BC Kochmit
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| Birth name | Bradley Chester Kochmit |
| Born | June 22, 1978 |
| Genre(s) | Rock Metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1994-Present |
| Associated acts | Dark New Day Switched Tinjen Haanjin Shambella |
BC Kochmit (pronounced "Coach - Mitt") was born on June 22, 1978 in Cleveland Ohio and is a hard rock guitarist. He began playing guitar at age 13 and quickly fell in love with the instrument. Kochmit is best known for being a founding member and principal songwriter of the band Switched which formed in 1999 and rose to prominence playing at popular festivals such as Ozzfest in 2002 and on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001 and 2002. They also toured constantly with bands such as Sevendust, Fear Factory, Chimaira, Ill Nino, Nonpoint and more. Their debut album titled, Subject to Change was released via Immortal/Virgin Records in 2001, and went on to sell over 100,000 records worldwide. Kochmit currently plays lead guitar and sings backing vocals in the band Dark New Day.
[edit] Equipment
Kochmit is currently endorsed with Peavey Guitars and Peavey guitar amps. He has been known to use a Roland JC-120 for the bulk of his "clean" sound both live and in the studio.
[edit] Discography
- Omniark - Omniark (1994)
- Skipline - Uprise Records Comp. (1994)
- Not So Blah - Blah Blah Blah (1997)
- Not So Blah - Not So Blah (1998)
- Switched - Fuckin Demo (2000)
- Switched - Spread Your EP (2001)
- Switched - Subject To Change (2002)
- Rikets - Anything For The Devil (2004)
- Switched - Ghosts In The Machine (2006)
- Switched - Subject To Change (Re-Release) (2006)
- Tinjen - Dejenerates (TBA)
- Dark New Day - Untitled (TBA)
