Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: http://www.valerienicole.net
Band Members:
Booking info: contact Valerie at [email protected]
Valerie Nicole: vocals, keyboard, guitar
MEET THE VALERIE NICOLE BAND (VNB):
Keith Privigyi: lead guitar
Jon Rossi: drums
Derek Mauldin: bass guitar
Pretty much anyone who has worked hard for their dreams but never forgotten where they came from...Other artists that inspire me include Sara Bareilles, Colbie Caillat, A Fine Frenzy, Natasha Bedingfield, Taylor Swift, Jewel, Vanessa Carlton, Norah Jones, and Michelle Branch
Soulful, energetic pop/rock. If you like Sara Bareilles, Pink, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, Sheryl Crow, or Natasha Bedingfield, you'll probably like this.
Brand new January 2009 album "From the Heart" now available through paypal and CD Baby. Available on iTunes soon!
"From the Heart" Reviews:
Talented young singer/songwriter Valerie Nicole is off to a great start with her newest CD "From The Heart." Her eclectic influences of both past and present musicians such as Tom Petty to Fiona Apple have helped Nicole develop a great knack for songwriting. The song "Meant To Be" could easily give competition to any Sara Bareilles song on the radio charts today. This track features some nice upbeat and flavorful chord progressions and shows the multi-talented side of Nicole as she performs vocals, guitar and keys. "Demons" is a very deep track filled with string arrangements painting a vivid and dark tonal color. Fans of Sara Bareilles or Fiona Apple will want this CD in their collection as it is filled with a nice mix of songs.
-Shaun and The RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
Valerie Nicole’s 2007 debut EP, “Soul Searchingâ€, introduced a young artist sharing her budding creative talents and aspirations. The four-song sampler conveyed a sense of innocence and a warm, girl-next-door charm. The Birdsboro-based songstress has honed her talents and done more soul searching as a songwriter and lyricist; Valerie’s artistic growth is reflected on her first full-length CD, “From The Heartâ€. Singing, playing piano and acoustic guitar, Valerie explores a variety of styles, moods and themes over the disc’s ten tracks; smoothly blending pop, folk, rock and country flavors along the way. Lifting and dropping with ease, Valerie’s voice is bright, clear and soulful; and she effectively wraps her voice around each melody to convey the intended mood. A song about love gone wrong, “Misunderstood†starts the album off on a serious tone, finishing with a flurry of layered vocal harmonies. The moods are brighter on the happy and romantic “Livin’ in the Moment†and “From the Heart,†the bouncy “Meant to Be,†the bluesy and dreamy “My Turn,†and the upbeat and hopeful “Live Your Dreams.†Valerie evokes a slightly spiteful emotion with “Naïve,†erupts with a more agitated tone on the rocking protest song “Wake Up,†and utilizes cello to paint darker colors on the abusive relationship study “His Love†and the disc-ending, Tori Amos-flavored “Demons,†about reaping what you sow. Although more fleshed out by the backing corps of drummer (and producer) Brian Potts, bassist Garrett Long and cellist Geoff Knorr; “From The Heart†still displays a nice simplicity, as the arrangements are basic and gently support Valerie’s voice and melodies, with layered vocal harmonies adding accents and emphasis. “From The Heart†is a clear step forward for Valerie Nicole, and successfully documents her maturation as a singer, songwriter and artist. (To obtain this CD, visit Valerie Nicole’s website, www.valerienicole.net.)
—reviewed by Jim Price of Altoona's Rocky 104.9
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