Deon Valor

I always loved singing and music , but I think it all really began in 1996 when my dad bought himself drum kit. I was 6 years old and really wanted to play drums. He taught me really well and at the age of 7 I played drums at our church. From then I always focused on getting better at playing drums. I sang in the school choir and took part in eisteddfod events, but something about a guitar was always very fascinating for me.

One day in September 2000 I saw my dad’s guitar on the bed with chord book and I just thought, “why not?”. I picked up the guitar and the first chord I tried to play was a “D” and immediately I was hooked!

At the age of 12 a few friends and myself started a youth band and called ourselves “Intimacy” and further into high school changed it to “Pioneers”. We mostly played at our church and our school. Sometimes over the holidays we played at events and we also played at a Christ Festival. After we graduated high school most of us went our separate ways, but the dream I had never ended.