VIDEOS
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Until the End (Rock) - Bad Authority
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

Tumbleweed (Metal) - RiffLord
Former student & student teacher - Sam Hayes (guitar)
RiffLord - Omaha, NE & Touring Artist

Tennessee Honey (Country) - RF Donovan
Former student - Faith Donovan (singer)

Take Flight (Ska) - ILLWAY
Former student - Ryan Voggessor (guitar)
2nd place, Battle of the Bands, 2014
Iowa Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame

Sullen (Extreme Metal) - Greg The Hero
Former student - Dylan Kay (guitar)
Greg The Hero - Iowa & Midwest

Running in Place (Pop) - The Real Zebos
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)
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Classical) - Mikayla Stockhaus [Somers]
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.

No Good (R&B) - Dolan Enloe
Former student - Dolan Enloe (guitar)

Fingerstyle Solo - Guy Somers
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.

My Mind (Rock) - Gallivant
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

Long Gone (Blues) - Tanner Peck
Former student - Tanner Peck (singer/songwriter)
Performs in Minnesota

Freebird Cover (Southern Rock) - Guy Somers
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.

Four Story Fate (Rock)
Former student - Adam Weppler (bass)
Performed in Iowa
Jim's Shuffle (Country) - Guy Somers
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.

Ego Death (Metal) - Terraform
Former student - Josh Solvedt (guitar)
Terraform - Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin

Clouds (Blues Rock) - Love Heathen
Former student - Phil Pfeiffer (guitar)
Great building solo 2:05 to 3:15

Birmingham (Alt Country) - Owen Justice
Former student & TA - George Cooper (bass)
Owen Justice - Nebraska & Iowa

Being Me (Pop) - Kerrie Tischer
Former student - Kerry Tischer (singer/songwriter/pianist)
Performs in Iowa

