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Joel Valenti

About Me

A second generation songsmith and musical stylist, Joel Valenti’s track record runs the gambit from slow blues to musical theatre and back again. Having cut his teeth early on in the turbulent Hard Rock era in the San Francisco Bay area as lead vocalist for seminal favorites TYR (Tonight You Rock) and Northrup, Valenti signed on with Mike Varney’s Shrapnel Records in the early nineties as a solo artist. Upon his return the Santa Cruz, California area, Joel honed his songwriting skills while perfecting his performances with local favorites Bonedance before moving to the Midwest and embarking on a successful musical theatre career, playing such notable parts as Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Rum Tum Tugger in “Cats”, and most recently the Reverend Shaw Moore in "Footloose". 2009 saw the Retrospect Records release of the TYR disc "Tonight You Rock - All Comes Down To You", garnering a whole new generation of fans in America and internationally. Having recently relocated to Adelaide, Australia Joel Valenti continues to sing, compose, record and perform regularly.

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Member Since: 27/10/2006
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Influences: Ray Charles, Johnny Mathis, Donnie Hathaway, Rob Halford, Roger Daltrey, Glenn Hughes, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Eddie Kendricks, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Kris Kristopherson, Bon Scott, Ron Young, Geoff Tate, Frankie Valli, Tony Bennett, Al Green, Leon Russell, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Freddy Mercury.And The Man In Black.Johnny Cash-Ring of Fire

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Record Label: Retrospect Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New to Adelaide; seeking band

Adelaide Frontman Seeks Band! "Seasoned" singer with heaps of recording and touring experience seeks band for fun and gigging. Very versatile; ideally want to play with other pros interested in old...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:16:00 GMT

TYR Tonight You Rock on YouTube!

Just put up a Live song from back in the day. Here's the link!  http://youtube.com/watch?v=_rMN_PO8jS4   Tell me what you think.
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:46:00 GMT

A couple announcements

Definition of Irony: Going from playing Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar to playing the Reverand Shaw Moore in Footloose.   I guess that really puts a whole new spin on "seeing the other guy's po...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 07:47:00 GMT

New songs here there and everywhere

I've posted some new songs on this site and on my "other" site (Judas Valentine).  There's also some surprises on the TYR - Tonight You Rock site.  Check 'em out and let me know what you thi...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:55:00 GMT

Big Papa Funky J and the demise of a myspace account

I know a lot of you have my "personal" account - Big Papa Funky J aka www.myspace.com/joelvalentine - on your friends list.  Hell, you may have even sent me a message or an invite.  Well, I'...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:49:00 GMT

Help me celebrate my birthday

  Sigh& Ah, yes, once again the wheels of time are in motion and if the creak in my knees and the wrinkles around my eyes haven't been enough of a warning, the damn calendar is shrieking out "It'...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:31:00 GMT

New Song

I've replaced "I'm A Believer" with an original composition, "I Will Fall Down (Road of Pain)".   This was written and recorded a number of years ago and was one of the first times I tried t...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:20:00 GMT

Now you see it, now you don't. An explanation

I've deleted "WTLS" off of here because the recording I had immediate access to was not the "finished" product that I mixed a few months back.  Due to a problem with my home computer, it may be a...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:01:00 GMT

Welcome to the Underground

I figured the best way to make use of the whole myspace thing would be to set up an account and put my songs, or songs that I've recorded at various times with various projects up.  My point with...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:50:00 GMT