Hailing from Ontario, Canada, SwitchGear broke into the country/rock scene in 2010. Their passion fueled chemistry has driven them to collectively write a ton of songs teeming with ultra-catchy gems. Their music fuses original bright melodies with arena ready riffs, generating killer southern rock anthems in their purest form.

SwitchGear’s independently released debut CD entitled “Country in the City” is available through digital distribution on the major online retailers such as itunes, Emusic, CD Baby, Bandcamp and Reverbnation.  The live show is filled with energy and passion. This band makes no excuses for the heart and soul they pour into their music!  SwitchGear is a proud member of the Canadian Country Music Association.

Some of SwitchGear's notable showcases include opening for the legendary Burton Cummings and Suzie McNeil at the Kinsmen Lift-Off Festival, Cornwall Ribfest, Vankleek Hill Fair, Cardinal Community Festival, Moose Creek Canada Day and Cornwall Arts in the Park. SwitchGear also helps charities out including Cornwall Rock the Vote, Knights of Columbus Beef on a Bun and Cornwall Sounds of Buskerville.

SwitchGear was declared the winner of Country103 Radio (Kamloops B.C.) "Emerging Artists Showdown" for Week of June 23/12 with their single "With Her Boots On" receiving airplay on the Smith Chevrolet Canadian Top 10 Countdown.  SwitchGear has also been featured on the CJSS 1019.FM Breakfast Show and MYFM "Sessions" radio show.

When SwitchGear is required to play a large showcase, they offer a mixture of their original compositions combined with a large variety of covered music in a wide variety of music genres spanning new country, 80’s, and modern rock music that will keep the audience dancing the night away.

Covered Artists include....

ZZ Top, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Rascal FlattsLynard Skynard, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Journey, Bon Jovi, John Mellancamp, Kings of Leon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, David Lee Murphy, Big & Rich, Jake Owen and Miranda Lambert to name a few.  You want country?? We got that!

Jason Sauve aka "Kerosene" is a music Composer, Producer, Engineer and Recording artist - No ones really too sure about the back story of Kerosene. Some say he originates from the deep south. Others say he's a direct decendant of Calamaty Jane and Billy The Kid. He crossed through the swampy waters of the Carolinas and Virginia, and broke bread with the ol blues players then cut a path breaking hearts and writing songs all the way out all the way to rowdy Calgary Stampede where he cut his teeth on foot thumbing western music.
This becomes evident when he grabs the old acoustic steel guitar or fleshes out a tune on the banjo. The influences of his musical travels show up in his stylings like the bluesy open G riffs in songs like "Oh What A Feeling", the dirty slide guitar in "Country In The City". With more swagger in his little finger than most have in their whole body. We hear some of the stories in many SwitchGear songs like "Gypsy Smile" and the heart break ballad of "One More Kiss" Kerosenes swagger and loose, fluid playing lends way to gems like "With Her Boots On!"
He has worked  with artists such as Wolvengard, axe slinger Allan Chuley out of the west and Jessy James Brown and his very own rebel rousing band SwitchGear. Kerosene has already been establishing himself as a force in the local music scene.  JC also writes music for the production audio markets. View portfolio .  Kerosene would like to produce more artists with that special quality. SwitchGear's debut CD Country in the City is available and the group plans to play a variety of fairs and festivals this year.

Jamie has made a career out of singing for the last 10 years playing 6 nights a week across eastern Ontario and has shared headlining duties with Glass Tiger, Sammy Kershaw, Gail Gavin, and Pam Tillis among others. He has also headlined many eastern Ontario fairs and events such as multiple showings at both the South Mountain Fair and Chesterville Fair. Jamie sings with passion and fearlessness and has joined forces with SwitchGear to bring a complete dynamic professional range to the table. Jamie is also an accomplished singer/songwriter.

Scotty is a seasoned veteran of the music scene with over 20 years experience playing. He recently joined up with SwitchGear bringing his live stage experience and superb guitar skills to the table. Scott has played lead guitars with successful eastern Ontario bands such as Whiskey Sour and Page III. He has played at notable venues such as Russell Fair, Delta Fair, Merrickville Fair, Ottawa SuperEX, Renfrew Fair in recent years.

Dave, a third generation bass player, built his musical foundation through high school/college jazz bands and drum corp. in Michigan. Dave relocated to Ontario and spent two years touring the club and fair circuit of Ontario and surrounding areas with The Mudkats. Dave has been the bassist/backing vocalist for many notable bands including Illegal Limit Band, Tycoons, and Speakeasy. More recently Dave pursued the challenging endeavor of playing guitar, lead vocals and fronting the band ScribBle. The band had many achievements such as opening the stage for the Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean. With ScribBle two EP’s of original material was written and recorded at the world class West World Studios in Pembroke, ON. As a multi instrumentalist and vocalist Dave has been seen at many local fairs (South Mountain, Chesterville), Tubie Weekend (Morrisburg Arena), and many arenas in Northern Ontario. He has also had the honor of playing as the opening act for Canadian rockers Junk House and April Wine to name only a few. With a solid foundation on the Bass and over 15 Years professional experience in the music industry he is excited to bring the low end to SwitchGear.  David exclusively plays Fender Jazz basses through Ampeg SVT Classic heads.

Kirk has been playing drums on and off for the past 29 years. During the 90's, he took time away from the skins to pursue another passion... acting. That didn't pan out, so back to his true love, DRUMS! His first real band came in the form of FlashKat based out of O'Fallon, Missouri. After moving back to Canada, he hooked up with Mr. Scott Reasbeck for a brief period in Whiskey Sour... And eventually both moved on too the ever successful growing band....SwitchGear.  Kirk plays Stagg cymbals, Tama drums and uses Aquarian drum heads. Kirk deals with King Street Percussion @ 18 king street cornwall ont (613) 933 3415 www.kingstreetpercussion.com