Education
University of London.
University of London.
She started out in Ohio and was dating Steve Moriarty, the drummer of the Gits. When Valerie comes to Seattle she meets up with the musicians that would soon to be her future band mates Selene Vigil (vocals), Elizabeth Davis (bass) and Stefanie Sargent (lead guitar), forming the band 7 Year Bitch. Eventually signing with C/Z Records when they made their debut album Sick "Econometrica in 1992.
In reaction she and 7 Year Bitch made the album named, dedicated to Sargent and Zapata.
Later in 1995 the band signed with Atlantic Records, then a year later made their final studio album, Gato Negro. With the recent departure of their guitarist, Roisin Dunne and the geographical separation between bandmates, Seven Year Bitch"s career came to a close after a final tour with San Francisco"s Lost Goat.
The band ended up breaking up.