Val started his performing career in Houston where he was exposed to Texas singer-songwriters like Towns Vanzandt, Joe Ely, John Prine, Shake Russell and Dana Cooper and many other Kerville regulars. Val’s musical career looked promising when he signed a recording deal in the early 1990s, leading to the release of his well-received debut album, Immortal. The album garnered national attention, including a feature on NPR’s All Songs Considered, WXPN, and Val recieved over 1.2 million listens on the European music sharing site Jamendo. Val has shared the stage with renowned acts like The Little River Band and Loverboy. Houston’s Public News even coined a phrase to describe his music: “Texas New-Age Folk-N-Roll.”