| Switched | |
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| Also known as | Sw1tched |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genre(s) | Nu metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Label(s) | Immortal Records Corporate Punishment |
| Website | www.switched.tv |
| Members | |
| Ben Schigel BC Kochmit Joe Schigel Josh Jansen Angel |
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| Former members | |
| Chad Szeliga Shawn May Jason French Corey Lowery |
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Switched (previously depicted as Sw1tched) are a nu metal/hard rock music group from Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Immortal Records was an Independent record label out of Los Angeles, California. Corporate Punishment Records (abbreviated as CPR) is a Los Angeles, USA based Independent record label. Chad Szeliga is the drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin, former drummer of Switched. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
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History
Forming in 1999 as Sw1tch, the band played shows around Ohio and released a demo entitled Fuckin' Demo. The songs "Anymore", "Wrongside", "Inside", "Darkening Days", "Last Chance", and "Skins", which appear in their demo versions on this CD, went on to appear on the Subject to Change album. Subject to Change (album may refer to Subject to Change (Switched album Subject to Change (Vanessa Mae album This demo was later re-released on disc two of the "Ghosts in the Machine" album in 2006. Since a funk band already had rights to the name Switch, the band had to change their name to Sw1tched, and was later signed to Immortal/Virgin Records. After recording all of the bass for the Subject to Change album, bassist Shawn May left the band for unknown reasons, and was replaced by Chimaira drum tech Jason French. Subject to Change (album may refer to Subject to Change (Switched album Subject to Change (Vanessa Mae album French did play bass on one song on the album, though, since the band re-recorded the song "Walk Away" before the album was released.
Switched rose to prominence playing at popular festivals such as Ozzfest in 2002 and on the Vans Warped Tour in 2001 and 2002. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival 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. Subject to Change (album may refer to Subject to Change (Switched album Subject to Change (Vanessa Mae album Immortal Records was an Independent record label out of Los Angeles, California. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell
Sometime before the band began work on their second album, they fired bassist Jason French for unknown reasons. They then replaced him with former Stereomud/Stuck Mojo bassist Corey Lowery, who would eventually leave the band to join Dark New Day. Dark New Day is an American Hard rock band that formed in 1995 disbanded and re-formed in late 2004 They also parted ways with drummer Chad Szeliga sometime in this time period, and as a result, most of the drums on the "Ghosts in the Machine" album are programmed. During the recording phase for their second album, the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus, mainly due to the band's poor relationship with Immortal Records. The hiatus more-or-less signaled that they had broken up, and members of the band went on to other projects.
Former bassist Shawn May, who had left the band in 2001 prior to the release of "Subject to Change", started a custom bass shop in Michigan. Drummer Chad Szeliga joined popular post-grunge group Breaking Benjamin in 2004, bassist Corey Lowery helped form alternative metal group Dark New Day, lead guitarist BC Kochmit joined then left hard rock group "Rikets" to form his own projects, called "Tinjen", "Shambella", and "My Alter-Ego Experiment", and is currently the lead guitar player in Dark New Day. Chad Szeliga is the drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin, former drummer of Switched. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Breaking Benjamin is an Alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Dark New Day is an American Hard rock band that formed in 1995 disbanded and re-formed in late 2004 Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Dark New Day is an American Hard rock band that formed in 1995 disbanded and re-formed in late 2004 Vocalist Ben Schigel found success as a producer working with bands such as Chimaira, Breaking Benjamin, Rikets, Bleed the Sky and Allele. Bleed the Sky is a five-piece Groove metal / Metalcore group originating from Mission Viejo California, currently signed to Nuclear Blast
With help from their first manager, Thom Hazaert, now co-president of Californian indie label, Corporate Punishment Records, the group reformed (with a modified lineup) and released their second album titled, Ghosts in the Machine on January 10, 2006. An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Corporate Punishment Records (abbreviated as CPR) is a Los Angeles, USA based Independent record label. Ghosts in the Machine is the second album by the Ohio rock group Switched. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The two-disc album contains rarities, b-sides and demos. The first disc includes eleven tracks that were intended for the band's second Immortal release, while the second disc includes four live songs plus several demos and the unreleased track "She Blinded Me with Science". The quality of the first disc can be described as "rough" as the tracks weren't yet mastered and still in the demo phase.
A repackaged version of Subject to Change was also released which features the b-side track "Spread", the Howard Benson produced alternate versions of "Walkaway" and "Inside" and the Rick Will mix of "Inside". A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Howard Benson (born in Havertown, Pennsylvania) is a Grammy nominated Music producer and Aerospace engineer. Two videos for "Inside" are also included.
Band members
Current
- Ben Schigel – Vocals
- BC Kochmit – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Joe Schigel – Guitar
- Josh Jansen – Bass
- Angel – Drums, Percussion
Former
- Chad Szeliga – Drums, Percussion
- Shawn May
- Jason French – Bass
- Corey Lowery – Bass
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| 2000 | Fuckin' Demo | Independently Released |
| Feb 26, 2002 | Subject to Change | Immortal Records |
| Jan 10, 2006 | Subject to Change (Re-Release) | Corporate Punishment |
| Jan 10, 2006 | Ghosts in the Machine | Corporate Punishment |
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Ben Schigel is an American Musician, Record producer and vocalist from Nu metal band Switched. Chad Szeliga is the drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin, former drummer of Switched. Subject to Change (album may refer to Subject to Change (Switched album Subject to Change (Vanessa Mae album Ghosts in the Machine is the second album by the Ohio rock group Switched. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic