George Ochoa
| George Ochoa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Rene Ochoa |
| Born | April 29, 1962 |
| Origin | Hollywood, California |
| Genres | Christian metal,heavy metal, thrash metal, progressive metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitars, keyboards |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Associated acts | |
George Ochoa (born April 29, 1962) is an American guitarist that started in 1987.
Ochoa began his musical career with the power metal band, Recon with Rey Parra (formerly of Sacred Warrior). Recon went on for a few years until 1990. Before Recon disbanded, Ochoa joined the thrash metal band, Deliverance. and recorded on the most influential of the Deliverance discography, Weapons of Our Warfare in 1990 and What a Joke in 1991. He left the band in 1991 after the recording of What a Joke. Ochoa then went on to perform with Vengeance Rising as a live guitarist in 1992. The band only had two official members at that time, the infamous Roger Martinez and drummer Johnny Vasquez. He performed with them until the band disbanded later that year. In 1994, Ochoa resurfaced with Mortification, the Australian death metal, on their album Primitive Rhythm Machine in 1995 as their guitarist and keyboardist. In 1996, Ochoa left the band. Since his departure, he has remained silent. In 2010, Ochoa played with Jimmy P. Brown II's side-project Jupiter VI. In 2013, Ochoa formed a supergroup with Rey Parra, Johnny Gonzales, and Todd Libby. Ochoa later on re-joined Deliverance several years later in 2014 with Victor Macias and Jim Chaffin.
Deliverance
Recon
Mortification
Worldview
Vengeance Rising
Ochoa has been married to his wife Denise Malik Ochoa since 2001. They currently reside in Santa Clarita, CA.
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