Discover here the artists of the Kernom family.
Their musical universe moves us and we feel very honored to support them.
GLENN ARZEL
"The Ridge is an instrument on its own. It is very inspiring when you’re searching for a sound and creating in the studio or on stage. This overdrive is intuitive and rich. It’s always on on my board.”
Glenn Arzel is a multi-instrumentalist musician specialized in american musics, at ease with both acoustic and electric music. He’s working as a session musician for several bands, and also on his own projects.
KRISTEN CAPOLINO
“I immediately fell in love with the Ridge because of its huge variety of killer tones and the ease of use aswell. This is a powerful tool for writing and recording, and the midi capability makes it excellent for playing live also. One of my favorite settings is a tube screamer on steroids for that Gary Moore kind of tone.“
Kristen Capolino is a guitarist based in the United States. She has shared the stage or recorded with some incredible names such as Bernie Mardsen, Billy Sheehan, Michael Schenker Group or Al DiMeola. Kristen is currently writing music and producing videos, working hard on her solo material.
WILL GRIFF
"The ridge is a crucial part of my pedalboard, I couldn't live without it!"
Will Griff is 15 years old and lives in mid wales. Aged 11, he bought his first guitar and taught himself how to play, by immersing himself in the music of his heroes such as SRV, Jimi Hendrix and John Mayer.
OLIVIER LAPAUZE
"The RIDGE matches all my needs, from clean to high gain sounds. One pedal for a multitude of sounds."
Olivier is a french guitar player influenced by players like Kiko Loureiro, Michael Romeo, Yngwie Malmsteen or John Petrucci. Since 2004, he's playing for the speed metal band Heavenly. Since 2011, he's working with Renaud Paravel in the studio and on stage. He has also worked for artists like Zazie, Thaï Phong, Manigance, Fairyland, and many others.
PAUL AUDIA
"A pedal with incredible versatility and eye-catching looks! Recommended!"
Paul Audia is an Italian guitarist and singer-songwriter. His playing is inspired by artists such as Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix, but with a refined and modern approach. Paul has four albums, numerous international collaborations to his credit and played major stages in Europe.
Alex Orta
"The Kernom RIDGE is an amazing tool. The MOOD knob allows me to go from a fuzz to a sharp overdrive. I’ve never seen this with other overdrive pedals."
Alex Orta is a multi-instrumentist from Lille and a producer at Orta Studio. He’s the guitar player from Stengah (french prog metal).
DeLaurentis
"The Kernom Ridge pedal is the best overdrive I've ever tested on my voice ! I like to combine it with a long reverb and a basic delay (1/4 note)."
DeLaurentis is a music producer and artist inspired by Brian Eno, Vangelis, Oneohtrix Point Never and Laurie Anderson. In June 2023, she released her new opus "Classical Variations Vol.2," revisiting in a modern and electronic way some classical french works from the 20th century using A.I tools. She's now working on her upcoming album (2024).
PETE & VINNIE
“It’s truly incredible that a pedal can be so great as a clean boost, and then go from light drive all the way to one of the best classic metal sounds we’ve heard from any pedal. We love it in all applications!”
Pete & Vinnie are two friends who met in London at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. They created their guitar-centric brand Pete & Vinnie Play. They are currently building a strong presence on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, where they do all things guitar, but most importantly they play stuff that makes them happy.
RAPHAEL DE STEFANO
"The RIDGE is a « must have » for my tone. It gives me an infinite variety of sounds, from a crunchy Andy Timmons kind of tone, to a heavy saturated sound, everything's possible ! In addition, MIDI capabilities make it really convenient ! "
Raphael De Stefano is a professionnal guitar player, graduated from Music Academy International (Nancy) and the CFPM (Lyon). He has worked for Guitar Xtrem magazine, the website Imusic School, and recently co-founded Lead Guitare Académie. At the same time, he's been teaching for 15 years as a private teacher and helped musicians from beginner to advanced level.
In 2022 he released « Eidolon », his first EP, available on all streaming platforms.
GEORDI HILLS
"The ridge is the most versatile pedal I've ever tried. Its aesthetic and simplistic layout inspires me to plug in my guitar and play. I love pushing the ridge to achieve fuzzy, high gain tones."
Geordi Hills is an Australian multi-instrumentalist with a passion for modern guitar riffing and songwriting. Influenced by the likes of Periphery and Karnivool, he produces demo videos from his bedroom, with plans of official releases in the near future.
DAVE MARSHALL
"I love the fact that I can go to any session in Nashville and have any drive sound that anyone could dream of. It is the most versatile drive pedal ever made. It is also high quality, and has a new clever design that looks great and sounds great. People ask about the pedal on the board !"
Dave Marshall is an American guitarist who has performed with Pair-A-Dice, Fiona, Vince Neil, Slaughter, and Michael Jackson. He was a member of the Nashville-based band Scrap Metal,with Mark Slaughter, Kelly Keagy, and Nelson.
JOE COOMBS
"The Ridge is an incredibly clever and intuitive unit. It is very important to me that a drive pedal feels like an extension of the amp and has that natural, organic feel and The RIDGE has that! Amazing dynamics under the fingers too, without even adjusting your volume knob just your pick attack you can get so many colors."
Joe is a session musician and touring guitarist from the UK who works for a wide variety of Americana, country and blues artists. Influences ranging from Mark Knopfler to Tom Bukovac. He enjoys a wide variety of guitar tones and finding the right one for the musical situation he finds himself in.
NICK MORZOV
"I love the RIDGE pedal because I can confidently say that amongst my large collection of pedals, the RIDGE covers all of my needs in regards to drive. It's like a one-stop-shop, magically transforming any lackluster amp into a professionally mixed guitar tone that hits all the right notes."
Nick Morzov is an audio Producer/Engineer known for working with bands/ artists such as Travis Barker and Blink-182 (Engineer), Machine Gun Kelly (Engineer), Blackbear (Engineer), Animals as Leaders (Engineer and Mixing), Neon Trees (Drum Engineer) and Loveless (Producer, Engineer, Mixer).
Aside From Mixing, Nick is also a member of the band Cartographer, where he takes on the roles as; Guitarist, songwriter, producer, and mixer.