the San fernando Valley and  Hollywood from 1982 to 1984. David got Billy a job at Tower Records after high school.  David was a huge influence on Billy's early development as a musician and spawned his love for rare 70s hard rock.

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 Things did't work out with Pandemonium and in Feb 1986 Billy teams up with former bass play Dino and starts the band CIRCUS with drummer Robbie Sheere. Dino & Robbie played in a band called Avante Gaurd in High School. Together they recruited lead singer Paul Lancia.

Circus quickly started drawing large crowds at the Country Club, Troubadour & Whisky A Go Go.

 

Circus recorded a three-song demo at the famous Sound City Studios in Panorama City. During a late night mixing session the band was involved in confrontation at gunpoint. The Demo was never completed and this led to the break up of the band in Sept 1986.

 

September 1986 Bill joined a project called Special EFX that featured female vocalist Alexa Anastasia and was produced by Paul Sabu Paul an Emmy-Winning Singer, Song-Writer & Guitarist. The band recorded a 2 song demo that also featured Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis on keyboards who went onto play with Guns n Roses.

 

Nov 1996 Billy joined AGENT X  after answering a add in Music Connection the bands lead singer was Simon Daniels (Jailhouse, Autograph) the band was produced by Rock legend Kim Fowley of Kiss & The Runaways.  The band created a large following and were often played on KROQs Rodney on the Rock show.

 

Oct 1987 Billy pairs up with old band mate Paul Lancia (Vocals) to join Pair-A-Dice with current member Nick Masella (Bass) and Daz Bash (drums) shortly after Dave Marshall (Guitar) leaves Mickey Knight and joined the band. This was the line up that went onto great success on the Sunset Strip with a huge following and sold out shows. The buzz on the street was that Pairadice were the next band to get signed after Warrant inked a deal with Columbia Records. The band toured Japan with Jet Boy in 1989.