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About The Switchfits

-SAM KOLTUN- 14 - Lead guitar, back up vocals - Sam first picked up a guitar at age 10 after watching a reality TV show called "Rock Star INXS." He was inspired by a guy named Rafael Moreiera, guitarist of the House Band. Sam immediately started taking guitar lessons. Learning to play the guitar seemed to come naturally to him. A year later he was enrolled in "Camp Jam," a summer band camp program. The experience of forming a band, learning the songs and performing a concert in front of a live audience was a life changing experience for Sam. He knew from that moment on music was his calling. Sam has found that music is his passion. His ability to play music has truly been a gift. He and his band are becoming well known and very respected in the local music scene by several experienced musicians. Farrell Webber, known for his Tribute band success and solo artist work, has called Sam and his band the future of Rock & Roll. His influences are Slash, Zach Myers, Synyster Gates, and Rafael Moreira. Sam's love of music, in addition to his smile and kind heart, is evident and sets him apart every time he performs. -HARRY RUSSELL –14- Lead vocals, bass guitar, drums, violin - Harry began his musical journey at age 3 when he enrolled in Kindermusik as a way to meet other preschoolers with similar interests. Outgoing and enthusiastic, he decided at age 5 to pursue the violin. He has received superior ratings in violin & fiddle performances from the National Federation of Music for each of the seven years he has participated. He is seated 1st chair for his high school's freshman orchestra. He continues his classical violin studies and has expanded to fiddle and rock music At age 11, Harry began percussion lessons. During three years of middle school, he participated in his school band, jazz band & jazz ensemble groups. He has received excellent and superior ratings from the National Federation of Music for group and solo snare drum performances. He has been chosen to play "quads" or tenor drums in his high school's drum line, a position usually reserved for upper classmen. Still outgoing and enthusiastic, Harry sought other rockers through a summer rock and roll camp. There he met fellow band member, guitarist Sam Koltun. Their friendship and passion for performing has led them to this rockin' destination. --- -Tony Pepper- “AKA Dr. Pepper,” 18, Drums and bass guitar- Tony picked up his first pair of drumsticks at age 10. He took his first drum lesson at age 11. His teacher was astounded at the fact that he had never had a lesson and never played a single drum in his life. The rest is history as they say….. Tony played a used set of Pearl Drums bought at a yard sale. As a child his parents would take him to Beale St. in Memphis and let him watch live bands and street performers. He was hooked and drumming became a relentless pursuit. At age 15 he started playing the Bass Guitar and at age 17 the Guitar. Tony is the ultimate perfectionist and his passion for music is evident even in the technical side of musical instruments. He studies anything and everything he can on what makes instruments function and ultimately how he can get maximum output from them. Some say he’s wired for 220 and he proves that everyday. He is just as entertaining off stage as on stage. Tony's influence are John Bohnam, Danny Carey, and Lenny White. Tony's specialty is his double bass pedal and rudimentals. He is currently one of the area's most up and coming, respected, dynamic drummers. Tony’s greatest asset is his personalty, always keeping the band loose with his sense of humor.