About Guy

Biography…

Guy conducting the NPSO in a scoring session

Guy T. Wehman, Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator, Producer, is an accomplished musician who has scored films, composed works for commissions and orchestrates and conducts recording sessions regularly for clients. Guy has won awards for his jingles and has scored and recorded music for Fortune 500 companies. He has also spent years on the radio as announcer and talk show host.

Development…
While attending high school in the late 1960’s, Guy was influenced by listening to the program “Nightwatch” which was hosted by Bill Pearce of WMBI. Bill subsequently left WMBI and started his own program with the same format titled “Nightsounds”. Bill’s insightful, intellectual and sensitive look on issues and being an accomplished musician/trombonist, moved Guy to major in radio in college. While during the week of orientation, Guy realized that his strength at that time was in the field of music and changed his major. While in Chicago in college, he was a member of the Film Club, American Guild of Organists, Oratorio Chorus, the Moody Chorale (one of four freshmen accepted) and the Concert Band. He created a film on “The Life and Times of Henry James” that his English professor Mr. Arnold let him write and produce instead of the class’s final paper. Little did he know then – that the film took much more work. He even created film shorts on 8mm during high school with his brother… and still to this day has a love for the medium of film.

Transition…
Upon leaving Chicago, Guy attended college in Akron, Oh, and from the late 70’s to mid 80’s was a part-time staff announcer for station WCRF for 10 years. In the 90’s Guy hosted a radio show called “Evensong” on station WHLO for the Furnace Street Mission and Victim’s Assistance of Akron, Ohio. Along with Guy was Dr. Bob Denton who helped create NOVA, the National Organization of Victim’s Assistance and Kathleen Edwards. The show was a weekday call-in show with various guests ranging on topics: Angels, Suicide, The Occult, Tragedy, Grief, Dealing With Holidays and Peace as well as dealing with caller’s issues that would arise during the show.

Music and more…
Guy has been director of music at a few churches including the 10,000 member Chapel In University Park in Akron, OH under pastor Dr. David Burnham. Under Guy’s leadership, the choir of 125 and orchestra of 20 performed regularly. It was during this time that he met friend George Winkelmann, AEA architect, who encouraged him to further expand his talent and start his recording career. Mr. Wehman developed a concert tour titled “An Evening With the Composers” along with George. Guy has taught school and was the Director of Bands at Garfield High School with the “Professor” Eugene Rohrbaugh as his Assistant Director. While directing the band, they received “best in show” at the Rittman Marching Show, standing ovations in their concerts, took the Concert Band to contest (first time in 22 years), took the Jazz Band to the prestigious Lakeland Jazz Festival and started their own spring jazz festival called “Jazz on the Lawn”! He also taught music theory at the University of Akron.

Associations and Awards…
Mr. Wehman has been a member of the marketing committee for GAMA, which is the governing body for the ASO, Akron Symphony Orchestra, a member and on the board of directors for AFGA, Advertising Federation of Greater Akron, participant in YMTF, Youth Motivation Task Force, a member of ASCAP, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, recipient of several Silver Microphone Awards, a Telly Award, recipient of The Silver Acorn Award – given by the Akron Council PTA, recipient of the Upgrade Award by GIMBO, Garfield Instrumental Music Booster Organization and nominated for Teacher of the Year at Garfield High School. Mr. Wehman was also commissioned to compose a work for the renowned M.I.T. Concert Band in Boston. MA. His resume can also be found on the IMDB.com. (click HERE to view)

Education…
Guy received his Bachelor of Arts Degree and his Master of Music Degree from the University of Akron in Akron, OH. Before attending U of A, Guy attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL. In 2006, Guy attended Writer’s Boot Camp in Los Angeles to further hone his skills in the area of screenwriting. Guy was married for 25 years before his wife passed away in June of 2001. Guy has two children, a son and a daughter.