Craig Smith - Southport Weekender (Beachcomber Inn) 17.03.2023

Renegade Brother From The 6th Borough! One half of 6th Borough Project / The Soul Renegdes / Sound Signals.

John Pants has been a pioneer of the Australian queer scene for over three decades.  

Playing DJ residencies at: HONCHO DISKO in every State across Australia, Woodys in Sydney, The Tubs in Melbourne and playing unforgettable sets at Barba, Mary’s Poppin in Adelaide, Poppin Out Festival, AWOL, Squeak, SLICK, Beefcake, The Laird Hotel and more John has fine tuned the dancefloor moment. Whether it be disco, disco house, deep tech house, party bangas, a Sunday afternoon in a beer garden or 2am on a Main Stage at a Festival - John Pants can sort the vibe

John Pants came kicking and screaming out of the punk hardcore scene in Adelaide in the late 90s playing in various doom ridden, detuned, distorted projects which supported huge amounts of international acts. Until the glitz and glamour of the Melbourne nightlife sucked him across the border and saw him playing in notoriously iconic disco punk outfits: The Blow Waves and Der Kreis.

Merging his musical background John then created the HONCHO DISKO institution, celebrating subversive queer talent and providing supportive inclusive events Australia wide for the past decade.

HONCHO DISKO is a renowned national event across Australia, operating in Melbourne for close to a decade, in Sydney for over seven years and countless events in Adelaide, Brisbane and many other cities. HONCHO DISKO has toured international acts such as Amanda Lepore, The Boulet Brothers, Brooke Candy and Crystal Methyd to name just a few.

After a move to Sydney Australia during the blip in the matrix and continual ongoing HONCHO DISKO events John Pants created another brand - Woody’s running events across Sydney and Melbourne tailored for Big Boy Bears, Kingz, Queens and everything in betweens.

John Pants has now returned to Melbourne where he created: The Tubs - a weekly Sunday sauna session at Wet On Wellington - giving you the ultimate ion the bathhouse experience.

John Pants can be found playing fun disco, hot cruising mixes and pumpin late night sets anywhere that sweats and sparkles.

John Pants also forms one half of super sized DJ duo - HONCHO DISKO alongside his
musical partner in crime Luke Ryan. HONCHO DISKO DJ’s play main room pumping
disco and house and are focused for the main stage at a festival playing the likes of
Mary's Poppin in Adelaide and Barba.

Plug yourself in and get ready to ride the unicorn over the sonic rainbow.

JOHN PANTS: @johnpantsisdead
HONCHO DISKO: @HONCHODISKO
Woody's: @Woodys.Social
The Tubs @thetubsdisco

#honchodisko

Craig Smith - Southport Weekender (Beachcomber Inn) 17.03.2023

CRAIG SMITH