Former student - Kyler Brinker (guitar)
Former student - Miles Millard (bass)
Iowa State Fair Grandstand opener, 2018
Bill Riley Talent Contest semi-finalist, 2017
IRRMA Battle of the Bands winner, 2014
Opened for 15+ famous acts
Bad Authority - Iowa
Former student & student teacher - Sam Hayes (guitar)
RiffLord - Omaha, NE & Touring Artist
Former student - Ryan Voggessor (guitar)
2nd place, Battle of the Bands, 2014
Iowa Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame
Former student - Dylan Kay (guitar)
Greg The Hero - Iowa & Midwest
Former student & TA - George Cooper (bass)
US Cellular Emerging Bands winner 2022
The Real Zebos - Omaha, NE
![Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Classical) - Mikayla Stockhaus [Somers]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1fzhsdL6lAU/hqdefault.jpg)
Mikayla, my daughter, was my first student, longest-standing student, my first teacher’s assistant, and student teacher. She is a gifted vocalist, teacher, multi-instrumentalist, and worship leader. Here she sings an aria from Handel’s Messiah.
Music starts at .55 seconds in. Guy Somers was an Iowa’s Got Talent Competition finalist in 2009. His medley fused rock, metal, classical, and original elements.
Former student, TA & student teacher - Josh Craig
Former student & student teacher - Sam Hayes
Omaha Entertainment Award winner, 2025
Opened for Foreigner, Black Stone Cherry
Gallivant - Omaha, NE & USA
Former student - Tanner Peck (singer/songwriter)
Performs in Minnesota
Guy Somers doing the bird sounds & slide guitar for his former students JT Baker (bass) and Sam Hayes (guitar) of the band Haze in 2016.
Guy Somers wrote this in 2020 to honor his step-father Jim Boston Sr. before he died. He introduced Guy to guitar, country, bluegrass, folk, and gospel music.
Former student - Josh Solvedt (guitar)
Terraform - Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Former student - Phil Pfeiffer (guitar)
Great building solo 2:05 to 3:15
Former student & TA - George Cooper (bass)
Owen Justice - Nebraska & Iowa
Former student - Kerry Tischer (singer/songwriter/pianist)
Performs in Iowa
