THE KINGS OF SKATE ROCK!

violet ray is an original punk band from cleveland ohio.

skate army never dies!

Four men pose in a music studio filled with musical equipment; one man sitting holds a "NO Skateboarding" sign, others hold skateboards or championship belts, and one has a skateboard with a skull design.

UPCOMING SHOWS.

Meet the Band.

  • A musician with goth makeup playing an electric guitar with a pink leopard print design, singing into a microphone with a brick wall background illuminated by pink and purple lights. Another musician is in the background playing drums.

    Billy "Hooligan" Somerville

    Lead Vocals // Rhythm Guitar

  • A tattooed man with a beard playing an electric guitar with a colorful, comic-style design on its body, standing in front of a brick wall with graffiti art, holding a phone in his left hand, in a dimly lit venue with purple and blue lighting.

    "Hardcore" Mike Layton

    Lead Guitar // Backing Vocals

  • Man with a beard playing a tan electric bass guitar on stage with a brick wall background covered in colorful graffiti.

    Richard "Flash" Kauffman

    Bass

  • A man with a beard and short hair smiling, holding a drumstick, in front of a brick wall with colorful purple and pink lighting

    Eric "The Dream" Riehm

    Drums

Listen up.

Violet Ray is a skate rock band started in Cleveland, OH in 2017 by veteran skateboarder and punk rock musician Billy Somerville. We play music about skateboarding, by skateboarders and for skateboarders. Skate army never dies! Playing lead guitar is Mike Layton, bass is Rich Kauffman and drums is Eric Riehm.

In the press.

Check out some reviews about the “This is Skate Rock” album.

VIOLET RAY MERCH.

Available at all of our shows or use the form below to contact us for shipping.

Four people, three men and one woman, at night outside, some climbing a wall with a painted tree design, and one person handing a man on top a hand. One of the men climbing has a beard and tattoos, and another is wearing a plaid shirt and carrying a skateboard.

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