VALERIE VILLA performs the song "ENEMY" for BalconyTV. Subscribe to us right now at http://bit.ly/15yj4oc
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PRESENTED BY TIM WRIGHT
I ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC, INFLUENCED MOSTLY BY MY DAD. HE LOVES POP MUSIC, COUNTRY ETC. I LEARN'T TO PLAY THE GUITAR WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12 (SELF TAUGHT) FOR A CLASS TALENT SHOW. I DIDN’T DO SO WELL THEN BUT IVE BEEN PLAYING SINCE. I LOVED PLAYING THE GUITAR AND THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL I WOULD PRACTICE FOR HOURS JUST JAMMING WITH MYSELF IN MY LITTLE ROOM. I WAS A LONER THEN AND MUSIC HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY OUTLET. YEARS LATER AFTER FINISHING LAW SCHOOL I IMMEDIATELY FOUND A JOB IN A LAW FIRM FULL TIME IN MAREEBA. I WORKED HARD DURING THE WEEK AND DURING THE WEEKEND ID COME DOWN TO CAIRNS AND DO WHAT EVER –INTERESTING THINGS LIKE LONG BOARDING, GOING OUT AND LATER ON BUSKING. I DID WELL BUSKING AND I MET A FEW PEOPLE INCLUDING GRETA STANLEY –SHES A VERY TALENTED LOCAL SINGER SONGWRITER. I THINK SHE WAS THE ONE WHO INSPIRED ME TO START WRITING MY OWN STUFF (I’VE ONLY EVER DONE COVERS). A FEW MONTHS LATER A LOT OF PEOPLE I MET RECOMMENDED ME TO PLAY SOME OF MY ORIGINAL AT SINGER SONG WRITERS AT MONDOS. THERE I MET TERRY DOYLE MY MENTOR. I FELL IN LOVE WITH TERRY THAT NIGHT AND WHO THEN ON TOOK ME IN AS A STUDENT. HE’S HELPED ME A LOT LIKE DEVELOPED MY SKILL AND GAVE ME EXPOSURE WHICH HELPED ME BECOME CONFIDENT AND INTRODUCED ME WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE. THE PAST FEW MONTHS IVE BEEN WRITING MORE ORIGINALS PLAYING AT DIFFERENT PLACES LIKE COAST FM, THE TANKS MARKETS, AT KEWARRA BEACH. I’VE ALSO BEEN BUSKING ONCE IN A WHILE AND OF COURSE EVERY THURSDAY AT MONDOS SINGER SONGWRITERS. I DON’T HAVE A CD YET BUT I"M WORKING AT IT.
