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Val-Inc.com
Val Jeanty, Live Afro-Electronica
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Mission Statement: Afro-Electronica-Ambient-Rhythms and Chants take your soul on a Afro-Experimental Journey, Val-Inc music is for the Psyche and Soul. Her work embodies live samples, digitally processed Afro-rhythms, and ambient ethnic chants, creating her own level in the genre of Electronica Music.

Her agenda as a Cutting Edge Artist and Inspiring Influences come from her Ancestors. Her music is a median where the Old (her Ancestors) and the new (technology) are joined as one. Combining and Incorporating the Musical Traditions of her Ancestors' Past into the Future.
Current Work
La Biennale Di Venezia
Sept. 19, 2003 12:00 A.M.
Venezia, Italy
http://www.labiennale.org/
History
Val-Inc is Val's Incorporation of the musical Traditions of her Ancestor's Past into the Future. Born and raised in Haiti, Val's percussive culture and background is the foundation of her creations.

Living and creating in New York City for the past 10 years, a multi-talented drummer/producer/recording engineer, Val has worked at The Cutting Room, Sound On Sound, The Power Station and Avatar Studios with a diverse group of artists including Geri Allen, Anthony Braxton and Wandada Leo Smith. She has established herself as one of the most original and cutting edge artists/producers on the New York experimental underground scene and within the world of Electronica music.

Her live Afro-Electronica Orchestration has been showcased at NYC venues such as The Whitney Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, The Public Theater and The Kitchen. She has also performed at Portland Institute of Contemporary Art as well as International performances at SaalFelden'02 in Austria, Stanser Musiktage'03 in Switzerland, and the upcoming La Biennale Di Venezia in Italy. She received a 2003 Meet The Composer Grant and a Van Lier Grant in 2000, awarded by Harvestworks Multimedia Art Center.
Honors
Van Lier Grant '00/ Meet the Composer Grant '03

Union Affiliations/Professional Organizations
Actors Equity,AFTRA,Dramatists Guild,SAG,Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers,United Scenic Artists, Freelance
Contact
WWW.VAL-INC.COM
Artist Location
NY, NY

Type of artist
Composer, Performer, Technical, Designer(theater), Other
General Themes
Activism/Social Justice, Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Identity, Peace/Conflict Resolution, Feminism/Gender Issues, Art Forms/Art Criticism
Keywords
WWW.VAL-INC.COM
Last updated on November 10th, 2003

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