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Welcome

Rochambeaux is an Arizona based hard rock project that combines a dark and heavy rhythm section with insanely melodic lead guitarwork. This armada of sound is helmed by a vocal mad man who brings forth an eerie and precise style comprised of influences ranging from Metal pioneers to R & B legends.

With no agenda or platform higher than simply creating fun and interesting heavy music with obscure and universally vague meanings, Rochambeaux just might be what you're looking for in this age of not knowing what to think of anything anymore.

Please explore our site which follows. You can purchase our music either directly from us, or through various digital music stores like iTunes, at the links to your right. T-Shirts are also available. In addition we offer some free downloads.

Please explore the site and feel free to comment or write us any time. WE ARE CURRENTLY BOOKING SHOWS IN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Thank you all for your continued interest and support.

Rochambeaux is:

Paul Schneider - Vocals

Wayne Boyd - Guitars

Mike Mejia - Guitars

Mike Harris - Bass

Matt Heatwole - Drums





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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Happy Holidays and Update

First we'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season, albeit a little bit late. We hope everyone had a good year.

We've been semi-active this last year. We played 3 full on live shows and 2 acoustic sets. We'd like to again thank everyone that came to the shows to support us.

The acoustic shows gave birth to an idea to renovate some of our old songs as well as some of our stuff from This Holy October. Basically we're in the process of recording new versions of some really old material that was never fully polished or properly recorded before, a few completely new songs, as well as some very different acoustic arrangements of select songs from This Holy October. The result is a forthcoming album entitled "Renovation," which should generally be a softer, mostly acoustic, yet much more intricate album than This Holy October. The tentative release date will be in Spring 2011.

In addition we're also in the process of recording new material for another completely new album. This one will be full on heavy madness, so don't let Renovation fool you.

Finally, we're hoping to play live alot more in 2011, and would even like to play some shows in Phoenix, Tucson, and San Diego. We'll see if we can achieve these goals.

We've met with some challenges this year as well. Our drummer Chad, who played with us for a few months, unfortunately could not continue to do so. We wish him well in his future endeavors. We welcome back however, Mr. James Stephens who played with us at the first Battle of the Bands. James was unavailable for some time but now is ready to rejoin us, and we're pleased to have him back.

Also, as many of you know, Ernie lives quite a ways from the rest of us, which makes it hard to practice, write, and gig with him. Ernie will be around when he can, but on those occasions when he can't, Mr. Mike Harris has agreed to step in and play bass for us. On some occasions you may even see him on guitar. We thank Mike for his assistance and willingness to be a part of Rochambeaux.

We've always thrived on change and diversity, and although we're not a conventional band that all live in the same little city where we can all congregate at will, we will continue to survive and evolve. In many ways, these challenges give us the unique sound and edge we probably wouldn't otherwise have.

Again, thank you all for your support. We hope to see you live in 2011 and be able to share some new music with you soon.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Acoustic Set on August 14th


We'll be playing a special and intimate acoustic set on Saturday August 14th at the Yuma Landing. We will be recording the set with the hopes of releasing it as an album. Come out and enjoy a different perspective on our songs and be a part of the recording.
Mushrooms for a Day, another great local band, will be headlining the show and is sure to rock. Thanks for the support.


Yuma Sun Article

Please check out this article about us in the Yuma Sun. Thanks to the Sun staff for covering us.

www.yumasun.com/articles/band-62686-boyd-powers.html

Sunday, July 25, 2010

July 24th Set

Thanks to everyone who came out and saw us on Saturday night. We had a great time and sincerely appreciate all the support. Also a huge thanks to Lemon Krayola for coming down and jamming with us. See you all soon.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

June 12th Show and the Future


Mike was back almost to full strength and was able to join us for our recent show at the Yuma Landing. It was an epic evening in that it allowed us to play for about an hour which is rare since we've been doing shorter sets of late. I will say that we seem to be getting better and stronger every time we play, so we're going to keep at it. Please catch a show soon. Our next one is July 24th, also at the Yuma Landing, with Lemon Krayola.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Upcoming Show


We're playing at the YUMA LANDING on Saturday June 12th. We go on about 10pm and are joined by other great local bands. The show will start at 7pm. Hope to see some people there.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Battle 2010

We survived the Battle of the Bands and came out of it stronger than we went in. Although we greatly missed our Lead Guitarist Mike (out due to injury), we learned we can adapt our music to overcome these setbacks. He will be back soon with a vengeance.

Thanks to the AWESOME crowd that joined us at the stage, the fans who showed up at the signing table, all the sponsors, the judges, Adrianne Wagner and the Sun staff, all our friends and family, and all the bands that played and made the local music scene a little stronger. Let's do it again soon.

Also a special thanks to the following:

Mike Harris - Photos
John Otero - Video
Charles Pisaeno - Video

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Final Countdown

We're about 4.5 hours from hitting the stage in the Battle of the Bands. Mike broke his leg about two weeks ago and unfortunately will not be able to join us for this gig. So it will be a more down and dirty set tonight without his elegant touches. Check back soon for photos and hopefully some audio of the show.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Battle of the Bands 2010

We will be performing at the 2010 Yuma Battle of the Bands on SATURDAY MAY 8th, at 1030pm, on Main Street in Downtown Yuma. We are fortunate to be the last band in the lineup. Please come early in the event they are running ahead of schedule and we hit the stage slightly early. Not to mention there are other great bands playing as well. Show your love and support.

Please stop by the merchandise table after our set to say hello, get something signed, or pick up some FREE CDs while they last. We love interacting with the fans just as much as playing so please stop by. Thanks and we'll see you at the show.

T Shirts

Please visit our link to your right and check out some custom song inspired Rochambeaux T Shirts and other paraphernalia. Show your support and taste by sporting a fine piece of fashion today.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

New Drummer

We're pleased to welcome Mr. Chad Coleman as our new drummer. Chad has extensive experience playing with various groups and is a perfect addition to the eclectic sound and personalities of Rochambeaux. Chad will be rocking the kit both live and in the studio.

We have started some preliminary jamming and writing new material for a new album. We look forward to creating new soundscapes with Chad.

Try not to drink too much on St. Patrick's Day.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Lovers, Friends, and Countrymen

Happy Valentine's Day. I got my wife a really nice Ipod docking/speaker system. She said she'd rather have flowers.

The 2010 Yuma Battle of the Bands is early this year and will occur on Saturday April 24 at the Yuma Fun Factory. We we will be entering and will hopefully land a slot to be able to play. As soon as the "voting" starts, I'll post a link so everyone can vote for us. Stay tuned for more information and another chance to see us live. Thanks for all the support.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

New Year Update

It's a new year and we've taken a bit of time off to relax, clear our heads, and enjoy This Holy October. We have some good ideas left over from those sessions that may materialize into new songs for the next album. In addition, I started working on a couple new songs and we also plan to rework some very old songs we did back in our high school days. They need some updating but it's fun to modernize and examine them in a new light.

I cannot say for certain which direction if any the next album will go, but the writing and creative process has officially started for it. With any luck I should be able to send Paul some demos soon to start him thinking and I hope to get Mike and Eric in the studio soon for some collaboration. Wish us luck and as always, we'll keep you posted.