Mike MartinMike is excited to be a part of the Gopherwood Guitar Family! Originally from New England, the son of an Opera / Classical singer and Choir Master mom, Mike has been studying and performing music from the age of 4 and professionally since he was 14.A former artist on Steve Vai’s Digital Nations record label, Mike holds his BA in Music Theory and Composition from The College of Charleston (South Carolina) studying under Dr. David Maves as well as Classical Guitar with Marc Regnier. Mike is best known as the lead guitarist for Atlanta, GA rock band The Dreaded Marco and his time touring the world and recording with the bands Stuck Mojo, The Duke and Chris Jericho of WWE fame’s band FOZZY.As a solo artist Mike has released the album "2 of 5" as well as the Christmas single "Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel" of his own arrangement and the single "Wherever You Are". Mike is currently working on his newest album "Drive" as well as new music with Dixie Duncan, The Dreaded Marco and David Manion of the band Kansas' instrumental project Level Five.   

Naomi RainesSinging from the age of four, and writing from the age of seven, Naomi Raine has found it easiest to communicate the intricacies of life through lyrics and melodies.Naomi Raine has always had a desire to minister to the needs of people who have been turned off to God and help ask and answer the burning questions in the hearts of people. Her strong desire to see the body of Christ united and operating in the power that was given to them fuels her relentless drive to continue making music that penetrates the heart and inspires a thirst to worship God in Spirit and in truth. Guitar in hand, Naomi Raine desires to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to the hopeless and spread the love of God through song.Naomi Raine believes, unapologetically, that we should live to inspire others and love each other in order to engage them in a deeper knowledge of the Savior and our Father God.For more information on booking Naomi for your next event, feel free to download the packet below.   

Melody KiserMelody Kiser is a native Atlanta guitarist, whose expansive musical vocabulary and soulful singing voice have made her one of the most sought out talents in the area. She is the sole writer, lead vocalist, and lead guitarist of her band, Kiser. Kiser has won accolades such as the Atlanta Battle of the Bands in 2016, opened for bands like the Alan Parsons Project, and performed alongside Melissa Etheridge and Sarah McLachlan on cruises by Royal Caribbean in 2018. Melody’s solo career has also skyrocketed, and she consistently performs at venues to both large and intimate audiences.Melody began posting videos on YouTube at the young age of 12 and currently has over 624,000 views. At the age of 15, Melody performed with members from Journey, Steppenwolf, Santana, .38 Special, and Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Fredrick Brown Amphitheater and Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Nancy Price, Director of the Frederick Brown Amphitheatre said in a magazine feature about Melody that “We didn’t realize quite the level of talent we were dealing with, and everyone was blown away.”Not only does she perform and write consistently, Melody attends Berklee College of Music, where she will receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Business in 2020. She is also a certified guitar technician for most major United States based guitar brands. Melody is impressed with the craftsmanship and attention to detail by Gopherwood Guitars in the current marketplace, and she is excited to be a part of this wonderful family of creators and artists.  

Alec LehrmanAlec Lehrman was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1989. Shortly after, his family relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.Alec began playing the guitar and singing when he was 12 years old, and by the time he was 16, he was gigging on the local scene of Minneapolis.When he was 18, Alec attended the University of Madison, Wisconsin. He obtained a B.A. in Mathematics as well as a B.A. in Political Science.During this time, he was mentored by bassist Richard Davis (Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis, John Coltrane).After Alec graduated, he moved to Chicago to pursue his dream of being a musician. Alec is currently located in Chicago and is a full-time songwriter/guitar/singer/producer.Alec has experience in national and international touring. He has worked with artists and producers like JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Caleb Hawley, Isaiah Sharkey, Steven Gillis, Sean O'Keefe, and many more.He has appeared in two movies, including "When Jeff Tried To Save the World" (with stars Jon Heder of Napoleon Dynamite) and "Canal Street"(with stars Woody McClain and Lance Reddick).Alec's music can be found on Spotify and iTunes.  

Cody Clark (After Grace)Cody Clark was born in Houston, TX in 1989, but has spent the majority of his life in the state of Arkansas.Today, Cody resides with his wife and 2 children in the city of Mountain Home, AR. Cody values his family above anything else on this earth and loves the time he gets to spend with them.Mountain Home, AR is also the birth place of Cody’s band, After Grace. The band was formed in 2013 by a few guys who played together on their home church worship team. God is at the forefront of everything the band does, and they view what they do as ministry first."God has given each of us the ability to be able to do what we love…and do it for Him. It truly is a blessing" – Cody ClarkThe band has toured & performed with several notable CCM artists (TobyMac, 7eventh Time Down, Finding Favour, David Dunn, and more) and signed with Burtonwood Records in early 2018.You can catch Cody with his Gopherwood G620CE out on the road with After Grace at any of their upcoming tour dates.   

I love the tone, the feel, but most importantly I like the fact that the edges of the body are rounded, this allows for high playability and enables me to play without loosing circulation in my arm, which is a problem for a lot of musicians. I enjoy the warm tone of the roasted wood, it makes up for a beautiful sound. The fretboard is nice too, and the inlay on the 12th fret is adds a beautiful characteristic and uniqueness to the guitar itself!   

Jason Swanson is a guitarist, songwriter & one-man-band known for his percussive fingerstyle guitar skills & innovative live performances.Jason captivates audiences with live looping of vocals, samples & even two guitars played simultaneously.By featuring genre-bending sets that are equal parts familiar & surprising, he delivers an experience that isn't to be missed. Jason plays the Gopherwood G800RE when performing live.   

Landon Jordan is an American Session & Touring guitarist and Music Director based in Atlanta, Georgia.He has performed and/or recorded with T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, 6LACK, Tamia, Chris Brown, Tank, Tye Tribbett, James Fortune, Algebra Blessett, Kierra Sheard, Tweet, & more.While he holds his roots in Hip-Hop, Landon fuses together his love of the lush chords and melodies of R&B - Clashing them with the dissonance and twang sounds of Country and Quartet.  

Caleb Goodrich has been a utility player for singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp.He has toured with Jeremy full-time for about 14 years. Music has been in his family for a long time. Caleb started playing drums at a local church when he was 10 years old and picked up guitar shortly after that.Caleb's father was a worship leader at their church, so it made sense for him naturally to play music along side him. Today, playing and serving alongside Jeremy in ministry is a great passion and driving force in Caleb's life.Being a part of the Jeremy Camp band and more importantly family, we get to travel all over the world and share the gospel with so many people. Caleb has been married for almost 11 years to his beautiful wife Shannon.They just welcomed their first daughter, Avonlea, into the world last July. You can catch Caleb out on tour with Jeremy Camp at a city near you.

Ben first started to play guitar around age 7. He had one "lesson" with a classical instructor. This instructor got mad when Ben told him that he was out of tune. That was the end of Ben's formal education, he has been self-taught ever since.Ben has played locally in his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky with many bands, ranging in styles from jazz/funk to dance to metal. Around 2000, Ben became a solo act, but still enjoys a duet with Bob Bryant, bass extraordinaire. The duo has had the honor of opening for Tower of Power twice in Kentucky. Outside of Kentucky Ben has performed around North America and in Europe.Ben has performed with musician greats such as Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, George Duke, Joey DeFrancesco and Phil Keaggy. He has shared the bill with Frank Gambale and Tommy Emmanuel. He has played with Sting's guitarist, Dominic Miller, in London, England. Ben did some session work with Scotty Anderson for a 9/11 tribute.Ben has also played in tribute shows to Chet Atkins and Les Paul. In July 2003, Ben had the honor of literally handing Les Paul his lifetime achievement award at Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Another particular honor has been meeting one of his guitar heroes, Steve Morse.Ben's solo CD "One Track Mind" was reviewed by Downbeat Magazine in March 2003. "To mere mortals it might seem that there's a twosome going at it. Lacy's impressive technique is built upon complex slapping, hammer-ons, and rhythmically devised chord progressions." Ben was also called "a true multitasking machine" in the same article.The February 2007 issue of Guitar Player Magazine named Ben as one of the Top 101 Forgotten Greats & Unsung Guitar Heroes. 20th Century Guitar's August 2006 issue had a 2-page article about Ben. Following is an excerpt. "About once a decade, a new guitar talent comes along that knocks this writer out. It was like that when I first saw and heard Michael Hedges. So musical, so unique. Same with Stanley Jordan. Four years ago, I met the newest killer guitarist at a California NAMM Show. My first encounter with Ben Lacy was literally thrilling. He was incorporating multiple techniques into a truly musical blend.There were chords with bass lines. There was melody and horn lines. All done simultaneously and above all, there was a rhythmic sense few have attained. A constant groooooove that propelled the music. And I was blown away when he added the drum solos...ON GUITAR STRINGS? Ben Lacy has done what few guitarists have done in history. Not just digest the styles of the past. Ben has raised the bar a notch. Maybe two."In 2011, Ben headlined alongside guitar greats Dick Dale and Jimmie Vaughan in The LA Guitar Festival. In November 2013, Ben had the pleasure to open for Blues Traveler and perform "La Grange" with John Popper. Ben has also recently opened for Kenny Wayne Shepard, Victor Wooten, Tom Keifer, Shooter Jennings, Leon Russell, and Bret Michaels. He has performed in the Long Beach Jazz Fest with drummer, Alan McKenzie.In 2015, Ben appeared at the Nashville Guitar Festival, The International Guitar Summit, and opened for 80's Rock w/Dokken, Firehouse, and Trixter. In October 2015, Ben performed in The Breeders Cup Festival in Lexington, KY.In November 2016, Ben Lacy and Jay Roberts opened for Steve Vai on his Passion and Warfare 25th Anniversary Tour in Nashville at Marathon Music Works, and in Knoxville at The Bijou Theatre.Ben can often be found at the summer and winter NAMM shows. He is also a regular on Facebook and his new YouTube channel, Ben Lacy's Morning Living Room Sessions.    

Robert Venable is an award-winning record producer and mixing engineer residing in Nashville, Tennessee. He works with record labels, management firms, national touring bands, television networks, radio promoters, as well as local and regional talent.Robert owns Off The Wall Recording Studio in Franklin, TN with Lester Estelle Jr (Pillar, Kelly Clarkson, Big & Rich, Neal McCoy) and has also toured as a drummer. Mix Magazine has recently profiled Robert and the studio in the March 2011 edition, and also published an interview with him in the May 2011 edition where he discusses how he uses “the cloud” in production. In 2010, Robert was a Mix Nashville panelist (along with F. Reid Shippen, Terry Christian, and Steve Marcantonio), teaching advanced plugin techniques for mixing.In May, 2011, Disciple’s “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” record won GMA’s Rock Album of the Year, winning Robert his first Dove Award for his engineering work on that album.Some of Robert’s clients include: Love and Death (ft. Brian Head Welch of Korn), Jennifer Lopez, Kutless, Megadeth, Disciple, Seventh Day Slumber, Michelle Branch, Scott Stapp (Creed), INXS, Cord of 3, Stars Go Dim, Shep Crawford (Luther Vandross, Blu Cantrell), Tamia, Fox (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”), Sony, Disney/Pixar, Lexus, Burger King, NBC (“Saturday Night Live”), Burning Yesterday, Chelsea Bain, Stellar Kart, Kevin Max, You Hang Up (featuring Frankie Muniz), Jordin Sparks, Building429, and more.

Grammy nominated music producer, director, and composer, songwriter, and musician, D. Jamel Kimbrough has maintained a repertoire in the music industry with numerous record companies and mainstream artists across the United States and abroad. With Jamel’s tuneful expertise, he has produced music for Grammy, Dove, and Stellar award nominee Todd Dulaney who’s music has charted in the top 10 Billboard charts for an astonishing six-weeks at #1 along with countless other Billboard appearances. His musical work with Todd Dulaney has also landed him a spot on WOW Gospel 2017.In 2003, Jamel successfully founded Keyemup Music, a comprehensive music production company and pro-gear recording studio with state-of-the-art technology. Countless albums have been created, recorded, mixed, mastered, and distributed throughout the country through the use of his recording facility. Jamel has also developed and trained numerous audio engineers and music producer interns to have extensive knowledge for this ever increasingly competitive world of music recording.Jamel has undoubtedly become a very prominent producer in the music industry with the great honor of winning Gospel Music Touch Awards’ Producer of the Year in London, England, along with Grammy, Stellar, Dove, and Chicago Music Awards nominations. Jamel can also accredit much of his success to musical collaborations that include Keyshia Cole, Q Parker – 112, Donald Lawrence, Nicole C. Mullen, Shana Wilson-Williams, Travis Greene, Tim Bowman, Canton Jones, Alexis Spight, Leon Timbo, and Christina Bell (Zie’l), just to name a few. Jamel also has lasting relationships with record labels such as eOne Nashville, Motown, RCA Records, and Universal Music Group.As a clinician, Jamel has been afforded the opportunity to travel to London, England to be of assistance to the world-renowned Hillsong United Church as they look to expand their music and worship structure. Subsequent travels to Gothenburg, Sweden presented Jamel the opportunity to hold a musician’s workshop where the NORD C2D organ was sponsored and featured. Currently, Jamel holds the position as the music director and lead keyboardist for Calvary Church in Naperville, IL, which is amongst one of the largest multi-ethnic churches in Illinois with a current membership base that surpasses well over 15,000 members. He also lends his musical expertise and production abilities to the Christian television networks of TBN, TLN, and others. Jamel’s most recent television appearance was on WCIU’s You & Me with national recording artist Todd Dulaney.