Barry Kerch

Drums

Birth Name:

Barry Kerch

Nickname:

Bear/Voodoo Child

Birthday:

August 7th

Astrological Sign:

Leo

Height:

5'9"

Eye color:

Green/Blue

Hometown:

Jacksonville, FL

Birthplace:

Colorado Springs, CO

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About Barry

First the earth cooled, then the dinosaurs came........ then I hit my first drum. It has been a love affair ever since. I started at the ripe old age of 7 with a CB700 snare drum and a pair of sticks. It was a deal with my parents that I had to learn and perfect my rudiments before I could move on to the monster rock kit. 2 years and many lessons later a great thing happened on August 7th my birthday. I received my first drumkit. Immediately I set it up and began trying to wail along with Iron Maiden's Number of the Beast. From there I haven't looked back. I took tons of lessons and really learned to respect all styles of music and tried to apply them to my playing. I was a marching geek through elementary, middle, high school, and college at UCF. I am one hell of a lucky musician and have played in many bands until eventually landing the Shinedown gig in 2000-01. I learn something everyday and drumming is my passion. BK

Musical influences

Zepplin, Hendrix, Iron Maiden, The Police, James Brown

Favorite songs to perform

All of them!

Favorite places

New Orleans, St Augustine, NYC, Amsterdam

Favorite things

Trappist Beer, Cooking, My Dogs, My House

Last read

The Scarlet Mansion by Allan W. Eckert

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From the Road

Breaking Inside

12/09/09

Oh Europe, how we love thee. We cannot begin to give enough thanks to all of our new fans across the great big ocean. We had an absolute blast and have a lot of fond, although slightly hazy, memories that will last us a lifetime. The jet lag was definitely worth the [...] View Post 46 Comments