Our Team

Our mission at Rock 101 NM is to empower ABQ through music and build a community of talented and professional musicians by providing exciting and engaging opportunities for our students to grow individually and as a team.

Interested in Joining our Team?

Kevin Herig

FOUNDER / DIRECTOR
Kevin has established deep musical roots in his hometown of Albuquerque, NM. Since 2007, debuting with his high school garage band, Kevin has been fine-tuning his musical abilities. He routinely gigs around the Southwest, collaborating with an eclectic catalog of musicians and releasing his own music. He has released 5 studio albums, the most recent released in early 2021.
Kevin has a knack for connecting people and bringing worlds together in community and common purpose. Kevin founded the Rock 101 Music Academy in the Summer of 2011, after completing his Entrepreneurial Business Degree from the University of New Mexico. Rock 101's purpose from the beginning has been to provide a creative and inclusive space to learn, connect, and grow.
Marshall Broyles

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Marshall's guitar playing and drumming have been featured in ensembles from Indie Soul, Honky-Tonk and Electronic Rock (complete with a key-tar). He's constantly on the lookout for techniques to make interesting and weird sounds in any of his musical pursuits. He loves collaborating in various musical projects and exploring the great outdoors with his dog Junebug aka JB aka Joob aka Joobert aka The Backleg Burper aka Stinky.
He graduated from UNM with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 2016 and has a diverse background in music, recording, radio and event production. This allows him to share the knowledge for skills a musician today should develop.
Marshall’s students inspire him constantly and he strongly values teaching lessons with music his students are interested in learning. His commitment is to those students, their personal goals, the Rock 101 community and having as much fun as possible!
Bridgette Encinias

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Bridgette is a creative, passionate person with a deep commitment to positively impacting her community. She has immersed herself in different occupation roles, from a development coordinator to a laboratory analyst.
Playing the violin for 6 years and watching her father play multiple instruments, Bridgette deeply appreciated the beauty and emotion that music could convey at a young age. Music still plays a significant role in her life, and she looks forward to advancing her experience further.
In addition to Bridgette’s love for music and the community, she is also deeply interested in Biology and Nutrition. She pursued her education in these fields, and her knowledge and expertise have made her a valuable resource for those seeking guidance on healthy living. She also owns her own Etsy store, handcrafting and selling her own products.
Kayla Goodgame

STUDIO MANAGER
With a harmonious blend of passion for music and compassion for others, Kayla channels her boundless energy into fostering connections and building bridges within the community. Whether she's scheduling music lessons or spearheading fundraising for charitable causes, Kayla's dedication to uplifting others shines through in every endeavor.
She has dabbled in many instruments over the years, including piano, guitar, and violin, but has fully found her niche in singing. From casual open mic nights to state-wide classical voice competitions, she is no stranger to the musical performance world.
Outside of Rock 101, Kayla is an avid advocate for animal welfare, particularly for domestic pet rabbits. With a heart as big as her love for music, Kayla spends her free time rescuing and caring for rabbits in need, providing them with a safe haven and a melody of love.

Kayla Martinez Herig

BRAND MANAGER
Kayla is a graphic designer, branding expert, and marketing professional. She received her B.A. in Mass Communications from UNM in 2011.
Aside from Rock 101, Kayla has worked for numerous New Mexico-based businesses including Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, MediaDesk NM, and Albuquerque Community Foundation. She owns and operates Eleven Design, a creative marketing & branding company, through which she has had the opportunity to collaborate and elevate a diverse group of small local businesses, entrepreneurs, artists, and musicians.
Kayla's role as Rock 101's Brand Manager plays off of her wide range of abilities that combine innovative design, communications, and marketing principles. While Kayla dabbles in quite a few fields, her passion ultimately revolves around building a vibrant community by extending Rock 101's reach to a new and diverse audience and helping provide a pathway to music.
Danielle Parker

MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST
Danielle is a joyful and authentic individual whose driving force is her curiosity. A perpetual student, she is always ready to learn something new, whether it is pottery, crochet, or how to configure her fingers into the elusive bar chord. Danielle thrives on building meaningful connections with those around her. A storyteller at heart, Danielle finds purpose in having deep conversations and weaving them into engaging narratives that embody the wholeheartedness of a person or place.
Danielle has worked in the field of education since 2003, when she first accepted a job teaching middle and high school science. Since then, she has worked in traditional education, informal education, curriculum design, as well as Montessori education. She has a B.S. in biology from Cornell University, an M.A. in teaching from East Carolina University, and an M.S. in Coastal Zone Management. She completed her Secondary Montessori training through Houston Montessori Center and is an 500-RYT advanced yoga instructor. Danielle is a self-published author whose first book, Pink Panties & Other Life Lessons, hit the shelves in the summer of 2023.
A fellow music lover, Danielle has been playing the piano since she was four and recently embarked on the adventure of learning guitar. She prides herself on her lip sync ability, which is rivaled only by her air guitar. When she’s not rocking out to 90s music, she can be found hiking with her family, immersed in a good book, or eating way too much dark chocolate.
Lise Watkins

ARTIST / DESIGNER
Lise has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for over 15 years. She has worked with bands like Muse and the String Cheese Incident, and with music festivals like Bonaroo, Electric Forest, and many others. Over her career, she has developed a love of painting, portraiture, and weird cartoon illustrations.
Lise is a music lover and a mom who is delighted to bring her talents to Rock 101. She Is excited to be part of this vibrant community and hopes to help kids explore their creative sides through art and design.

INSTRUCTORS

Kenny Broyles

PERCUSSION / UKULELE / GUITAR / BASS / PIANO
Kenny has studied music theory and composition at UNM, and sang bass in the UNM Dolce Suono choir. He has been playing drums since 2005 and ukulele since 2007 and also plays guitar, bass, and piano. He likes collaborating with friends and local musicians, and has experience in folk, jazz, rock, rap, electronic music, and more. He is currently a member of the local bands Brush Strokes, The Mumbo Jumbo Jazz Band, Albukaraoke, and Ugly Robot.

He has a passion for learning and teaching music theory. When not playing music, Kenny loves to practice martial arts, play tabletop games, and hang out with his two cats.

Issac Trujillo

GUITAR / VOCALS / BASS / PIANO / WOODWINDS / BRASS / PITCHED PERCUSSION
Issac has had a fascination with music his entire life. He has been studying music formally since 4th grade and holds a Bachelors Degree in Music education and a Masters in Music Theory & Composition. Issac has been teaching music lessons for over 5 years and has been a member of the Rock 101 crew since 2012. Issac is an active local musician who is currently a member of Metal and Country bands in the Albuquerque area. Along with playing, Issac also has a passion for recording music. He believes that a well rounded teacher/performer should always strive to improve and expand as a musician.

Jameson Ray

DRUMS / GUITAR / BASS / PIANO / TRUMPET
Jameson is a multi-instrumentalist offering beginner to advanced lessons on drums, guitar, bass, piano, and trumpet.

Jameson has been an active member of the Albuquerque music community for over seventeen years. He has been formally studying and playing music for twenty-seven years, with twenty of those years spent recording and touring with various acts.

"Teaching at Rock 101 is the most rewarding experience! I have been personally blessed with many great teachers throughout the years, who have shared their own knowledge, love, and passion for music with me. My goal is that the same love I have for music can be awakened in my own students. It is a dream come true to be educating and influencing a bourgeoning generation of musicians alongside my favorite local talent at Rock 101!"

Dustin Harvey

GUITAR / PIANO / UKULELE
Dustin is a local self-taught musician and guitarist, since the age of 13, playing in bands with close friends throughout his high school and college years. As an instructor, Dustin aims to instill a deeper connection, love, and curiosity for music in every student while cultivating their individual ability, musicality, and "feel" for the music they're interested in producing. When not plunging, head-first, down the rabbit hole of music, he spends his time with his dog Heidi, playing games (of all varieties), drawing, reading, snowboarding, hiking, watching movies, and hanging out with friends. Now part of the Rock 101 crew, he couldn't be happier getting to share his passion with others.

Kristen Rad

VIOLIN / PIANO
Kristen is an Albuquerque native and began her musical journey at the age of 8. She built on her musical career throughout APS Middle and High schools, as well as the Albuquerque Youth Symphony program.

While completing her Psychology degree at Eastern New Mexico University, Kristen continued to grow musically in the Clovis Community Orchestra in lieu of a string program at ENMU.

Continuous learning and growth are key to Kristen’s teaching and personal philosophy. She believes it’s important to give everyone the space to learn with ease. She is comfortable working with individuals with special needs, different learning styles, and unique processing requirements. Kristen is creative, resourceful, and dedicated to tailoring instruction to meet the individual needs of her students.

Kristen has been involved in the local music scene since 2015. Currently, she’s a member of The High Desert Playboys and The WesternHers. She has recorded on The High Desert Playboys’ albums Country Songs for Your Trip to Mars and Ticker Tape Parade. She has also collaborated with the band Red Mesa and is featured on two tracks from the album The Path to the Deathless. In addition to being a local musician, she has experience touring with various bands throughout the country.

With many years of experience, Kristen has honed her skills to blend and integrate her sound with members of any ensemble. In addition to traditional violin, Kristen is well versed in multiple genres and techniques such as electric violin and effects, country, Americana, classic rock, and a variety of other styles that can incorporate violin.

Kendall Jones

GUITAR / BASS / DRUMS / PIANO
Kendall is a multi-instrumentalist music instructor who first discovered his love for music as a young child. His parents encouraged this passion by purchasing him his first guitar in the 6th grade, an instrument he worked hard to develop an advanced skill of playing. Over the years he expanded his proficiency to include the bass, piano, and drums. Kendall obtained his B.A. in Music from the University of New Mexico, taking the opportunity to further expand his knowledge by studying for two years in the city of New Orleans. Kendall has been performing and recording professionally since 2012 and, true to his optimistic nature, took advantage of the pandemic lockdowns to focus his attention on developing studio skills that include producing, tracking, and mixing. With years of experience in the music industry and expertise in multiple instruments, Kendall looks forward to sharing his extensive knowledge and love of music with his students.

Allison Sherrill

VOCALS / GUITAR / BASS
Allison started singing before she could talk but really grew up as a musician in the Rock 101 family. She embraced her love of music as one of the very first Rock 101 students in 2011 and continued to hone her craft working with many outstanding instructors and fellow students over the last 10 years. She is an accomplished vocalist and guitarist whose unique sound projects a simple authenticity. Allison is experienced in the bass, piano, percussion, banjo, and ukulele and has played and performed with numerous bands and musicians.

She continues to study music theory, composition, and technique in a wide variety of genres, working with professional musicians in New York and Nashville. She is grateful for opportunities to create and collaborate with local friends and fellow New Mexican musicians.

Allison also enjoys spending time rock climbing, coaching rock climbing students, writing, composing, reading, as well as always listening to music.

Allison empowers and inspires her students, encouraging them to find their voice and have fun fulfilling their musical creativity. She strives to help students find their musical place to belong.

Ken Easton

GUITAR / SLIDE GUITAR / VOCALS / PIANO / BASS
Ken is a Rock 101 student-turned-instructor who loves anything and everything involving music. He began his musical journey at the age of five, taking piano and voice lessons. Since then, music has been a constant in his life. It wasn't until he moved here from New Jersey and began his first year of high school that he discovered Rock 101 and became a student. Quickly realizing his love for teaching and sharing music, he began interning during our summer camps. His specialty is in jazz and blues, focusing heavily on learning through repertoire, improv, and theory. He has been actively gigging and recording since the age of 13, now serving as the frontman for the local band, “Red Heather.” Ken is also pursuing a degree in Music Education and Business, hoping to one day open his own franchise of Rock 101 and share our message and community with more of the world.

Sam Martinez

CELLO / BASS / DRUMS / GUITAR / PIANO
Sam is a well-rounded musician who started out with classical piano at the age of 8. With that foundation, he went on to take up the cello in 6th grade. Soon after Sam became a student at Rock 101 learning how to play the bass. Playing with various bands while still studying the cello made him want to learn as much about music as possible. Getting into music theory he started to dig deep into it and how it correlates with being an instrumentalist. He went on to learn the guitar, drums, double bass, and even went on to play jazz bass in his Senior year of high school playing in the top band. He now continues to study cello at UNM and has been learning other genres on cello like honky tonk, bluegrass, folk tunes, and jazz. He strives to always help other people relax and feel comfortable playing music and wants to spread it to every enjoyer of music.

Alex Alunday

SAXOPHONE / PIANO
Saxophonist Alex Alunday is a fourth-year Jazz Studies student at the University of New Mexico studying under Eric Lau, Ashley Kelly, John Funkhouser, James Balagurchik, and Doug Lawrence. Since he began his education at UNM, he has performed various genres of music professionally across the state of New Mexico, including jazz, funk, pop, soul/RnB, and hip-hop.

Through these experiences, he has developed a profound appreciation of music and a love for playing. Alex began teaching private lessons as a junior in high school and has taught not only saxophone but also clarinet and piano.

Jabez Ledres

BASS / GUITAR
Jabez got his start in music at age 14, playing bass for his church in the Philippines. As a teenager, music was his second love next to basketball, but it quickly came to the forefront when he moved to the United States. Finding himself as an immigrant in rural North Carolina, music was his way into communicating and finding his place in a foreign setting, receiving a hands-on education from his high school bandmates on Gospel, Funk, RnB, Jazz, and Soul music.

In college, Jabez studied exercise science and psychology and opted for less formal music education, learning music through live performance settings in churches and in bands. With more than a decade of experience, Jabez has become a well-rounded musician capable of performing most genres of music at a professional level. He would eventually come to lead the successful local Albuquerque outfit, “The Mango Cakes.” He has also written and produced music for ESPN’s broadcast of the NBA Playoffs and the NBA Finals.

Because of his background, Jabez loves to teach music from the perspective of universal language, a philosophy inspired by the prolific bassist, Victor Wooten. Musical language can be learned by tapping into the fundamental musical building blocks of rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics, elements every human being can relate to. Ability in one’s instrument is one of the many means for harnessing these core principles to evoke the emotions people feel as they listen to and perform music. Jabez’s aim is for every student to learn and embrace their instrument’s role in a group and to perform with others at a level that can move everyone from the highest level musician to the casual listener in the room.

Tina Marquez

DRUMS / PIANO
Tina Marquez's passion for music ignited at the age of 8, propelling her into an exciting musical career. Throughout her education, Tina's commitment to music remained unwavering. From middle school to college, she pursued musical studies alongside academic endeavors, culminating in her graduation from UNM in 2021 with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Music.

She has toured with Drum Corps International, showcased her talent with esteemed ensembles such as the New Mexico Philharmonic and Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra and collaborated with numerous country, pop, Latin, and rock groups throughout the region. As the director of percussion at La Cueva High School and an instructor at Rock 101, Tina shares her expertise and passion with young aspiring musicians.

Tina believes that one's musical prowess should not be measured against others but against personal growth. She advocates for continuous self-improvement, emphasizing the importance of surpassing one's own previous achievements every day.

Shane Hall

VOCALS / PIANO
Shane has been formally studying vocal performance for five years, but he cannot remember a time of his life that was not encompassed by a love of singing, performing, and music in general. As a child, he performed in church and community youth choirs until he moved from Texas to New Mexico, where he played trumpet in marching and concert bands for eight years. UNM’s voice department has allowed Shane to study performance in a variety of genres from classical to musical theatre to jazz. Through his time at college, he led the UNM Concert Choir as president for two years, performed in and directed operas, taught voice lessons, and competed in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Audition Competition, where he placed first in both musical theatre and classical performance. Shane is now in his final year of studies for his Bachelor of Music, and is focusing on programming his Senior recital which will center on art songs composed by POC, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Ezra Sena

GUITAR / BASS / DRUMS
Ezra, a self-taught musician, discovered his love for the guitar at the age of eight, driven by the necessity to play at a small church. Over time, this necessity evolved into a profound passion for music, propelling him into the realms of music production, session work, and mastering multiple instruments.

During his youth, Ezra performed in various churches and bands across New Mexico and Texas, progressing to a professional music career in adulthood. Presently, he serves as a hired guitarist or bassist at various Albuquerque venues and beyond, showcasing his expertise on a weekly basis.

Ezra's current mission is to share his insights and experiences as a seasoned gigging and session musician with his students. He imparts his knowledge in guitar, bass, and drums to individuals of all ages and skill levels, aiming to ignite the same passion that fueled his own career choice. Through his teaching, Ezra emphasizes the universal language of music, viewing it as a powerful means of communication and a wholesome outlet for creativity. His ultimate goal is not only to teach but to foster a continuous cycle of learning and growth for himself and his students.

Will Ribbans

GUITAR / BASS / PIANO
Will is a passionate musician, music producer, and DJ living and playing in sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico. He began his musical journey learning The Beatles on piano from his mom around the age of 8. He shortly switched to guitar, where he finds most of his comfort as an instrumentalist. Once he found music production and DJing at the age of 16, that's where his focus turned for some years, learning the ins and outs of music production software Garageband and eventually Logic Pro to produce electronic fusion music. That journey rekindled and inspired his love for all instruments and their piece in the puzzle for musical compositions.

His project "TrillBot" utilizes electric guitar, bass, keys, and synthesizer in combination with modern drum samples and production techniques to complete his sound. He also plays in local Indie Rock band Sun Sounds with his partner Tessa Nickerson, where they co-write music and lyrics that encapsulate an even different vibe. Will plays music with both of these projects around ABQ and Santa Fe at various venues, pubs, and clubs.

Will is excited to share his love and passion for all things music with the ABQ community, where he feels he has gotten so much in return. His experiences learning music from passionate mentors at a young age were the most important moments in his life, and he is excited to pass that energy on to his students.

Wren Mied

PIANO / VOCALS / UKULELE / GUITAR / BASS
Wren’s biggest passion has been music for almost as long as they can remember. They began learning piano at the age of six, and they’ve been honing their craft ever since. In addition to piano, throughout their upbringing, they learned how to sing and play multiple instruments, including guitar, ukulele, bass, and even the oboe. They became a student of Rock 101 at the age of fourteen and returned as an intern after graduating high school, keeping up with the Rock 101 community.

They graduated from the University of Missouri Kansas City with a bachelor of music in composition in 2020 and then received an MFA in musical theater writing from NYU.

In their free time, Wren likes to play board games, create stories, and write songs. Their specialty is writing music and words for musical theater, and they hope to one day be recognized as creatives in that field. In the meantime, they enjoy spreading their passion for music in all its forms and helping others experience it, too.