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Val Louis Band
ROCK & POPS BEST MUSIC
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Why Choose Val Louis Solo Performer?
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When you hire Val Louis, you instantly save by avoiding the cost of larger bands while still getting the full authentic band sound and quality of the original artists. Val’s talent is on par with a full three-piece band handling vocals, keyboard, and trumpet—offering the experience of three musicians for the price of one.
DJs are great at spinning, but Val delivers as a true live performer playing the familiar, crowd-pleasing songs that keep everyone enjoying the vibe and ordering more from the kitchen and bar. The great thing about hiring Val Louis is that his setlist is full of timeless classics and popular hits that everyone knows and loves so they stay longer and spend more. Just listen to Val's live performance by clicking the arrow under the microphone above. That is the exact quality sound you get and hear when you hire Val Louis solo performer.
Throughout his career, he’s performed thousands of gigs. That kind of experience is what separates an inexperienced performer from a seasoned pro like Val Louis, who can read the room and either get the crowd dancing or bring it to a hush with an emotional ballad, all while having every genre of music at his fingertips.
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About
Val’s years in Florida have fueled his pop rock cover bands, Joint Venture, funk horn band Hornland and his original rock project, The Val Louis Band. They’ve played at popular spots like The Bank & Blues, Saints & Sinners, Finns, White Eagle, First Turn, Franks, Froggy’s, 1405, Delandapalooza, Breezy Jazz House, The Casements original songwriter festival and Cabbage Patch during Oktoberfest growing a following along the way.
Val began performing at the age of 10 alongside his dad, Joe, in Brooklyn, Long Island, and other parts of New York. Since his twenties, he has shared the stage with legendary acts like Sam & Dave (“I’m a Soul Man,” “Hold On, I’m Comin”), Kid Creole (Dr. Buzzard and the Original Savannah Band) on the Mike Douglas Show, and Richie Cannata (Billy Joel’s saxophonist), who played on Val's first solo album. Val traveled the U.S. Midwest and Canada with the show band Justus and toured the Amazon in Brazil with the Peter Duchin Orchestra.
Val was the horn section leader for 10 years in the Paper Bag, a 70-piece rock band from Long Island, and also entertained PACAF troops in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Hawaii. For a decade, he led his band Niteflite as frontman, lead vocalist, /keyboardist/ trumpeter scoring gigs through some of the most renowned music agencies on L.I. and NYC. Val was the band leader and musical arranger for Amethyst, a popular female vocal trio that performed at the legendary New York-New York and Catch a Rising Star in Manhattan.
Val's CDs include... Cool n Easy, Four On The Floor, That was Now This is Then, and Band Bang Boom
Sam & Dave
Val on trumpet
Paper Bag 2024
(Click here MUSIC and it will take you to Val's original album.)
Playing solo chair next to the great Frank Figuera, lead trumpet for Frank Sinatra. Peter Duchin Orchestra Christmas cruise. Circa 2002
Val is also a Steinway-certified piano technician and was the first piano tech at MTSU before moving on to Ball State University
where he tuned for the Hasting's International Piano Concerto Competition's.
valspiano.com
Alongside his Val Louis solo performances, he also plays lead trumpet for Project 13, a 12-piece band blending jazz, rock, and funk in Daytona.
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