Guestbook

<p>Serendipity.&nbsp; Fortune.&nbsp; <em>Destiny</em>.&nbsp; They&rsquo;re foreign words to most of us, lost in life during the search for our own ultimate fate.&nbsp; Few are born with any knowledge of their purpose in the world, but if they are, it&rsquo;s often recognized early on.&nbsp; Some realize it through sports, others through public service and a small number do so through music, our most universal platform to connect.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Nycole Valentina</strong>, a MySpace success story and passionate singer/songwriter, falls into the latter category. &nbsp;Before she could tie her shoelaces, she was born a singer.&nbsp; She&rsquo;s convinced she had her breakthrough moment at four years of age.&nbsp; Laughing, she retells the tale:&nbsp; &ldquo;I went to Disney World with my parents, and the first thing I did was walk right up to Mickey Mouse to sing.&nbsp; I belted out: <em>&lsquo;It&rsquo;s my party, and I&rsquo;ll cry if I want to!</em>&rsquo;&nbsp; From that moment on, I always carried with me this feeling that I was supposed to be singing.&nbsp; And it hasn&rsquo;t stopped since.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>Born in Mississippi, Nycole is bound to a tradition of soulful, emotional music, and all of her life experiences are evident in her new album, &ldquo;<strong>The Revenge of Nycole Valentina</strong>.&rdquo;&nbsp; At just 19-years-old, her &ldquo;<strong>Revenge</strong>&rdquo; is a dynamic blend of pop, RnB, soul and club music that is aimed, precisely, in many directions.&nbsp; And while the overall theme might be about a broken heart, her angst isn&rsquo;t fueled by just the emotional rage from a break-up; it&rsquo;s tied into her experiences with people in the industry, her personal life and the world in general.&nbsp; She&rsquo;s honed the sound on this record through years of competitions, relationships and a steadfast belief that she&rsquo;s destined to succeed and make &ldquo;feel-good, uplifting music that the masses will love.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p> <p>Nycole got her first taste of the recording industry at 12-years-old, cutting demos for Body Head Entertainment, a music label owned by former boxing champion, Roy Jones, Jr.&nbsp; Having lived in Florida for a few years, a family friend heard Nycole sing and put her in touch with the label.&nbsp; The experience was a dream come true, but even at such a young age, Nycole knew she needed to be creative to fully enjoy a singing career.&nbsp; Eventually, she hooked up with Grammy-winning producers Shannon Sanders and Drew Ramsey (India.Arie, Heather Headley), and drove to Nashville, TN every few weeks to record.&nbsp; &ldquo;I finally became part of the creative process,&rdquo; she says, &ldquo;and the music became so much more personal and real.&nbsp; It was incredible.&rdquo;</p> <p>Based today in Atlanta, GA, Nycole has finally hit her stride as an artist, with over 26 million hits on her MySpace (all through independent means).&nbsp; She appeared on MTV&rsquo;s TRL during its final season, and has had the opportunity to perform all over America at various high-profile events.&nbsp; The new album showcases Nycole&rsquo;s &ldquo;total package&rdquo; abilities and her desire to create fun, contemporary, &ldquo;irresistible&rdquo; pop.&nbsp; As the credited lead writer on almost every song, Nycole is looking to create a truly unique lane for herself by giving the fan &ldquo;a direct insight into her emotions on every song.&rdquo;&nbsp; And having recently inked a joint venture production deal with Grammy-nominated producer Armando Colon&rsquo;s Launchcode Entertainment (Babyface, Lil Kim) and label deal with Charlotte, NC-based 1st N 10 Entertainment under the guidance of industry veteran Terrence Gittens (N&rsquo;Sync, The Backstreet Boys), Nycole is now set to release a new single called &ldquo;Flatline&rdquo; &ndash; produced by Colon &ndash; and grow her fanbase: <br /> &nbsp;<br /> &ldquo;I want to make great music, better music, every day,&rdquo; she says, &ldquo;and push myself to the breaking point.&nbsp; I want to get comfortable there, and then push it all over again.&nbsp; My desire to make music feels impossible to stop; this is what I was born to do, and I am too close to finally making it happen to even consider slowing down.&nbsp; This is my passion and my revenge!&rdquo;</p>