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Vol. 15, No. 5: Aug.-Sept. 2010
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Sterling Koch Bio
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compiled by Guitar Nine Records
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Sterling Koch is an accomplished and highly regarded six-stringer currently based in Cressona, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) who reveals his playing style as instrumental contemporary acoustic electric blues, as a listener can readily experience on his most recent album, "V.I.H.".  His most utilized guitar is a Charvel 625CE. Koch has been playing guitar since 1975, and with no holds barred declares his career aspiration, "Continue to make acoustic guitar-based CDs and expand my studio."
When requested to divulge his one essential effect for the guitar, Koch came back with, "Reverb, nothing beats a great sounding acoustic guitar with a little bit of 'air' behind it," and then pointed out his musicial goals, "To glorify God through the ability He has blessed me with to make music." He fervently hopes to one day study fingerpicking ("I am a terrible fingerpicker and am forever amazed by the likes of Phil Keaggy and Chet Atkins"), and is presently listening to Russ Freeman and the Rippingtons, Phil Keaggy and Peter White. His primary fulfillment? "Playing every Saturday night at my church's Contemporary service. Also hearing from all of the people who have purchased and enjoyed my CD," he declares categorically.
Koch concludes by listing current and approaching undertakings succinctly, by saying, "Expansion of my studio from 16 to 24 tracks and new board. New CD in the works for release early 2000."
Guitar Nine Records visitors have compared the playing style and/or musical approach of Sterling Koch to guitarists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and others.
Koch's discography (available here at Guitar Nine Records) includes several solo albums ("In The Spirit", "Acoustic Christmas", "How I Spent My Summer Vacation") and participation on a number of other recordings (61 South "61 South", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. II", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. III: Live - On A Mission From God", Victory In Heaven Blues Band "V.I.H. IV: ...The Mission Continues").
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