BMI Indie Spotlight: Valley Boy
Born in the San Fernando Valley, from where he takes his name, and inspired by Frank Ocean’s journey from songwriter to artist, Valley Boy (James Alan Ghaleb Amaradio) began his career writing and producing for household names like Sabrina Carpenter, Troye Sivan, Dua Lipa, Joji, Chezile and others before releasing music of his own. Valley Boy’s own songs are his outlet for creative carte blanche. He’s toured in support of Jeremy Zucker and Del Water Gap, has been co-signed by SZA (a fan of his song “Aloha” from his first EP), and in 2024 Valley Boy teamed up with his wife Delacey for the collab-album HONEYMOONERS, a record made on their honeymoon in Paris. On May 1, Valley Boy will release a debut LP all his own titled Children Of Divorce. Weaving together stirring vignettes from his childhood and of the people who made it up, Valley Boy agonizes over each detail to bring these “real kids” to life with personal morsels of things that can only be uncovered through years of therapy and self-discovery. The album has jagged edges, but just like in life, the feathery moments in between make it all the more worth the journey.
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