Education
University of Central Florida.
University of Central Florida.
Kerch is currently playing live a ddrum Paladin Maple 7 piece kit in Inca Gold Sparkle with Nickel Plated Hardware but in 2015 will play DDrum"s United States of America Custom in unknown sizes at this time. He also uses DDrum"s Mercury Hardware and Pedals, Evans drumheads, Meinl Cymbals and Pro-mark sticks. Kerch"s actual 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:
20" Byzance Traditional Medical Crash
20" Soundcaster Fusion Power Crash
15" Byzance Dark Hihats
22" Byzance Stadium Ride
20" Soundcaster Fusion Power Crash
20" Byzance Traditional Medical Crash
Kerch uses ddrum Mercury hihat, cymbal and snare stands, a DDrum Mercury single pedal with Zorro beater, Pro-Mark 747 American Hickory Wood Tip Stick, Evans Level 360 drumheads Power Center Coated on snare batter, Clear thin 300 hazy on snare reso, Clear G2 on tom batters, Coated G1 on tom resos, EQ4 Clear on bass batters and Evans Onyx on bass front resos, Ddrum chrome triggers, DrumKat module, Motu interface, Reason software, Westone Exact Sciences-5 custom fitted in-ear monitors, Doctor of Medicine Sound subwoofers, Butt Kicker concert thumpers on throne, Shure microphones.
Kerch"s Home Practice kit DDrum Reflex Powerhouse Rock configuration 5 piece
24x16 bass drum
13x10 rack tom
16x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom
Secret Prototype 14x7 Snare by DDrum or DDrum"s 14x6.5 Reflex Matched Snare
Kerch uses Meinl Byzance Traditional series cymbals on home kit and DDrum Mercury Hardware/Pedals
Kerch was the seventh drummer to try out foreign
Along with lead vocalist Brent Smith, he is the only remaining original member of the band.