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Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Pop
Location NEW YORK, New York, US
Profile Views: 14151
Last Login: 4/3/2012
Member Since 10/6/2006
Website http://valeriegomes.com
Record Label Unsigned
Bio
NYC based Valerie Gomes has been writing music since the late 80s. She has performed at The Cornelia Street Cafe,The Bitter End, Jane's Cafe, Baggot Inn, C Note, CBGB's Gallery, Orange Bear, The Triad, Rose's Turn, Kenny's Castaways, Dont Tell Mama, and many other NYC night spots. She has been on WBAI radio and performed her "Tower Song'" at a Sept. 11th fundraiser at the B'hai Center. She sings and arranges backup vocals for many N.Y.C. musicians, and has credits on many artists' CDs... .. Her first solo recording, ..Time Will Tell .. (2001), is an honest and sincere representation of her music. The gentle guitar and vocals take the listener on an intimate journey through Val's life experiences. .. Her follow-up CD, ..Valerie Gomes Live .., features some of her most popular and requested songs, performed with her band, at Rose's Turn in Greenwich Village. These CDs may be purchased from CDbaby.com/vgomes1 and vgomes2 click on the blue links... .. Valerie's latest CD, .. Hold On To The Dream.., is her first full production recording. Produced by .. Brad Craig.. at ..Fretman Studios ..,"Hold On To The Dream" brings Val's beautiful songs and vocals to a new plateau. From the simple vocal and guitar melodies of the title track, to the electro-samba "Cold Wind", to the full strings and piano on "Life Unkind", this CD promises to please new and old fans alike. "Hold On To The Dream" is available now at ..Val's website.., and here at .. CD Baby... .. ........................VALERIE GOMES: Hold On To The Dream......Like Joni/ folk pop with a little blues and jazz thrown in........................... ........................VALERIE GOMES: Time will Tell......Soothing and relaxing, intimate, mellow guitar and vocal CD. Feels like you are sitting in the living room with the artist........................... ........................VALERIE GOMES: Valerie Gomes Live......Pop/folk songs that chronicle the artist's lifetime of relationships and experiences..........................
Members
Adam Levin -- piano, backing vocals/piano arrangements Lyris Hung -- violin, Brad Craig -- bass/guitar. Justin Flynn -- saxophone. RD Hansen -- saxophone. Joel Arnow--Drums. Dan Schlessinger-- Saxophone. John Mazlish--backing vocals
Influences
Joni mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello, Hall and Oates, Michael McDonald, Jimmy Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Dr John, Maria Muldar, The Jackson five, Simon and Garfunkel, The Doors, The Beatles, The Monkeys, Van Morrison, Jethro Tull, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, Carol King, Janis Joplin, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Greg Allman and The Allman Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Peter Frampton, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Anderson, John Coltrane,Miles Davis,Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Jeff Beck, The Marshall Tucker Band, Little Feat, and many others of whom I can't remember right now.
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NYC based Valerie Gomes has been writing music since the late 80s. She has performed at The Cornelia Street Cafe,The Bitter End, Jane's Cafe, Baggot Inn, C Note, CBGB's Gallery, Orange Bear, The Triad, Rose's Turn, Kenny's Castaways, Dont Tell Mama, and many other NYC night spots. She has been on WBAI radio and performed her "Tower Song'" at a Sept. 11th fundraiser at the B'hai Center. She sings and arranges backup vocals for many N.Y.C. musicians, and has credits on many artists' CDs.

Her first solo recording, Time Will Tell (2001), is an honest and sincere representation of her music. The gentle guitar and vocals take the listener on an intimate journey through Val's life experiences.
Her follow-up CD, Valerie Gomes Live , features some of her most popular and requested songs, performed with her band, at Rose's Turn in Greenwich Village. These CDs may be purchased from CDbaby.com/vgomes1 and vgomes2 click on the blue links.

Valerie's latest CD, Hold On To The Dream, is her first full production recording. Produced by Brad Craig at Fretman Studios ,"Hold On To The Dream" brings Val's beautiful songs and vocals to a new plateau. From the simple vocal and guitar melodies of the title track, to the electro-samba "Cold Wind", to the full strings and piano on "Life Unkind", this CD promises to please new and old fans alike. "Hold On To The Dream" is available now at Val's website, and here at CD Baby.

VALERIE GOMES: Hold On To The Dream

Like Joni/ folk pop with a little blues and jazz thrown in.

VALERIE GOMES: Time will Tell

Soothing and relaxing, intimate, mellow guitar and vocal CD. Feels like you are sitting in the living room with the artist.

VALERIE GOMES: Valerie Gomes Live

Pop/folk songs that chronicle the artist's lifetime of relationships and experiences

Member Since:

October 06, 2006

Members:

Adam Levin -- piano, backing vocals/piano arrangements Lyris Hung -- violin, Brad Craig -- bass/guitar. Justin Flynn -- saxophone. RD Hansen -- saxophone. Joel Arnow--Drums. Dan Schlessinger-- Saxophone. John Mazlish--backing vocals

Influences:

Joni mitchell, Joan Armatrading, Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Aimee Mann, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Elvis Costello, Hall and Oates, Michael McDonald, Jimmy Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Dr John, Maria Muldar, The Jackson five, Simon and Garfunkel, The Doors, The Beatles, The Monkeys, Van Morrison, Jethro Tull, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren, Carol King, Janis Joplin, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Greg Allman and The Allman Brothers, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Peter Frampton, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Anderson, John Coltrane,Miles Davis,Chick Corea, Stanley Clark, Jeff Beck, The Marshall Tucker Band, Little Feat, and many others of whom I can't remember right now.