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George Duncan (Drums)

George Duncan, born Sept 18th 1975 In Johnson City Tn. Was raised in a family of music. Often tagged along with his father on gigs growing up, he devolped an appreciation and an ear for a wide spectrum of music. He started plaing drums at age 5, piano at age 7 and went on with music through high school. He became the pianist at his church while still in high school and was an awarded a music scholorship to East Tennessee State University. Deciding to opt out of more school he joined the work force. After numerous failed attemps at forming a serious band with the likes of such bands Lotus,Scarlett Black,Bagoda Smack,and 20's or better. George formed the band Disillusioned with former band mate Zach Sweeney. With George's influences of hip hop to classic rock to country, his funky hard rock style is the driving force of a band with endless possibilities.

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Zach Sweeney (BASS)

Zach Sweeney, born into a world he’s still trying to make sense of. Born to two wonderful parents who taught him everything he knows about love, strength, courage, and compassion. Picked up a bass guitar at age 18 and has been in love ever since. Met George Duncan in the year 2000 and a musical brotherhood was instantly formed. Formed Lotus with George, later joined Scarlett Black, again along side of George. Founded Disillusioned with George, and the brotherhood became a full family. Influences range from Johnny Cash to Metallica, with the Beatles, The Doors, The Who, Kiss, and Pearl Jam in between. Wants his voice to be heard, but sometimes the Words Won’t Come.

Doug Hale (Guitar Lead Vocals)

The only child of two musicians, Doug was born on June 27th, 1977 in Pineville, KY. Exposed to music at a young age, he began singing in church choirs, taking piano lessons from his mother, and playing trombone in middle school, high school, and college bands. His early musical tastes included Chicago, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. The year 1987 marked a change in those tastes when Guns N' Roses release "Appetite for Destruction". The following year, Metallica released "And Justice for All...", and by the age of 13, Doug had bought his first guitar and began to mimic his idols. Doug played in guitar club at his high school in Elizabethton, He and his best friend began playing guitar together almost every weekend, honing their skills with the likes of Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. They wrote a few songs and continued to play together through college, but were never able to form a band together. Doug met some other musicians and continued to try to get something going, but was always missing either a drummer or a bass player. In 2006, one of those people, Zach Sweeney, caught back up with him and invited him to come jam with him and George Duncan in Disillusioned because they just lost one of their guitar players. And it's all been down hill from there.....

Scott Javens (Lead Guitar)

Scott Javens was born May 21st 1976 in Kingsport TN, and was raised in Pomaria SC. He began playing music at the age of 7, taking piano lessons for 4 years. He went on to play several instruments at Mid-Carolina Middle and High Schools in Prosperity SC, picking up the guitar at age 16. Scott formed his first band in 1994 called Justified Insanity and was lead guitarist and vocalist. Several years passed where he didn't play with anyone until he met Aaron Banks in 2004 and formed the metal/rock band Idle Hour. One of their shows was opening for Disillusioned in 2007, after which Scott became a fan. Disillusioned approached Scott in August of 2009, and he immediately accepted, and performed for the first time with the band at Food City Family Race Night on August 20th, 2009. Scott was still with Idle Hour, but problems within the band, unrelated to his playing with Disillusioned, dissolved the band. Scott is very happy with his place in Disillusioned, and looks forward to bringing his influence to the band.


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								Enter conte George Duncan (Drums) George Duncan, born Sept 18th 1975 In Johnson City Tn. Was raised in a family of music. Often tagged along with his father on gigs growing up, he devolped an appreciation and an ear for a wide spectrum of music. He started plaing drums at age 5, piano at age 7 and went on with music through high school. He became the pianist at his church while still in high school and was an awarded a music scholorship to East Tennessee State University. Deciding to opt out of more school he joined the work force. After numerous failed attemps at forming a serious band with the likes of such bands Lotus,Scarlett Black,Bagoda Smack,and 20's or better. George formed the band Disillusioned with former band mate Zach Sweeney. With George's influences of hip hop to classic rock to country, his funky hard rock style is the driving force of a band with endless possibilities. 　 nt here Zach Sweeney (BASS) Zach Sweeney, born into a world he’s still trying to make sense of. Born to two wonderful parents who taught him everything he knows about love, strength, courage, and compassion. Picked up a bass guitar at age 18 and has been in love ever since. Met George Duncan in the year 2000 and a musical brotherhood was instantly formed. Formed Lotus with George, later joined Scarlett Black, again along side of George. Founded Disillusioned with George, and the brotherhood became a full family. Influences range from Johnny Cash to Metallica, with the Beatles, The Doors, The Who, Kiss, and Pearl Jam in between. Wants his voice to be heard, but sometimes the Words Won’t Come. Doug Hale (Guitar Lead Vocals) The only child of two musicians, Doug was born on June 27th, 1977 in Pineville, KY. Exposed to music at a young age, he began singing in church choirs, taking piano lessons from his mother, and playing trombone in middle school, high school, and college bands. His early musical tastes included Chicago, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. The year 1987 marked a change in those tastes when Guns N' Roses release "Appetite for Destruction". The following year, Metallica released "And Justice for All...", and by the age of 13, Doug had bought his first guitar and began to mimic his idols. Doug played in guitar club at his high school in Elizabethton, He and his best friend began playing guitar together almost every weekend, honing their skills with the likes of Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. They wrote a few songs and continued to play together through college, but were never able to form a band together. Doug met some other musicians and continued to try to get something going, but was always missing either a drummer or a bass player. In 2006, one of those people, Zach Sweeney, caught back up with him and invited him to come jam with him and George Duncan in Disillusioned because they just lost one of their guitar players. And it's all been down hill from there..... Scott Javens (Lead Guitar) Scott Javens was born May 21st 1976 in Kingsport TN, and was raised in Pomaria SC. He began playing music at the age of 7, taking piano lessons for 4 years. He went on to play several instruments at Mid-Carolina Middle and High Schools in Prosperity SC, picking up the guitar at age 16. Scott formed his first band in 1994 called Justified Insanity and was lead guitarist and vocalist. Several years passed where he didn't play with anyone until he met Aaron Banks in 2004 and formed the metal/rock band Idle Hour. One of their shows was opening for Disillusioned in 2007, after which Scott became a fan. Disillusioned approached Scott in August of 2009, and he immediately accepted, and performed for the first time with the band at Food City Family Race Night on August 20th, 2009. Scott was still with Idle Hour, but problems within the band, unrelated to his playing with Disillusioned, dissolved the band. Scott is very happy with his place in Disillusioned, and looks forward to bringing his influence to the band.



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