The divine Ms.Valerie Maxfield or , as known by the club/dance/garage scene, has featured on records that have been sold millions of copies worldwide, with her gravelly dulcet tones.
Valerie M began her career the right wayâ€Â¦with a hit. It was with the Candy Girls (Positiva Rec.) and she scored a double whammy this time with the chart toppers hits ‘I Want Candy’, and ‘Fe Fi Fo Fum’. Enjoying huge success around the world.
From there she went on to front for super dance group, The Lisa Marie Experience, with their worldwide smash hit ‘Keep On Jumping’ (FFFR), which was released in just about every country in the world, another smash hit group Jazzy M’s ‘Jazzing The Way You Know’. In between, Ms M embarked on carving out a career in writing and wrote the underground hit ‘Tingles’, which the DREEM TEEM (Radio 1), remixed and it went to 6 on the charts. Becoming the D.T’s biggest hit to date, with The Artful Dodger and Zed Bias also providing outstanding remixes of this track.
Far from finished yet, Valerie went on to vocal/co-write and front the UK’s first garage act, DA CLICK (FFFR/LONDON Rec.) who had two massive singles, ‘We are Da Click’ and the classic ‘GOOD RHYMES’ Both tracks hitting top 10 and 20 in the National Charts and hitting the mainstream in the USA and Europe. They supported the likes of Another Level and appeared all over the UK, Europe and the Smash Hit Tours. HEEEYYY DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL YET!
The millennium saw her take her first step in co-producing and writing. Firstly, with Ed Case (Gorillaz remixer) with the release ‘When I’m With You’ (Go Beat Rec.) and last but not least went on to vocal and co-write with the Multi Platinum selling ‘FREESTYLERS’ (Fresh Rec.), touring extensively with the latter, til present date.
Valerie M has become an accomplished singer/songwriter within her own rights and has written with top writers, i.e Alan Glass (Mis-teeq, Liberty X, No Angels) and Bruce Elliott-Smith (Oakenfeld, Spiller, Kylie), The Funk Brothers with the remake ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ and ‘Mosquito’s ‘Hungry For Your Love’, released winter 2003 and many more. 2004 saw further solo and featured releases, including ‘Show Me Love and ‘Don’t Be Alone’ the former being signed to Born2Dance Records UK. A perfect funky-house dance track for the clubs, so much so that the track was featured on the very trendy ‘Queer As Folks’ television show in the US and compilation and ‘Don’t Be Alone’ produced by J.D.S., championed by Radio 1’s Judge Jules, is signed to ground breaking Break Beat label TCR Records, showing Valerie’s versatility.
She also had the honour to sing as one of Sam Moore's backing singer, on Top Of The Pops 2 with The Blockheads as the backing band, in April 2002, an achievement to work with such a legend of the famous song, "Im A Soul Man"
Last but not least, Valerie finally joined up with the super dance group Groove Armada in late 2002 til 2006 becoming their front person, touring the UK, Europe, Australia, Asia, The US North and South and featuring on their platinum selling Best of Album and DVD
Ms M is a perfectionist. Her style is so versatile from the breakbeat drops of Groove Armada or the Freestylers, the Diva on ‘Show Me Love’, to the sultry soulful sound of Tingles. These giving her the makings to finally, step up, after serving her apprenticeship, and touring the world, to come into her own and â€Â¦WAIT FOR IT, has found her own style and has finally written and co-produced her own solo debut album with her newly formed band ‘MAXFIELD’, for whom she is now known as. This album, will be the answer and introduction to who Ms M really is.
NOW IS THE TIME
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