Valerie Day
Valerie sings jazz and blogs about the neuroscience of love from her home in Portland OR
Information
Genre:
Jazz, Soul, R&B, Pop
Hometown:
Portland OR
Record Label:
Indie
 
Valerie Day
Valerie Day

Valerie Day A new (and fun) way to practice the piano - climb some stairs!

Source: www.youtube.com
We believe that the easiest way to change people's behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do. We call it The fun theory. http://www.thefuntheory.com
Kelly Corliss
Kelly Corliss
Val, i loved this video. that last kid would have been me
October 22 at 5:02pm
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
you're right - i can totally picture it!
October 24 at 5:46pm
Mike Horsfall
Mike Horsfall
I'd probably split my jeans trying to reach a 6th.
October 27 at 10:40am
Valerie Day

Valerie Day "Because our human brain can learn to listen to anything, music has no cage. All music needs is a violated pattern, an order interrupted by a disorder, for in that acoustic friction, we hallucinate a feeling. Music is that feeling." From "Proust Was A Neuroscientist" by Jonah Lehrer.

October 15 at 11:14am
Kelley Shannon
Kelley Shannon
Sounds like ecstasy...
October 15 at 11:47am
Joel Owens
Joel Owens
Sorry, still can't subscribe to 'Country or Western'. Hey! Maybe it's not music after all! That explains it!
October 15 at 1:04pm
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Hey Joel - I felt the same until I heard Ray Charles sing C&W...once you hear Ray singing "whoopie i oh kayay" none of it sounds the same! Here's a video story on the country records he made. They don't play enough of the ACTUAL record here, but i bet you can find it on Amazon or iTunes of you're interested in checking it out. Let me know what you think!
http://vimeo.com/5395473
October 16 at 5:03pm
Erik Freund

Erik Freund  Should I Say Yes: Nu Shooz Valerie Day Nu Shooz*

October 12 at 1:05pm
Valerie Day

Valerie Day Darrell Grant shared this on his FB page - a band from Quebec that does 80's covers in a Gypsy Jazz style. Love it! Hmmm...I wonder if they take requests?

Source: thelostfingers.com
This acoustic trio based in Quebec city plays standards of the gypsy jazz repertoire (à la Django Reinhardt) as well as their arrangements of hits of the 80's. Their young history as a band has already ...
Valerie Day

Valerie Day A great way to start you day...(or take a break from it - or end it!)

Source: www.youtube.com
"In Performance At The White House" The Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song: Celebrating The Music Of Stevie Wonder Presented By President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama The White House - East Room Washington D.C., USA Date: Wednesday February 25, 2009
Thea Enos
Thea Enos
This is fabulous. Wow.
October 6 at 7:30pm
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
She's just too much isn't she!
October 6 at 10:38pm
Thea Enos
Thea Enos
Yes! And I just learned she's from Portland - double wow! It's my new favorite song - thanks for sharing!
October 7 at 7:58am
Valerie Day
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Valerie Day
Valerie Day
OK...THAT didn't work! I was trying to send out a newsletter from my website and somehow it ended up on FB! I guess modern technology + a head cold and late night computer work = Lorum ipsum!
October 1 at 11:17pm
Erik Freund

Erik Freund hope the day is going well ms val

Valerie Day

Valerie Day Remember Brain Chemistry For Lovers - that show about the science of romantic love that I debuted with Darrell Grant and the Portland Chamber Orchestra last February? Well I finally have a short video put together of highlights of the performance to share with you. Here's to Love!

Source: vimeo.com
Where the Art of Music meets the Science of Love. Brain Chemistry For Lovers uses music, film and the latest discoveries in the world of neuroscience to explore one of the most universal of all human experiences – Romantic Love. ...
Erik Freund

Erik Freund just stopping on in to say hello

September 21 at 1:16pm · Report
Bylli Crayone
Bylli Crayone
You made Erik's day!
October 16 at 5:54pm
Erik Freund
November 6 at 9:23am
Lynda Metzger Teutsch

Lynda Metzger Teutsch Valerie, You look fabulous. Miss vocal lessons with you. How fun. I have two litte guys now. I waited forever to have them. Worth the wait. Great to see you!

September 21 at 12:25pm · Report
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Thanks Lynda! Congrats on your two little guys. Boys are the best - totally worth the wait. (I have a 14 year old son who is the coolest - we waited 20 years to have him!). Hope your still singing...thanks for getting in touch.
September 26 at 10:42am
Lynda Metzger Teutsch
Lynda Metzger Teutsch
His name is Malcom, right? What a cutey. I remember when I would come for lessons and he was just toddling around! I can't believe he is 14!!! You are right, boys are the best!!
September 26 at 10:55am
Valerie Day

Valerie Day Love this! Here's a pretty funny "mash up" of NU SHOOZ and Divo sent to us by a Nu Shooz MySpace fan...

Source: viewmorepics.myspace.com
Photo 3 of 7 from My Photos by Tom on Myspace.com. See all pictures in the My Photos photo gallery on MySpace Photos.
J.d. Steele
J.d. Steele
Hey Valerie, I went looling for you and John and found you. I hope all is well. Still making music here in Mpls. Look forward to hearing new music from you guys
August 29 at 11:53am
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Great to hear from you J.d.! Glad that you are still making music. You and your family have such amazing voices. We have many fond memories of making "Told U So" with you in Minneapolis all those years ago. Please stay in touch!
September 3 at 12:24pm
Kristen Merrill

Kristen Merrill Valerie, so good to see you here. I joined FB a few months back. Hope you are wonderful. Amazing and beautiful! I hope you remember me, I was a student of yours through MHCC. Take care, Kristen:)

August 7 at 8:40pm · Report
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Hi Kristen - so good to see you here as well! It's been a long time since you were in my teaching studio. Hope you're still singing and that life is good. From your photo it looks like it's been treating you really well.
August 12 at 4:56pm
Jym McMurdo

Jym McMurdo Heya Valerie :) Where can I hear your new stuff? Any plans on hitting it up here in Seattle?

August 6 at 5:14pm · Report
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Hi Jym - Only on the web for now....either at www.valeriedaysings.com or www.nushoozmusic.com. If you sign up for my mailing list at valeriedaysings, i can keep you posted about any Seattle dates that I'm planning on doing : )
August 12 at 4:55pm
Erik Freund

Erik Freund is nu shooz coming out with a new album

July 28 at 2:18pm · Report
Valerie Day
Valerie Day
Yes! It's called "Pandora's Box". We thought we would have it out by now, but got distracted by other projects and a move from the house we've lived in for 16 years. Can't wait (sorry - that just comes out sometimes ; ) to get back to the music. Please stay tuned and thanks for asking!
August 1 at 12:51pm
Bylli Crayone
Bylli Crayone
Hey Val - Keep me posted on the upcoming release.
Much love to you and John
August 12 at 11:17am