In just one year, The Swear has become one of the biggest buzz bands in the Southeast. The group formed in Atlanta in early 2004 – as songwriter, vocalist, guitarist Elizabeth Elkins joined forces with drummer Kent Aberle, bass player Kevin Williams and guitarist Jeremy Zamora. The Swear quickly developed a large popular and critical fan base, all drawn to the band’s angular, hooky rock songs, unique lyricism and incredibly intense live shows. The Swear’s live show is a cathartic release, writhing with the kind of rock and roll abandon made famous by bands like the Sex Pistols and Nirvana. Jeremy, Kevin and Elizabeth slam guitars into amps and stage floors, while Elizabeth has walked dazed off stage with a bloodied forehead after a particularly passionate performance.
That kind of performance has already earned the band a spot on the Vans Warped Tour, Warped’s Girlz Garage Tour and at Atlanta’s Music Midtown. With numerous television and film placements – ABC (“Life As We Know It”), the WB (“Roswell”), MTV (“Road Rules,” “The Real World,” “Extreme Challenge,” “Undressed”), the Discovery Channel (“Outward Bound”), the films The Delivery Boy Chronicles, By Chance and Cross Country, The Swear is living up to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's description of the group as Atlanta's most powerful combo. With almost no marketing budget, The Swear’s single “Deadfall” hit commercial radio specialty shows and charted on FMQB’s Top 20 (#17, the only unsigned band), The Album Network (#16, also the only unsigned band) and UNCLE (#16).
The Swear has been featured on Demo Diaries, Kings of A&R, A&R Worldwide and Independents Only. Accomplishments -Endorsed by GHS Strings, DiMarzio pick-ups, Pork Pie drums, Promark drum sticks and Meinl cymbals -Movie Tunes Indie 101 featured artist in Atlanta, NYC and LA 2005 -XM Radio Report featured artist, currently charting on “Most Played” lists 2005 -Sonicbids.com
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In the Spotlight artist 2005 -Garageband.com Track of the Day 2005 -#1 track in All Genres and a Featured Artist on NumberOneMusic.com 2005 -Arizona Jeans Radio Free Arizona featured artist 2005 -Fresh Tracks Music artist 2005 -Buzzplay.com Featured Artist 2005 -Billboard/Disc Makers Independent Music World Series finalist 2004 -Top 50 qualifier American Music Awards presents the Coca-Cola New Music Award 2004 -NARAS (The Grammys) Women in Rock Showcase 2004 -Guitar Center/Chick Singer Night The Producer Project Top Ten 2004 -Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands 7 winner 2004 -Georgia Music Industry Association Songwriters Showcase finalist 2004 -Grand Prize Winner John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Elizabeth Elkins) 2003
Q. What Guitar Players are in your band?
Elizabeth Elkins and Jeremy Zamora
Q. Type of Music?
Rock - with influences as divergent as Guns 'N Roses, Social Distortion, Tori Amos and Green Day.
Q. What do you really do for a living (besides playing GHS Strings)?
We all have various odd jobs when we're not playing.
Q. What Strings do you use?
Elizabeth: Boomers, size GBM
Jeremy: Custom Boomers (11. 15. 19. 32. 42. 52)
Q. How Long have you used GHS?
Elizabeth: "Since I bought my first electric, so for at least ten years."
Jeremy: "Elizabeth let me try some over a year ago, and I've used only GHS since."
Q. Any other comments?
Jeremy and Elizabeth have both tried other strings, and nothing compares to the sound and the feeling of the Boomers. They are hands-down rock and roll. |
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