Judges

Ernie Boch Jr.

Ernie Boch, Jr. has a knack for finding gifted people. Ernie loves music and plays in a band himself, “Ernie and the Automatics”. His fellow members are an impressive group, Barry Goudreau, Sib Hashian, Brian Maes, Tim Archibald, and Michael “Tunes” Antunes. They have a new CD & DVD out called Live! At the Opera House. Ernie attended Berklee College of Music and spent time playing gigs on the road. All this makes Mr. Boch an insightful judge. Ernie also is the creator of the Boch Family Foundation, Music Drives Us. The foundation was created to support music in New England. Check out the website at MUSICDRIVESUS.org. When Ernie isn’t playing or helping others make music, he runs Boch Automotive, makes guest appearances on The Phantom Gourmet, and is involved in what seems like a thousand other endeavors.