Pete Llanas
Pete began playing guitar and performing at age 16 in high school at Waukesha South in one of the local rock bands.
During their high school years, Dave joined up with Pete and played as a drummer, since Pete's group already had a good keyboardist.
Pete and George met in the mid 70's as they were both playing in bands in the local rock scene.
Since then, Pete has played in a number of musical acts including Waukesha's El Ray and the Nightbeats.
Besides Nearly Departed, Pete has played for many years with The Notebenders since 1997, the acoustic Rosewood And Steel, and currently with the Bail Jumpers and Duo Duende.