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September Drum Roll: Barry Kerch

9/16/2014

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Barry Alan Kerch (August 7, 1976) is a professional musician who plays the drums (and other percussion instruments) in the hard rock band Shinedown. Along with lead vocalist Brent Smith, he is the only remaining original member of the band.
    Kerch is married (his wife's name is Lori), and he holds a Bachelors degree in anthropology from the University of Central Florida. He was part of the band program at the University of Central Florida where he was on the Marching Knights drum line. He is a member of the Eta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Mu Eta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and was a founder of the local anthropology fraternity at the University of Central Florida. While attending UCF, he worked in the drum department of MARS Music. He also is a 1994 graduate of Rutherford High School in Panama City, Florida, where he was drum major of the band 
                                                                 "The Pride". He is also an avid cook, and posts recipes on the
                                                                 Shinedown website.
Kerch and Lori had their first child, Stella, in
                                                                 January 2011.
                                                                 Equiptment: 
Kerch now plays DDrum. Barry is using a Paladin
                                                                 Maple 7 piece kit in Inca Gold Sparkle with Nickel Plated Hardware.
                                                                 He also uses Pearl Hardware, Evans drumheads, Meinl Cymbals
                                                                 and Promark sticks. Kerch's drum sizes are:
                                                                 22x14 bass drum
                                                                 
26x15 bass drum
                                                                 
13x8 tom
                                                                 
18x16 floor tom
                                                                 
16x16 floor tom
                                                                 
14x14 floor tom (left of hi-hat stand
                                                                 
14x7 Vintone Nickel Over Brass Snare
                                                                  Kerch uses Meinl cymbals, in order from left to right as of 2013:
                                                                  20" Byzance Traditional Med Crash
                                                                  
20" Soundcaster Fusion Power Crash
                                                                 
15" Byzance Dark Hihats
                                                                  
22" Byzance Stadium Ride
                                
20" Soundcaster Fusion Power Crash
  • 20" Byzance Traditional Med Cras

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