Valencia (band)

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Valencia

Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Years active	2003 - Present
Genres	Alternative Pop-Punk
Labels	I Surrender Records
Members	Shane Henderson JD Perry Maxim Soria George Ciukurescu Brendan Walter
Past members	Sean Mundy
Website(s)	http://www.valenciamusic.net/

Valencia is an Alternative Pop-Punk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1 Biography
2 Band Members
3 Discography
4 Other Projects
5 Trivia
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Biography

Valencia met by playing local shows together around the tri-state area in separate bands. George and JD grew up together; attending elementary school, high school, and their first year of college. They joined a band in 2001 called The Capgun Heroes with Brendan and former member Sean Mundy. Shane sang in the band Attracted to Miss and Max played drums in The Emphasis. In 2004 the group decided to come together and form what is known today as Valencia. The name comes from Valencia, Spain because it is known for its progress and evolution; Valencia felt the same way about their music at the time of formation, so they decided the name was a good fit. In 2005 Valencia signed to I Surrender Records and released their first album, This Could Be A Possibility, in October 2005, which was re-released in September 2006.

[edit] Band Members

Shane Henderson - Vocals
JD Perry - Guitar
Maxim Soria - Drums
George Ciukurescu - Bass
Brendan Walter - Guitar

[edit] Discography

Title	Release Date	Label	Notes
This Could Be A Possibility	October 25, 2005	I Surrender Records	Reissued September 19, 2006

[edit] Other Projects

Shane Henderson was once a member of the now-defunct Attracted to Miss.
Shane also has a solo project named Promise of Redemption.

[edit] Trivia

In May of 2006 the band stopped touring for a few months due to the death of Shane Henderson's girlfriend in a tragic accident.
Brendan Walter was one of 32 sued by the RIAA in its first round file-sharing suits.^[1]
JD Perry gave up a full soccer scholarship to begin touring full time.
In July of 2006 Valencia traveled to Japan to play the Fuji Rock Festival.
George Ciukurescu's family owns and operates Asian World of Martial Arts