{"id":11,"date":"2021-05-13T05:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T05:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2021-12-05T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T21:58:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Val Vasquez<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a part-time semi-professional musician primarily working as a solo acoustic guitarist\/vocalist. I love a wide variety of music and I strive to transfer that love of good songs to the live solo format.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/valvasquezmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/alamofm2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Live to play live&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">I&#8217;ve been a part-time working musician here in Hawaii for most of my life. A guitar class taken in high school ignited my interest in music and and a quest for further guitar studies such as classical, basic theory and slack-key.  Vocal lessons confirmed I&#8217;d never be a Frank Sinatra but ensured I wouldn&#8217;t get booed off of a stage! My journey and education continued over the years as a part of various bands of various genres such as rock, modern country, pop, high energy variety, local reggae and bar bands. Ultimately I believe I&#8217;ve finally found my niche as a solo performer. I love weaving all of the musical styles I&#8217;ve embraced over the years into a fun, energetic, solo acoustic style reflecting the passion I have for the island life I live.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live to play live&#8230; I&#8217;ve been a part-time working musician here in Hawaii for most of my life. 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