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Supertones

The O.C. Supertones
Also known as The Orange County Supertones, The Supertones, The O.C. Supertones, The 'Tones
Origin California, United States
Genres Christian ska, ska punk,third wave ska
Years active 1995–2005, 2010–2017
Labels Tooth & Nail, BEC
Website www.ocsupertones.com
Past members Matt "Mojo" Morginsky
Jason Carson
Tony Terusa
Darren Mettler
Nathan Spencer
Jesse Craig
Josh Auer
Daniel Spencer
Ethan Luck
Bret Barker
Chris Beaty
John Wilson
Dave Chevalier
Adam Ferry
Brian Johnson
Kevin "Slim" Chen
Jordan Stroup
Jason Joel Lautenschleger
Tom Kieft
Gerben Postma

The Orange County Supertones (a.k.a. The O.C. Supertones, or simply The Supertones) were a Christian ska band from Orange County, California. The band was signed to Tooth & Nail Records and its imprint, BEC Recordings, before becoming an independent band. The band temporarily disbanded in 2005, though reunited in 2010 to resume touring and recording before permanently disbanding in 2017. The OC Supertones were one of the first widely successful Christian ska bands.

The band began in the early 1990s as Saved. Originally formed by Matt Morginsky, Jason Carson and Tony Terusa while in junior high school, the band played a mix of many styles including punk, rap, metal, disco, and funk. In 1995 they formed as The Orange County Supertones and settled on a ska based sound, similar to Operation Ivy or Mike Park's Skankin' Pickle. Although drummer Jason Carson had known Tooth & Nail founder Brandon Ebel for years, the label was reluctant to sign them. As characterized by Ebel: "The Supertones were good, but Saved was not good. I had years of Saved in my head."

The Supertones' debut release, Adventures of the O.C. Supertones, received a 1997 Dove nomination for the "Alternate / Modern Rock" category. Their second album, 1997's release Supertones Strike Back, was a surprise smash hit, peaking on both Billboard's Heatseekers and Top Christian Albums charts at No. 3 and No. 2 respectively. In the fall of 1997 the Supertones headlined a tour with Ghoti Hook and Stavesacre, and the next spring opened for Audio Adrenaline, with whom they recorded a duet, "Blitz," on the Audio Adrenaline album Some Kind of Zombie, also in 1997.


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