About Valeria Vampola
Valerie is a vocalist and keyboardist based out of Northern Colorado. She’s taught at Loveland Academy of Music since 2019, helping her students become deep music appreciators through their instruments and incorporating her performing experiences into her teaching methods. Valerie graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies. She performs all across the Front Range on a weekly basis from southern Denver to Fort Collins, with a variety of soul, jazz, and rock acts, notably her own soul & funk group Bootleg Emulator and classic rock cover band Steve & The Cruisers. Valerie also publishes a monthly column in a local music publication, Bandwagon Magazine, where she discusses music of local emerging artists and larger touring acts. All of her perspectives as a performer, band leader, and published writer helps her hone in on her student’s passions as she helps them make their goals a reality.
