Tyler Heinz
Guitar and Bass
Tyler Heinz is an educator and performer with 10+ years experience.
With experience playing rock and jazz guitar, performing in bands over seas, and teaching beginning to advanced level guitar students…
Tyler is the glue of Blue Fret Music and helps organize the recitals, group bands, and lessons.
Chris Shemwell
Drums & Music Production
Chris Shemwell received his Bachelor’s of Music in Electronic Production & Design from the Berklee School of Music in 2020 and has performed with dozens of rock/funk/indie/jazz groups around the U.S for the last 15 years. Performances include: NPR 2023 Tiny Desk Concert Winner: Little Moon, Lollapalooza Chicago, The Apollo Theatre NY, and shows with The Backseat Lovers, Will Calhoun(Living Colour), Steve Lyman(voted #2 best drummer in Modern Drummer Magazine), Nona Hendryx(“Lady Marmalade”), Napoleon Murphy Brock(Frank Zappa), and many more. Currently, Shemwell teaches private drum and music production lessons at Blue Fret Music, Salt Lake Academy of Music, and his private studio in Taylorsville.
Jef Nielsen
Guitar
Jef Nielsen is a professional guitarist and educator with over 30 years of experience. He is the owner of Blue Fret, one of the longest standing music schools in Kaysville, Utah.
“From a young age, guitar became my passion, my world, my identity, and my profession. I have spent my life obsessively honing my tones and techniques. I have taught all levels of guitar for 25 years and have owned Blue Fret studio for 15 years. About 18 years ago, I experienced a serious hand injury at one of the heights of my playing ability and band involvement. It was a crushing blow to my world and it's been my goal to push through the injury over the years and continue to increase my skills in spite of it.”
Jake Robinson
Guitar
Jake Robinson has a lifetime of teaching and guitar performance experience. Robinson studied Music Education and Guitar Performance at Utah State University. He currently teaches at Blue Fret Music and is head of the guitar program at Viewmont High School.