The Oath

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?

Then rock with THE OATH!

The Oath plays only the best Rock.

Originals AND Covers!

seasoned musicians from South Carolina

with a professional look and sound is what you'll get with...THE OATH!

KEN SWANGER - GUITAR / ROLAND SYNTH:Jimi Hendrix was the main reason I became a musician. I saw his performance in the film 'Woodstock', and from then on, I knew what I wanted to do. ROCK N' ROLL! I originally began playing guitar around 1982. In 1983 I met Lynn Ingle and we formed THE OATH, one of the most enduring and successful bands from Greenville, S.C. I was the original guitarist for the band up until 1993. We released three independent albums during this time. 'Broken Promises', 'Promise Fulfilled', and 'Grunge Rock Lives'. These releases sold well, considering they were all independent efforts. I switched to bass guitar after the band had no luck finding a suitable replacement bassist. I enjoy playing guitar and bass, so the switch was fairly easy. I still write songs on guitar. I also have done studio work and projects with other bands and musicians. I've produced, arranged and mixed music, and recorded as a studio musician. I'm proud that The Oath has been so successful, and the future for the band is even more promising.

LYNN I.SWANGER - DRUMS: I grew up around music and musicians. But it wasn't until the summer of 1983 that I seriously considered playing an instrument. My dad was a professional drummer and he taught me how to play. In 1983 I met Ken Swanger, a beginning guitarist, and we formed the band THE OATH. We have been playing professionally full-time ever since our first professional gig in 1985. I also handle the bands bookings and business. We've released several independent efforts of original material, and were the featured artists on a major South Carolina radio station. We won the ROCK 101 Best Band Search, in the classic rock category, and were included in the compilation album 'An Hour From Atlanta To Charlotte'. We also had a song included on the compilation album 'Full Measure Of Devotion'. We have performed in eleven states, and played every kind of gig imaginable. I love playing in THE OATH, and can't wait to see what the future holds!

JOEY JACKSON - GUITAR: I started learning the guitar when I was about 11 years old, on my brothers old Harmony guitar. I'm left handed, so I learned to play guitar completely upside down. I still play that way to this day. At 11, I already knew how to play drums,but wanted to play guitar.Being raised around music, I felt and still feel music is my life. I want to do more with music than just the bar scene. One of my biggest influences is Alice Cooper. I've been a fan of Alice's since I was six years old. I'm also a big fan of The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton, and The Monkees. I remember watching all the episodes of The Monkees television show. Micky Dolenz was (and still is) my favorite. Because of him and Neal Smith of the original Alice Cooper Band, I learned to play drums. I started playing professionally when I was 14 years old. I was still in school but hanging out with older musicians on the weekend. I've been in several bands, including country, rock, and gospel. I've also opened and/or played back-up for several artists including: Percy Sledge, Razzy Bailey, Ricky Van Shelton, Michael Twitty, Aaron Tippon and Patty Lovelace. I also did demos with some of these bands. I've done roadie work for Joan Jett, David Lee Roth, Bad Company, Dan Seals, Grand Funk Railroad, Foghat and Winger.

CHRISTOF DICE - BASS:I grew up listening to Motown and R&B, and after hearing what James Jamerson did with the bass on those old Motown hits-I knew that was the instrument I wanted to play. My musical taste is quite diverse-everything from rock'n'roll to swing to funk to bluegrass- so I have to say I draw musical inspiration from good songs of any style. Originally living in San Francisco I played live and did studio work up and down the northern California coast. To increase the number of gigs and studio sessions, as well as increase my musical aptitude, I began playing the upright bass in 1998. I moved to Greenville in mid 2002,where I played live and recorded with Hannibal Jones before joining The Oath and Party Of Four. The reason I play music is simply because I love it...it's a form of meditation and a high which helps keep me sane (relatively) and I'll be doing it in some form or other 'til I can do it no more!!!

We are constantly booked up and gig at least every weekend, but play many weekday gigs as well.

Ken Swanger - Jimi Hendrix, KISS, Ted Nugent

Lynn I. Swanger - KISS, Led Zeppelin

Joey Jackson - Alice Cooper, The Monkees

Christof Dice - James Jamerson, Flea

PA

MACKIE 11642-VLZ PRO MIXER

31 BAND DOD GRAPHIC EQ

ALESIS MICRO VERB MULTI-EFFECTS PROCESSOR

166XL DUAL COMPRESSOR LIMITER

APHEX AURAL EXCITER WITH BIG BOTTOM

BBE SONIC MAXIMIZER 882

TWO 4-CHANNEL NOISE GATES

FURMAN POWER CONDITIONER

QSC MX-2000 POWER AMP

QSC MX-1600 POWER AMP

QSC MX-1500 POWER AMP

QSC 400 POWER AMP

DOD 4-WAY STEREO CROSSOVER

TWO GORDON 2X15 COMPRESSION SUB-WOOFER CABINETS

TWO 18-INCH SUBWOOFER CABINETS

FOUR MID/HIGH CABINETS WITH 15 INCH SPEAKERS

WITH TWO INCH THROAT HORNS

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LIGHTING

ETA MC12F MICROPROCESSOR LIGHTING CONTROLLER

2 MD41OU-40 ULTRAPLEX DIMMER PACKS

1 MD41OU-24 ULTRAPLEX DIMMER PACK

15 PAR 64 REFLECTOR KIT ALUMINUM CANS

8 PAR 38 CANS

1 PAR 46 CAN

4 CRYSTAL 15-PIN BEAM CANS

MARTIN FOGGER

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DRUMS

ALESIS D4 DRUM MODULE

ALESIS D5 DRUM MODULE

5 PIECE PINTECH ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION SYSTEM

7 ZILDJIAN CYMBALS

CUSTOMIZED GIBRALTAR DRUM CAGE

6X8 CUSTOM DRUM RISER

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BASS

MUSICMAN STINGRAY

G&L L 5500

TOBIAS KILLER B

KEN LAWRENCE FRETLESS 5 STRING

1940 KAY BASS UP-RIGHT

AMPEG BA210 BASS AMP

LMB-3 BASS LIMITER / ENHANCER

1 15" HARTKE SPEAKER CABINET

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GUITAR

BOSS GT3 GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR

EPIPHONE SG WITH SEYMOUR DUNCAN PICKUPS

BBE SONIC MAXIMIZER 882

NADY 1001 WIRELESS

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GUITAR / ROLAND SYNTHESIZER

GIBSON LES PAUL

FENDER STRATACOUSTIC

ROLAND GR-33 GUITAR SYNTHESIZER w/a ROLAND GK-2A

BOSS GT-6 GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR

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