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Raised on a little farm in the exotic country of Brazil, Reah Fernandes Valente discovered music at an early age. When she was three-years-old, she began playing all of her father’s albums becoming particularly obsessed with Credence Revival, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. Born to a disco-hopping German fashion model and her father, a Portuguese lawyer by day and DJ by night, Reah was eager to begin playing music. Reah had her first acoustic guitar lesson when she was 9 years old, composed her first song at the age of 10 and later picked up the electric guitar, bass, and drums by the time she was 15 years old.
Unsupportive of his daughter’s interest in developing a music career, Reah’s father wanted her to become a lawyer or entrepreneur like himself. However, Reah was not a rule-abiding straight A student. Although at the top of her class, she spent her time skipping classes, making fun of teachers, getting detentions and suspensions. When she should have been studying, she secretly went to band practices and concerts. In addition to her love for music, one of the most influential figures in Reah's life was her glamorous aunt who lived in Japan. A successful model and entrepreneur who traveled the world, her aunt often brought back stories of travels abroad, world music and a beautiful vision of life outside of Brazil. So, it was with this unquenchable thirst to explore this beautiful world for herself that Reah jumped at her first opportunity to leave home at the age of 16 by signing up for a foreign exchange program in Ohio. It was here that she learned English and joined every band or music group she could find.
By the age of 18, Reah knew that she wanted to explore the world and find the "real" her. Against her father’s wishes, she snuck out of the house with only her passport and $1 in her pocket boarding the first plane to Osaka, Japan; dreaming of new dimensions and the freedom to explore life on her own and to pursue her passion for life & music with her aunt. However, life was not easy. Her aunt refuse to spoil her and instead taught Reah independence which was a tough transition. With no money and no friends, she worked odd jobs to buy food and pay rent. After dedicating herself to learning Japanese, Reah began to model and eventually assumed a management role at her aunt's modeling agency. Then life got crazy! Traveling all over the world, working long hours, and attending late night parties that were always followed by early morning hangovers, Reah was lost.
In June 2002, Reah was destined to pursue her music career so, she shaved her head, grabbed her guitar, and started playing on the streets of Tokyo. Fluent in Japanese, Reah dove into the Japanese music scene. Playing for cover bands, composing songs and writing lyrics. After several months, she met a super-star producer in Tokyo named Sagan Ono who asked her why she didn't get vocal training and start singing her own songs? But the concept of being a singer was completely foreign to Reah as she had always shied away from the limelight. As a kid, Reah used to force her sister to sing while she composed and played the instruments.
A year and a half later in April of 2005, her answer came with the release of her first album "Certain Relativity", which was produced in a small studio in a remote village of Japan. She began playing all over Japan and even had her own radio show. However, Reah soon realized that she needed to move to the US to grow as a musician. Later that year, she moved to New York City underestimating what a cultural shock it would be to move to a big city, Reah was completely unprepared for what was to come. This time she had no family or friends. She couldn't help but fill her head with doubts. She had chosen to move to a completely foreign country leaving the comfortable, quiet and conservative streets of Tokyo for the sleepless, loud and obnoxious roads that define New York. She had to start over again; hitting the clubs and the streets, knocking on doors and receiving rejection wherever she went. To stay involved in music, she started jamming with other bands playing the guitar, bass and drums and continued writing. Until one day she knocked on the door of super-star hip-hop producer Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma (Eminem, 50-Cent) who saw something special.
Red Spyda introduced Reah to a slew of producers but it was faith, hard work and talent that caught the attention of legendary producers Paul Fox and Dave Cobb (10,000 Maniacs with Natalie Merchant, Sugarcubes with Bjork, Shooter Jennings) in Los Angeles, California. Thirty days later, Reah finished recording 10 tracks that would showcase a more mature, worldly and vastly more secure Reah. Simply put, Reah Valente has a rich musical background, an unwavering commitment to the art of songwriting and music composition, and a voice that lingers long after the last note fades.
CONTACT
For all booking and publicity related inquiries.
A&M Entertainment Inc.
Telephone: +1 (516) 620-1216
Fax: +1 (516) 620-1212 www.amentertainment.com
• Reah Valente will be shooting her first series of music videos for her newest album, "My Way Back Home" in New York City. David Brodsky, the award-winning director from My Good Eye Productions, Inc, (mgenyc.com) will be shooting the videos to be completed by the end of March, 2007. Reah's videos will be featured in the launch of a new music video web portal called NumaNation. (numanation.com)
• The album, My Way Back Home, produced by Paul Fox (10,000 Maniacs, Bjork – Sugarcubes) and Dave Cobb (Shooter Jennings) is currently is available for sale via her website (reahvalente.com) and on Amazon.
• Look out for upcoming news on Reah's new concert schedule. Reah will be performing throughout the US beginning in mid 2007.
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Aeeee Reah!! Poww Escutei U Remix que o Du Schwab fez de You're So Special!! Muitooo Bomm!!! Too Lokoo Pra esutar o resto do teu discooo!!! Beijosss Muieh!!!!
Reah consegui baixar a musica em português pelo myspace! Lindaaa ja tah nu meu mp3!! vou todos os dias pra facul escutando elaa!!! adorei!! Teu cd tem uma musica pra cada momentoo!!! Saudss!!! Fuiii!!
Hi! Reah! your new songs are wonderful! congratulations for new album! adooOOooReii falar cntgo!!! lpas´ldápsldp´saldpas´dlasp´dls
Querida Marivalda: Você me emociona só de lembrar! Quero sim todas as fotos que der pra mandar. Não é que me falhe a memória mas ver as imagens é bem mais legal do que ficar só lembrando, né? Can´t wait to listen all the crazy stuff you´re doing. I already know it rocks!!! Please, when you star to kick some asses just let me know, ok?! Love ya!
Gracias por el add. Muchos saludos desde Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, España.
<br />Thank you for the add. Kind regards from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
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HOLY SH*T!!! I heard you advertised on the Target commercial with Prince last night!! YEAH GIRL!! Can't wait to hear the record! :)) Hope you had a great time in Brazil, looking forward to raging soon...
Thanks for the add! Good to have you as a friend! So great to see the internet in action this way, shortening distances between people. :) I hope all's well with you and that you enjoy checking out my web site at www.faberoptime.com some time. For occasional, new, refreshing, insightful and (possibly?!) valuable content, I encourage you to sign up for my free newsfeed/email newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!). Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
