Blessed with a fat (low tone) alto Saxophone and soulful phrasing Victor has
taken his first steps into a living he's dreamed of having for years. Born
Feb 7th 1972 in a hard working family, Valente was influenced by greats
such as Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Young to Donny Hathaway, Grover Washington
jr. and Miles Davis. His sound has been noted for being Funky, Hip Hoppish,
Jazzy and soulful. At the young age of 19 Victor began living on his own
in New York City Working fulltime as a bike messenger, producer, Dj and
engineer for numberous underground Hip Hop artists Such as Shine Head and
metaphyiscal. By the age of 25 Victor met up with Richard Lee Sisco (Multi
Musician and Music Coordinator to Harry Belefonte' during the filming of the
motion picture "Beat Street") who has been his best friend, teacher and
mentor. Since then Victor spent most of his time on educating himself
musically. In 1999 Victor moved back to Southern Massachussetts due to
family and health issues. Currently Victor Valente is looking foward to his
independent debut release "Off the Canvas" set for January 20th 2006.
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