Bio

Hi my name is Jay Della Valle and this is where I’m supposed to explain who I am, what I do, and why you might care. Well, hopefully if you’re reading this- you’re somewhat interested in knowing more about the man with the mustache- so I’ll keep it brief, informative, and always entertaining.

Born and raised in Jersey. Had a perfect little childhood around a lake. Always had a great family and a lot of good friends- that’s why I’m strong. Dad was a bandleader and singer/musician- so I was always surrounded by music and encouraged to have it in my life. Mom was a bookkeeper for the family business, obsessive reader, and huge fan of the Bible and miso soup. She packed my lunch bags with soy milk, organic ham, and Japanese rice balls and consequently I grew up a boy no one ever wanted to trade food with. I always wanted to be like my Dad and my Grandfather. Good ‘ole poppy was a fireman and a milkman. So for a long time as a child- I was only interested in singing, drinking milk, and hoping there was a fire somewhere.

Today- my priorities have shifted. I still drink milk, I only use fire to cook and smoke illegal substances- but I can still sing like a runner in the night. I’ll sing circles around your ass and your girlfriends ass too. What else… I drive a pretty cool Wrangler, as well as an even cooler van which looks good when I rock the stache. I write and make music as often as I can- I work on films sometimes as an actor, sometimes composer, sometimes producer-oh and I have various obsessions- some of them including long legs, candy lips, eyes, cute feet, unsweetened iced tea, surfing, and Milano cookies. Oh yeah- and I’m pretty obsessed with my mustache too.

So far, my claim to fame is the documentary I made about the “under 30 mustache.” It’s called “The Glorius Mustache Challenge” and you can enlighten yourself by visiting the website-which was the highest visited website in the entire country for 20 seconds in 2006.
It earned me the title “Godfather of The Modern Mustache” and also the position “Chairman Emeritus” of “The American Mustache Institute.” Seriously. Some people think I let the fame go to my head. They’re wrong. I let it all go to my mustache.

I started writing music when I was 13- but that was just one song and it sounded like a prepubescent version of “Haddaway.” I played in numerous bands throughout my teens and early early 20s’s, but I didn’t write my own music again until I was 23. There I was, young & hungry- with a broken heart. Throw some “Dashboard Confessional” in there—and you have the ingredients for a beautifully poetic emotional disaster. I used the angst to develop my abilities as a singer and songwriter. I teamed up with many musicians, producers, beautiful women, and coffee pots- to bring together the appropriate elements you will hear in my music. All the time wearing my heart on my sleeve, trying to be as honest as possible, not taking myself too seriously, and striving to make music that is a reflection of who I am and how I experience my life.

I released my 4th “collection of Della Valle tunes,” Stay Gold,” in 2007 sometime. It’s a bunch of supercharged rock- ridden pop odysseys- which pretty much means you will like it if you’re not one of those anti-pop ultra hipster dooshes that likes to shit on anything that could be mainstream. I like and write catchy POP! Rock music. I like it slow. I like it fast. I like it when it makes sense and when it makes you feel grateful.

In April 2009, my band and I toured throughout the East Coast. We love to travel and come to new cities. Who doesn’t? In April- we visited Boston (The Middle East), Burlington, VT (Higher Ground), Baltimore (The 8×10), DC (DC9), Richmond, VA- as well as some other great towns we hope to go back to. We will be touring the East Coast again in September 2010- so mark that down in your Iphone and smoke it. Then, we will be relocating to the West Coast to tour out there from February till May. That’s the plan Stan. The only thing that can stop that plan from happening is if I get myself pregnant or if I lose all the money I saved to tour in Vegas on sinful activities.

As of May 2009- the “Della Valle” project consists of me – Jay Della Valle (hold your applause) and my homey Dave Reid (applaud now). Together we make a good team and we’re determined to put this new record out and go for broke. We are all about living our dream- which has always been to contribute to the world of music on a large scale- to use our talents as a vehicle for us to do what we love to do – and influence others get in on the action- and be awesome. Because at the end of the day- wherever you are- whatever you are doing- it should be awesome.