James Valentine
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Self portrait by James Valentine
James Valentine or JP Valentine so not to be confused with the guitarist from Maroon 5 is a visual artist, filmmaker, editor, songwriter based in Long Beach, CA.
Inspired by Phil Spector who wrote and produced songs by fictional bands. James approaches music as a lyricist & created Frankfurt Schoolgirls as his musical outlet.
It lead to "Celebrity Twist" being one of Rodney Bingenheimer most played songs on Rodney on the Roc & on his current show on Sirius Radio.