The divine Ms.Valerie Maxfield or Valerie M, as known by the club/garage scene, has been featured on records that have been sold millions of copies worldwide. Now she is ready to come to the forefront in her own right, with her own fusion of music.
Valerie began her career the right way…with a hit. It was with the Candy Girls (Positiva Rec.) and she scored a double whammy this time with the chart toppers hits ‘I Want Candy’, and ‘Fe Fi Fo Fum’. Enjoying huge success around the world.
From then she went on to be the vocal and front for super dance group, The Lisa Marie Experience, with their worldwide smash hit ‘Keep On Jumping’ (FFFR), which was released in just about every country in the world. And fronted another smash hit Jazzy M’s ‘Jazzing The Way You Know’.
In between, Ms M embarked on carving out a career in writing and wrote the underground hit ‘Tingles’, which the DREEM TEEM (Radio 1), remixed and it went to #6 on the charts. Becoming the D.T’s biggest hit to date, with The Artful Dodger also providing an outstanding mix of this track.
Far from finished yet, Valerie went on to vocal/co-write and front the UK’s first garage act, DA CLICK (FFFR/LONDON Rec.) who had two massive singles, ‘We are Da Click’ and the classic ‘GOOD RHYMES’ Both tracks hitting top 10 and 20 in the National Charts. They supported the likes of Another Level and appeared all over the UK , Europe and the Smash Hit Tours.
HEEEYYY DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL YET! The millennium saw her take her first step in co-producing and writing. Firstly, with Ed Case (Gorillaz remixer) with the release ‘When I’m With You’ (Go Beat Rec.) and last but not least went on to vocal and co-write with the Multi Platinum selling ‘Freestylers’ (Fresh Rec.), touring extensively with the latter.
Valerie has now become an accomplished singer/songwriter and has written with top writers, i.e Alan Glass (Mis-teeq, Liberty X, No Angels) and Bruce Elliott-Smith (Oakenfeld, Spiller, Kylie), The Funk Brothers with the remake ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ and ‘Mosquito’s ‘Hungry For Your Love’, released winter 2003 and many more.
2004 saw further solo and featured releases, including ‘Show Me Love and ‘Don’t Be Alone’ the former being signed to Born2Dance Records UK. A perfect funky-house dance track for the clubs, so much so that the track is featured on the very trendy ‘Queer As Folks’ television show in the US and compilation and ‘Don’t Be Alone’ produced by J.D.S., championed by Radio 1’s Judge Jules, is signed to ground breaking Break Beat label TCR Records, showing Valerie’s versatility.
Valerie joined up with the super dance group Groove Armada becoming their front person, touring the UK, Europe, Australia, Asia, Canada and the USA and finally featuring on their platinum selling Best of Album and DVD.
Not content with just singing, Valerie somehow has embarked on a Mc style sing jay stance, which has seen her play with boundless other Dj acts, i.e Lady Waks, Stamina, Smash Hi, Outbreak Select and more. Her style is a mixture of soul meets rap, meets reggae djing old skool style with a jazz twist. Unique springs to mind.
FINALLY
Ms M is a perfectionist. Her style is so versatile from the breakbeat drops of Groove Armada or the Freestylers, the Diva on ‘Show Me Love’, to the sultry soulful sound of Tingles. These giving her the makings to finally, step up, after serving her apprenticeship, and touring the world, to come into her own and …WAIT FOR IT, has found her own style and has finally written and co-produced her own solo debut album with her newly formed band ‘MAXFIELD’, for whom she is now known as.
Currently back with the Freestylers after a long hiatus Valerie has a new single called ‘Is It Possible’ on the New Freestylers album THE COMING STORM. Releaesd 10th June 2013. She is still the lead singer with the freestylers and still co-writes/co-producers around the globe with the various Dance Producers.
2015 saw the release of Love is the Way with Le Funk.. and currently rehearsing her Solo Band project MAXFIELD, who has supported Public Enemy, Ugly Duckling and Danger Mouse and a few over the last 4 years. The band is now making a comeback with the 3rd of her studio album.
NOW IS THE TIME
