The name says it all for the four-man Urbandale band Custom.

All seniors in high school, lead singer Steve Fuller, guitarist Brian Witmer, bassist Zach Reefer and drummer Kyle Moss are custom-making their dreams come true.

What sets Custom apart from most young aspiring bands is its knack for being able to play numerous styles of music and have it all be its own material.

“When we started out in eighth grade it was just me and Kyle,” Witmer said. “We wanted a customized sound, and each song has its own style. That’s pretty much where our name came from.”

Custom’s style is definitely custom created, blending various genres such as punk, funk, rock and alternative.

“You could put us in the alternative bracket and call us at home,” Fuller said.

For the most part, the members of Custom grew up listening to the same kind of music. Major influences include 311, The Urge and Local H, as well as guitarists like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix.

Fuller, who writes all the lyrics, said he is most influenced by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and poet James Witcomb Riley.

“I like them a lot because their style of poetry is more free verse —not all filled with rhymes,” Fuller said. “That’s how a lot of my songs are.”

A lot of Fuller’s material comes from experience.

“24 Hour Rental” is about a girl who goes on a date with a guy who thinks she likes him, and the next morning she is gone without leaving a note.

“Violate” is about abuse and people who drink and don’t remember what they did the night before.

Custom started out with only a guitar and drums. It wasn’t until last year when Witmer and Moss added Fuller on vocals and Reefer on bass.

“We started out playing for fun cause we were bored,” Reefer said. “Then it turned out to be a lot more serious than we intended it to be.”

Custom began playing shows for friends in a basement, but as the crowds grew larger, the band had to move to a new venue. That venue was Urbandale High School, where Custom played for over 130 people.

Since then, the band has opened for 35″ Mudder at Connies Lounge in Urbandale.

“That was really exciting for us to get to open for a band that I think has a strong future ahead for it,” Moss said.

Reefer is sometimes dumbfounded by the overwhelmingly positive response his band receives.

“I don’t realize how excited I am until I think about it,” he said.

Sometimes the members of Custom think they have come along faster than expected and were not really prepared, but they said they have stuck with it and take every day as it comes.

“We keep getting better and love to perform,” Fuller said. “We grow everyday and keep taking it to the next level. Brian has played guitar forever and Zach learned to play on a fretless bass by ear and is just a musical genius altogether.”

Surprisingly enough, the band doesn’t think it was hard getting started. Despite a little trouble being noticed at first, Custom feels everything has come along smoothly.

Moss said he enjoys the band because he gets to play his own material and not imitate other bands.

“I like the band unity — all of us together putting out music,” Witmer said.

“For me it’s an outlet or therapy,” Fuller added. “I don’t have to talk to anyone; I can just go onstage and get it all out.”

One setback Custom has faced is being the only band in its high school. It upsets the members that there are a lot of two-faced people who never liked them until they had a band.

“I really don’t like the people along for the ride who never used to talk to me, but now want to be my friend,” Fuller said.

Custom plans to record its debut CD “What We Live For” this spring at Great Plains Studios in West Des Moines.

“My main hope is to get people to experience feelings,” Fuller said. “No matter what you do, whether it’s football or guitar, put your all into it.”

Going off to college doesn’t worry the band members too much. They plan on continuing to play as much as their lives will let them.

Three of them will be in Iowa, and Fuller, who will major in vocal performance at a Texas university, plans to come back when he can to sing for some of the group’s shows.

“We’ve talked about it a lot, and we’re going to put a lot of effort into keeping the band together,” Moss said.

Custom, along with Grubbie Ernie, will open for 35″ Mudder at People’s Bar and Grill Saturday at 5 p.m. Tickets for the all ages show are $5.