Valerie Reaper and the Keepers
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Valerie Reaper and the Keepers

New York City, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2013 | SELF

New York City, New York, United States | SELF
Established on Jan, 2013
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"Valerie Reaper & The Keepers Prepare to Conquer the World of Music"

Making it big in the music industry requires determination, consistency, and of course, talent and Valerie Reaper and the Keepers meet all of said qualifications. Valerie Reaper and the Keepers is a three piece folk/rock band based in New York who plan on taking the music world by storm. Made up of Valerie Reaper (vocalist and guitarist), Jack Breslin (bassist), and Ross Liberti (drummer), this tremendous trio are making sure that they do everything in their power to make their biggest dreams become reality.

While the band recently formed in December of 2013, they have already made quite the name for themselves and have been building a great amount of momentum. In addition to playing shows throughout New York and here in Philadelphia, the band has placed 2nd in NY’s Ultimate Singer/Songwriter Competition in January and just took first place in a preliminary round for a Boston-based battle of the bands last week (the finals are on the 20th). They’ve also performed their song, “Weighed and Wanting,” for NBC’s the Jimmy Lloyd Songwriter Showcase, and they don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

"We have some lofty goals! We want to open for some legendary acts. Not necessarily because they’d be good opportunities for us, but because sharing a bill with Billy Joel or the Decemberists would be a sublime and blissful experience and a lot of freakin’ fun. We have our sights set high for the rest of 2014 and for 2015. We were too new to really crack the festival circuit this summer, but this winter, we’ll hopefully be touring from Boston to DC and to Chicago. Next year, it’s SXSW or bust! After that, we’re hitting the festival circuit as hard as we can. Somewhere during that span, we’ll be releasing our first full-length album."

I’ve seen Valerie Reaper and the Keepers perform twice so far, and each time, they put on a hell of a show. Their energy is always great, they consistently interact with the audience, and they always seem to enjoy themselves. Whenever you have some free time, be sure to use it wisely and check out one of their shows.

Be sure to keep up with the band on Facebook and Twitter, and be sure to pick up their EP Cityscapes. - HypeFresh Magazine


Discography

Cityscapes EP

1. Blame It On Manhattan
2. Good Girl
3. Ohio
4. Nice
5. Brooklyn

All songs written by Valerie Reaper
All arrangements by Valerie Reaper and the Keepers
Music and Lyrics copyright (2014) of Valerie Reaper and the Keepers

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Valerie Reaper and the Keepers is an award winning band based in NYC. This power trio dramatically combines folk, indie, blues, and jazz into an energetic, lyric-driven frenzy. 

Valerie's tremendous voice gives a biting edge and darkness to her soul-searching storytelling and deep-delving lyrics. Instrumentally, the soloists of the band are also the rhythm-keepers. Jack Breslin (bass) and Adam Benham (drums) play effortlessly off each other. The artistry of the lyrics, the sheer force of Valerie's powerful voice, and the virtuosity of her rhythm section offers listeners a captivating range of toe-tapping jams, heart breaking ballads, and cheeky blues.

This award winning band has been featured on NBC (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JptWttqo_6g), CNN, the Inspired Word, and a number of printed publications in Boston, Providence, Hartford, New York, and Hoboken. Valerie Reaper and the Keepers won the 2014 NYC Rompetition, represented NYC in the 2014 finals,and took second place in the 2014 NYC Ultimate Singer-Songwriter Contest. 

For more information, please visit valeriereaperandthekeepers.com, or email at valeriereapermusic@gmail.com

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