| Jeffrey was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan but both of his parents came from
Mississippi for economic opportunity. |
| He started
playing an acoustic guitar at his aunt's house at the age of 9. By the age of 11 his
mother would buy him his first guitar for $35.00. |
| He worked a paper route
for a few years and was able to afford his first semi-professional guitar at the age of
14. By the age of 16 he bought his first professional "Fender" guitar. At the age of 17, Jeffrey was playing the local club scene on a regular basis
and was making a "buzz" in the local music community. He was discovered by (the
late) Bobby and Tommy De Barge and was asked to became their guitar player. He learned the
"art of recording" from Bobby and Tom and soon was writing and recording his own
music. |
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| Jeffrey
Valantine worked with the best in the music business and was influenced by Jimmy Hendrix,
Prince and Charles Singleton. |
| By the age
of 22, he recorded his first hit "Lonely Room" and was very busy producing hits
for other artists at "Grand Land Entertainment", his production company. |
| Jeffrey is
a talented musician, artist, producer and songwriter. Together with Michelle Flowers
(Gospel Artist) and J'Lahm (Rap Artist) he will be touring the United States, United
Kingdom and the world market to promote his albums and BIE Records.
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