Valerie Ghent

Valerie Ghent
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Executive Director of Feel the Music!, Valerie Ghent is a singer-songwriter, musician and founder of NYC’s long-running Songwriter’s Beat. Valerie has worked with renowned singer-songwriters Ashford & Simpson since 1989 as keyboardist, vocalist and recording engineer. Valerie has released five CD’s on her own label, including the album “Day to Day Dream” – which featured a #1 single on iHeart Radio, was added to Sirius XM nationwide and the album added to 100+ stations in the EU/UK/AU – written music for three critically acclaimed musicals and continues to record and perform with Valerie Simpson.

A native New Yorker, Valerie volunteered  at the WTC site for nine months after 9/11 and went on to found Feel the Music! in 2005. She has received multiple grants, awards and commendations for her work including the Betances Award for Service to the Arts. In addition to Ashford & Simpson, artists Valerie has toured, recorded and performed with include Deborah Harry (Blondie), Nina Simone, Billy Preston, Dr. Maya Angelou, TM Stevens, Grayson Hugh and many more.

In addition, Valerie is an instructor of Qi Gong, Ba Gua Zhang and Xing Yi Quan with New York Internal Arts and as photographer, has collaborated on two books.