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Valerie Nicole
Pop / Rock / Indie

Live Your Dreams...



Reading (Birdsboro), Pennsylvania
United States

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Last Login:  7/11/2009
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Member Since12/10/2006
Band Websitehttp://www.valerienicole.net
Band Members

Booking info: contact Valerie at bookme@valerienicole.net


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Valerie Nicole: vocals, keyboard, guitar


MEET THE BAND:


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Keith Privigyi: lead guitar



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Jon Rossi: drums



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Derek Mauldin: bass guitar


Influences


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

Sounds Like


Soulful, energetic pop/rock. If you like Sara Bareilles, Pink, Fiona Apple, Alanis Morrisette, Sheryl Crow, or Natasha Bedingfield, you'll probably like this.

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Brand new January 2009 album "From the Heart" now available through paypal and CD Baby. Available on iTunes soon!

VALERIE NICOLE: From The Heart

"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 Searching”, 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 Heart”. 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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You can buy my 2007 4-song EP on-line! Includes: "Can't Imagine", "Fed Up", "You Never Really Loved Me", and "And She Sang". Recorded at HCD Studios in Parkville, MD. Musicians that contributed to the recording were: Brian Potts on drums, Garrett Long on bass guitar, and Justin Palanci on electric guitar.

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RADIO INTERVIEWS

1/5/09 Here's my live interview and performance on WCHE 1520 AM on the Jay and Randy Morning Show

5/16/08 - Interview and live performance on WCHE 1520 AM in West Chester, PA The Dixon.com show

2/17/08 - Interviewed by Crazy John Kerecz of OSHRadio.com at the Millennium Music Conference www.oshradio.com
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PAST PRESS:

Montgomery Newspapers - Ticket Magazine

The PA Musician

Reading Eagle - Weekend and Voices sections

BCTV - The Acoustic Roadshow

Channel 69 News

Berks Mont News





PAST BOOKINGS:


Alpenhof Restaurant and Guesthouse - Reading, PA
American MusicFest - Harrisburg, PA
Auburn Road Vinyards - Pilesgrove, NJ
Bertie's Inn - Reading, PA
Bixler's Lodge - Reading, PA
Blandon Lion's Club - Blandon, PA
Boyertown Farmer's Market - Boyertown, PA
Boyertown Hard Bean Cafe - Boyertown, PA
Cape May Singer Songwriter - Cape May, NJ
Carley's Ristorante and Piano Bar - Harrisburg, PA
Carney's - Cape May, NJ
Chile Pepper Food Fest - Bowers, PA
Chambers 19 & The Other Side - Doylestown, PA
Churchill Inc. - Pottstown, PA
Cornerstone Coffeehouse - Camp Hill, PA
Covatta's Brinton Lodge - Douglassville, PA
Crave Coffee and Gelato - Womelsdorf, PA
Creekside Cultural Center - Lenhartsville, PA
Crocodile Rock Cafe - Allentown, PA
Crossroads Coffee House - Roxborough/Manayunk, PA
Dawson Street Pub - Philadelphia (Manayunk), PA
The Draught Horse/Cherry Pit - Philadelphia, PA
Ephrata Performing Arts Center - Ephrata, PA
Evergreen Miniature Golf - Douglassville, PA
Exspresso Yourself Cafe - Douglassville, PA
Family Time Farm - Oley, PA
The Flying Dog - Earlville, PA
Fraternal Order of Eagles events - Stroudsburg, PA
Freddy's Tavern - Bristol, PA
Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel - Fredericksburg, PA
Get the Word Out - Mt. Airy/Philly, PA
Global Libations - Kutztown, PA
Goggleworks - Reading, PA
Greater Reading Expo - Reading, PA
Gullifty's Underground - Camp Hill, PA
Hard Bean Cafe - Hamburg, PA
Harrisburg Civic Club - Harrisburg, PA
It's A Grind Coffee House - Paoli, PA
KatManDu - Trenton, NJ
Kildare's - Philadelphia (Manayunk), PA
Kutztown Folk Fest - Kutztown, PA
Kutztown Optimist Club - Kutztown, PA
Kutztown University - Kutztown, PA
Lickety Split - Philadelphia, PA
Marie's Hard Bean Cafe - Fleetwood, PA
Max Crema's - Fleetwood, PA
Millennium Music Conference - Harrisburg, PA
Mid-Day Cafe - Reading, PA
Molly Maguire's Pub - Phoenixville, PA
Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA
National Vigil for Hope Event - Scranton, PA
Neena's Brick Oven - Sewell, NJ
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair - Richboro, PA
private parties - Berks County, PA
private weddings - Berks County, PA
Sample Somerville - Somerville, NJ
Sidewalk Expo - Boyertown, PA
Starbuck's - Wyomissing, PA
Steel City Coffeehouse - Phoenixville, PA
Stonersville Hotel - Birdsboro, PA
Summit Bar & Grille - Macungie, PA
William Penn Restaurant and Bar - Lebanon, PA
Women's Show @ York Expo Center - York, PA


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2009 10:00P
DAWSON STREET PUB (VNB) Philadelphia (manayunk), Pennsylvania
Jul 17 2009 9:30P
FREDDIE’S TAVERN (VNB) Bristol, Pennsylvania
Jul 18 2009 5:30P
KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY - MAIN STAGE (VNB) Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Jul 18 2009 10:00P
Sokols (with Pulse) Reading, Pennsylvania
Jul 25 2009 9:00P
Grandpa’s Growler (with Pulse) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Jul 31 2009 10:00P
Ye Old Ale House (with Pulse) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 1 2009 10:00P
Village Tavern (with Pulse) Leesport, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 2009 3:00P
MUSIKFEST - MARTIN GUITAR LEIDERPLATZ (solo) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Aug 7 2009 7:00P
HARD BEAN CAFE (solo) Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2009 5:00P
Lake-A-Palooza @ Blue Mountain Lakes (Pulse) Schuykill Haven, Pennsylvania
Aug 8 2009 9:00P
VFW Post 3432 (with Pulse) Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2009 4:00P
private wedding (VNB) Reading, Pennsylvania
Aug 14 2009 9:00P
The Ritz on Main (with Pulse) New Holland, Pennsylvania
Aug 15 2009 7:00P
Sun Valley Campgrounds (with Pulse) Bowmansville, Pennsylvania
Aug 21 2009 7:00P
BERTIE’S INN (solo) Reading, Pennsylvania
Aug 22 2009 8:00P
WILLIAM PENN RESTAURANT & BAR (solo) Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Aug 29 2009 4:00P
SOMERVILLE MUSIC ON MAIN (solo) Somerville, New Jersey
Sep 5 2009 10:00P
Seven Stars Inn (Pulse) Bethel
Sep 12 2009 10:00P
Sokols (with Pulse) Reading, Pennsylvania
Sep 18 2009 9:00P
The Other Side (with Pulse) Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Sep 24 2009 9:00P
KILDARE’S with Angela Dipalantino Band (VNB) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 4 2009 11:00A
WOMEN’S SHOW @ YORK EXPO CENTER (VNB) York, Pennsylvania
Oct 23 2009 9:00P
The Ritz on Main (with Pulse) New Holland, Pennsylvania
Oct 24 2009 10:00P
Village Tavern (with Pulse) Leesport, Pennsylvania
Oct 31 2009 10:00P
Blue Mountain Lakes (Pulse) SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Nov 1 2009 8:00P
RECORDING IN L.A.!!! Nov 1st-20th Los Angeles, California
Dec 11 2009 10:00P
MOLLY MAGUIRE’S PUB (VNB) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

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   About Valerie Nicole


Valerie grew up in rural Birdsboro, PA, but always had her sights set on bigger and better things. She always jokes that she practically came out of the womb singing and knew at a very early age that music would be a significant part of her life. As a kid, she listened to The Beatles, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Aerosmith (her mom's favorite bands), which were a definite influence on her appreciation of music. She began singing in choirs at age 6, playing piano at age 7, and playing flute at age 8. Involvement in numerous music groups throughout her entire primary, intermediate, and high school years soon followed.

Her passion for music led to her decision to study music in college, where she received formal training in music theory, ear training, sight singing, and composition. This is when she picked up a guitar for the first time and fell in love with it. She also discovered her natural talent for songwriting shortly afterwards. After four years of hard work, she completed her Bachelor's of Music in Music Education from Elizabethtown College in 2005. She was even awarded the Theodore Presser Scholarship for outstanding achievement as a music major her junior year!

After graduation, she spent a few years teaching general/vocal music in the elementary schools, but decided teaching was not for her. So, she read everything and anything she could about the music business and jumped full-force into pursuing a career in music. After competing at the 2007 American Model and Talent Competition in Orlando, FL, she was awarded 3rd place in the singer/songwriter category. She also had her single "Can't Imagine" accepted by Indie Express to be on their Volume 1 CD in March 2008. This CD was distributed at Canadian Music Week as well as to press and radio stations in Australia! She has been featured in local eastern PA newspapers and radio stations such as The PA Musician, The Reading Eagle, Ticket Magazine (Montgomery Newspapers), Berks-Mont News, and WCHE 1520 AM.

Valerie Nicole writes and sings her own original pop/rock material and plays acoustic guitar and keyboard. She has been touring eastern PA and NJ since January 2008, including special showcases at Musikfest, Millennium Music Conference, and SS Cape May. She now performs with a back-up band. Her new album "From the Heart" was released on January 9th, 2009, which has opened up several opportunities for Valerie. She was recently nominated in the Best Female Vocalist category for the 717 Music Awards held in Harrisburg, PA this June.

Future projects in 2009 include a music video for "Misunderstood", recording her 3rd album in LA, and tv/film licensing opportunities.

Valerie Nicole Band supports... National Vigil for Hope

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Valerie Nicole on the Martin Guitar Leiderplatz at Musikfest 2008





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Valerie Nicole's Friends Comments
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alan hare





Jul 7 2009 2:51 PM

thanks for add
nice songs
Gary Rosenberger (Inky Diver)





Jul 6 2009 4:46 PM

Awesome. Happy Delayed 4th of July.
Adam





Jul 3 2009 11:15 PM

God bless.
Louis Lips





Jul 5 2009 11:26 PM

great time thanks for the music!
THE ROCKERS





Jul 3 2009 5:23 PM

The Rockers are offering Land of the Free as a free download during the Independence Day weekend as a gesture of support for the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families. We are releasing the song ahead of schedule to support our American heroes. God bless the USA!
The Synthetics





Jun 30 2009 4:45 PM

Thanks for the add. The Synthetics
Mohamed Ali


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Jun 27 2009 3:46 AM

thanx for the add
♥ Lori ♥





Jun 22 2009 12:56 AM

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason.. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you can't get them back. So I'm gonna tie you to my heart so I never lose you. Send this to all your friends including me and see how many you get back. Send this balloon to everybody you like. You may also return it to me. If four balloons are returned to you, something you have been waiting for a long time will happen!!!! Believe me...... It really happens! Send a lot of little balloons

If you open my heart,

guess what you are gonna see?

It's you. True friends are hard to find

so I kept you in my heart....
JOGGYN SMYLER, 3 Cds available online Worldwide





Jun 18 2009 10:12 PM

did you grow up there? if you did we grew up in similar enviornments.. you have two comments on this pic but it's saying that you have 0 comments..last I looked
Nick Nemesis





Jun 13 2009 6:02 AM

Whats Good
stoppin by to show sum love and announce
2 NEW SONGS!!!
somethin for the ladies and somethin for the dudes
and also to invite you to check out my page with tunz of free music downloads videos and songs to listen too
show the love il ALWAYS GET BAK AT YOURS !!

let me know what you think
SHOW SUM LOVE AND YOU ALREADY KNOW IL GET BACK AT YOU ;]
Angel Torres





Jun 11 2009 1:02 PM

Thank you for your comment, it means a lot to me, I'm so glad you like the music, please keep in touch.

God Bless,
Angel
Angel Torres





Jun 9 2009 8:42 PM

Thank you for the add and support, we are working hard to get the message of our music out there.
Send me a comment or a message with what you think so far of our music. It will be a blessing to have that from you. Thanks again for your support.

With Love,
Angel Torres
Pear St. Disturbance





Jun 8 2009 2:32 AM

Well best of luck on Saturday to you as well! We will play til like 1 I guess. If you make it great, if not we will see you soon!
Skyfall





Jun 5 2009 12:29 AM

Hey Valerie,
Likewise! It was great to meet you and we're definitely looking forward to playing together again in the future. Good luck with everything... looks like you've got some great things going!
-Ryan
Pennsylvania National Vigil For Hope





Jun 2 2009 2:00 AM

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DOLE SHAFFER





Jun 1 2009 4:55 AM

It is my Pleasure to be Your Friend!
Peace & Love Always,
Dole
DJ WHITEBREAD {GMD}





May 31 2009 7:46 PM

THNX 4 THA ADD/REQUEST COME BY THA PAGE AND LEMME KNO WAT U THINK BOUT THA TRACKZ
COMMENT BACK & SHOW LOVE
(YA BOI)
Tara Lea





May 28 2009 4:07 AM

Heyy girl it was great meeting you the other day, Keep in touch and lets book some shows together soon :)
Jessica





May 27 2009 7:46 PM

We want to thank you again for your support! Everyone loved you at the event!
Stasis





May 27 2009 9:34 PM

Hey Valerie!
Again it was great to see you and thanks so so much for saying hi and sticking around to catch our performance at May Rockfest, there are definitely going to have to be some Stasis/Valerie Nicole shows in the near future, best of luck with everything and we'll for sure be in touch to set some things up! Take care-
-Stasis
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May 26 2009 5:28 PM

So Sorry I missed your text this weekend....Been crazy with weddings all weekend. See ya soon!!
Elvin





May 24 2009 9:51 PM

Hi!, Passing by to salute you and wish you a nice week ahead!
Layden





May 21 2009 7:29 AM

Thanks for the add, Valerie. Hope you enjoy the music and keep spreading the good word! :) Layden.
Stasis





May 19 2009 8:05 PM

Hey Valerie!
We're looking forward to Sunday can't wait to see you there it's been a while! :)
-Stasis
MR. RICHARD





May 18 2009 3:44 AM

JUS' STOPPED BY TO SAY hey & ALWAYZ, "thanx", For The most gracious Add .....

GREATest ReSpects For your Work .....

ROCK ON !!!!

MR.
RICHARD
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