In his 45 years of experience in the entertainment industry, the California-native has amassed a resume that includes artist management, concert and tour promotion, television, video and film production, resort development and entertainment marketing solutions. Oswald’s entrée into the world of entertainment came through producing festivals and live events. As his company grew, so did the scale of the events. The massive Rockfest at Texas Motor Speedway in 1999 starred Bush, No Doubt, Counting Crows, Wallflowers, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Jewel and others. Over 340,000 people gathered for the history-making event, which ranks in the Top 10 at #9 for attendance of all live concert events in world history and aired simultaneously on MTV and VH1 worldwide. 

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Currently in National Syndication on major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX) is the Oswald created hit TV series THE SONG  starring artists including Akon, Jewel, Train, Stephen Marley, CeeLo Green, Rick Springfield, Jason Mraz, Don McLean, Rob Thomas, Billy Gibbons, Styx, Peter Frampton, Sarah McLachlan and many more profiling some of the biggest hits in the history of contemporary music. Season 7 of THE SONG is now in production, as well as two new cable shows including "Big Kennys Crank It Up Garage" profiling some of the most interesting custom builds in America and CIRCLE PRESENTS: SONG SESSIONS which tells the behind the scenes stories celebrating the biggest hits in Country Music, both on Circle Network.

 

A sampling of Oswald’s TV and film productions include The Dale Earnhardt Tribute Concert at The Daytona International Speedway in 2002 airing as a primetime special on the FOX Television Network, Elvis Aaron Presley – The Tribute, the Opening Ceremonies of the legendary Goodwill Games - which aired live from New York City in the U.S. and around the world in over 120 countries, The 8th of November A Story of Pain & Honor documentary with Big & Rich, the critically-acclaimed television series Music in High Places featuring artists from Alanis Morissette to Boyz 2 Men, which aired on MTV, DirectTV and Showtime, A Holiday Homecoming starring Jewel, airing Christmas Day 2016 on CBS and the wildly-popular multi season Gone Country reality show starring John Rich on CMT. His extensive slate of shows have aired on virtually all music channels and top broadcast and cable networks. His film and video production work has been nominated and won awards from the likes of the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, Country Music Television and Recording Acadamy (Grammy’s). Oswald was awarded the Country Music Associations’ Founding Presidents Award for Excellence in 1998.  

 

In 2003, collaborating with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson & others, Oswald was instrumental in launching the Muzik Mafia, a collective of unknown and under appreciated artists who went on to redefine and expand the boundaries of country music as we know it today. Current OEG artist management clients include critically-acclaimed and award-winning country duo Big & Rich, Country Superstar Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts, BMG recording act The Frontmen,  Singer Songwriter Jeffrey Steele, The World Famous Chippendale Dancers and Julio Iglesias Jr., singer/songwriter/worldwide pop star and actor. Oswald also created, developed and produced the record setting two year 100 city Alabama American Farewell Tour, the final tour of the legendary country super group Alabama.

 

His innovative, integrated marketing campaigns have resulted in partnerships with key clients such as Hard Rock International, Chevrolet, Mars Candy, General Motors, Proctor and Gamble, Ally Bank, Microsoft, Anheuser-Busch, KICKER AUDIO, Blockbuster Video, Crown Royal, Miller Brewing Company, Harley-Davidson and many others.

 

In addition to his work in the entertainment space, Oswald cofounded a hospitality and resort company and turned the former estate of country music great Barbara Mandrell into one of Nashville’s top new visitor destinations – the critically acclaimed Fontanel, featuring The Chevrolet Woods Amphitheatre and Nashville’s top rated hotel, The Inn at Fontanel. In July of  2011, he opened his second major resort, The Deadwood Mountain Grand Casino - Resort – Hotel and Event Center  in Deadwood, SD. 

 

Marc recently opened Rocksino by Hard Rock - Deadwood with it's newly decorated & state of the art casino, restaurant, bar & hotel. Adjacent to Rocksino by Hard Rock, Oswald Entertainment Group is the exclusive promoter for Deadwood Live! featuring artists ranging from Dwight Yoakam and Hank Williams Jr. to Shinedown, Halestorm and Sublime with Rome.

 

"I love the variety of what I get to do every day, especially when it comes to developing branded multifaceted, complex, large scale, one of a kind experiential events, managing & guiding the careers of incredibly talented singer/songwriters and creating unique television programming. I'm blessed to work with the best of the best. The goal every minute of every day is to inspire, entertain and connect people in their daily lives. The common denominator in everything we do, is developing a team of dedicated individuals who share the goal of not only elevating the project they work on but the community they live in and serve."

 

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