Bio.
INSPIRED BY DIFFERENCE.
Chris Valentino was born in Hoboken New Jersey into a family of jazz musicians.
His interest in music stemmed mostly from his father, who began teaching him at the early age of five how to play the drums. His father’s career as a musician took Chris from coast to coast, and the experience gave him the opportunity to see first hand how music speaks to the heart. Within that time Chris gained a love for rhythm as a universal form of expression.
Through the years he gained experience playing a variety of genres at live venues like House of Blues, Hard Rock Live, City Jazz, The Viper Room, Avalon, The Whisky, Universal Studios, just to name a few. Some of his work includes performing with many international signed artist In addition to being a consummate drummer, he has also performed as a percussionist, bassist, and keyboardist.
Chris’s experiences made him long to delve deeper into the art of music and became interested in creating compositions of his own. He is adept at Pro Tools
Ableton and other leading industry programs that assist him in materializing the melodies, harmonies and rhythms in his mind. He’s considered an avid composer, engineer, and producer, and has worked with the likes of Stephen Bray (Madonna , The Color Purple) And Michael Verdick (The Eagles, John Lennon, The Jets, Bryan Adams) Chris enjoys having his hands in a variety of projects is hard at work on his next creative venture.
Lessons.
Chris is currently accepting students for private instruction.