Author Archives: Valerie

Val & Brendan playing at Barre in LA Jan 30

We’ll be doing a one-hour set at this lovely little venue in Los Feliz. Come join us if you’re in the area! Monday, January 30, 2012 Show at Barre 1714 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 Doors 6:30 PM, Show 8:00 PM, Ages 13+

SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES nominated for 6 Craig Noel awards

Nominees were just announced for the 2011 Craig Noel Awards, celebrating excellence in San Diego-area theatre…and we are thrilled to see that our show is up for 6 awards. Outstanding Resident Musical – SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES at La Jolla Playhouse Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical, Female – Aspen Vincent Outstanding Lead Performance in a [...]

STRIKING 12 in NYC…and, of course, Finland.

This just in from The Broadway Blog — “STRIKING 12 Strikes Again”: Their show is an entertaining, one-of-a-kind combo of indie rock concert and touching holiday fairy tale (though secular…the holiday is New Year’s Eve), with enough bah-humbug cynicism and fourth-wall-breaking humor to keep it well out of saccharine territory…It’s a must-see opportunity. – Tom [...]

Lisa Peterson + Lisa Peterson = fantastic weekend of STRIKING 12 + WHEELHOUSE

We did our first STRIKING 12 show of the season recently in Lone Tree, CO – and a bunch of disparate elements came together beautifully to make it a very special weekend. First, we were excited to get together and play, ’cause it’s been a while. Second, we’ve also been wanting to get together to [...]

Bren & Val nominated for an Annie Award

Well, this is a wonderful surprise. Brendan and Valerie (along with film composer Joel McNeely) have just been nominated for an Annie Award for Music in a Television Production, for our music for “Tinker Bell & the Pixie Hollow Games.” Check out the details in Theatermania and Stitch Kingdom. We’re up against the composers and [...]

STRIKING 12 Metropolitan Room links fixed

Hey all – Ellie MacNeil pointed out that the links to our NYC Dec 26-31 shows were broken, making it look as if every show was sold out or unavailable. Apparently the venue changed the links after we had posted them…but now they’re working again, and all’s well that clicks well. See you for STRIKING [...]

All of a sudden, Brendan & Val are playing for an hour at the MBar tonight (Tuesday) in Hollywood

Hey folks – something slightly odd has transpired: tonight, Tuesday, November 8, Bren & Val are playing an hour’s worth of our songs at MBar in Hollywood, with a few songs from other people before us. The evening was intended to be a kind of exclusive theatre-oriented open mic night where everybody does one song, [...]

“Dig Down Deeper” video link

It’s now up at the Disney site, here. (If it doesn’t start playing right away, click on “Dig Down Deeper – Dance to the beat of Zendaya’s inspirational anthem!” which you’ll see on the right side.)

“Dig Down Deeper” (TINKER BELL) music video debuts tomorrow on Disney Channel

This just in: The first (2008) TINKER BELL movie is airing at 5:30 PM tomorrow – Saturday, November 5 – on the Disney Channel, and the music video of our song “Dig Down Deeper,” performed by Zendaya, debuts during the first break which should be right around 6:00 PM. Dig!

“Dig Down Deeper,” our first Tinker Bell pop single, about to be released on iTunes

One of the songs we’ve written for TINKER BELL is really heating up at Disney — and it’s fascinating to see the resources of this powerful company in action as they get behind this song. The single will “drop” on iTunes on November 8th: it’s the theme from the upcoming TINKER BELL & THE PIXIE [...]