Valerie Franco.

When I was out in California in June, I had the great honor to shoot with the super sweet Valerie Franco, drummer for Allison Iraheta, Quinn Ivory, Priscilla Fire, amongst others. I met Val a couple years back when she was on tour and have stayed in touch since, so when she hit me up about photos before I got out there, needless to say I was stoked! Her and her best friend/amazing Graphic Designer Sarah Armstrong (who helped with assisting me during the shoot!) are two of the nicest gals on the West Coast. We shot in the gorgeous town of Orange and Coasta Mesa where the weather was very kind to us. A lot of these shots were for the companies that she is sponsored by like Zildjian Cymbals, Tama Drums, Pro-Mark, Evens Drumheads, and more.

Val is certainly deserving of recognition, this girl is so talented. You should follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seevaldrum. Like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seevaldrum. Seriously go watch her YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/seevaldrum.