I have always felt a special connection with the drums. Even as a little girl I would pick out the drum lines in popular music and keep the beat with my fingers until they would go numb. There is something mesmerizing about the beat, the rhythm, the thread that brings all other music together.

It was not until my junior year of high school that my true love affair with the instrument began. One afternoon, I snuck into a drum class at my school and began to goof around. I had not registered for the class, but when the professor saw my interest and passion for the drums, he decided to let me stay. He taught me a basic rock beat, and as much to my surprise as anyone, it came very naturally. I thought to myself, “This is it! This is what I want to do for the rest of my life!!!”
My parents have always supported me in my dreams and when I told them that I wanted to be a professional drummer, they did everything possible to help me get my first set of drums. I started playing with bands in my high school, entering contests, and playing in music festivals around my hometown. When I began my university studies, it was already decided, I was going to study Music with an emphasis in Drum Performance. This higher education gave me the tools I needed to break out and begin my career in the Chilean circuit. My first major success came when my all girl band, Moskita Muerta, won first prize in a Battle of the Bands type competition on TV called Garage Music. In 2008 we toured across the country with renowned Chilean artists such as Sergio Lagos, Nicole, Jorge Gonzalez of Los Prisioneros and Javiera Parra y Los Imposibles. We received guest spots on several of the major television shows and had our songs played on popular radio.

After graduating with my bachelorsÂ’ degree in Drum Performance from the University of Valparaiso in Chile in 2011, I decided to move here to the United States to further pursue my musical career. I am currently playing with several different bands and working on numerous recording projects. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with wonderful and talented individuals and groups including Spencer Glenn, Faith Johnson, Kathleen Frewin, Kymberlee, Ice Hotel and The Vibrant Sound, among others. I toured with The Vibrant Sound opening for the violinist YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling, in sold out shows across the west coast.

I was a guest artist for the Women's Summit at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, where I presented a workshop, along with Jennifer Batten, Holly Knight, Starr Parodi and Divinity Roxx.

Currently,I continue working as a session drummer playing live shows, touring, recording in the studio for different artists, and trying to find more opportunities to improve each day!

Valeria Sepulveda personal bio

I have always felt a special connection with the drums. Even as a little girl I would pick out the drum lines in popular music and keep the beat with my fingers until they would go numb. There is something mesmerizing about the beat, the rhythm, the thread that brings all other music together. I would listen to drum solos from the worlds’ best drummers and would imagine myself jamming out with the top bands across Europe and in the U.S.



However, it was not until my junior year of high school that my true love affair with the instrument began. One afternoon, I snuck into a drum class at my school and began to goof around. I had not registered for the class, but when the professor saw my interest and passion for the drums, he decided to let me stay. He taught me a basic rock beat, and as much to my surprise as anyone, it came very naturally. I thought to myself, "This is it! This is what I want to do for the rest of my life!!!"



My parents have always supported me in my dreams and when I told them that I wanted to be a professional drummer, they did everything possible to help me get my first set of drums. I started playing with bands in my high school, entering contests, and playing in music festivals around my hometown. When I began my university studies, it was already decided, I was going to study Music with an emphasis in Drum Performance. This higher education gave me the tools I needed to break out and begin my career in the Chilean circuit. My first major success came when my all girl band, Moskita Muerta, won first prize in a Battle of the Bands type competition on TV called Garage Music. In 2008 we toured across the country with renowned Chilean artists such as Sergio Lagos, Nicole, Jorge Gonzalez of Los Prisioneros and Javiera Parra y Los Imposibles. We received guest spots on several of the major television shows and had our songs played on popular radio.



After graduating with my bachelors’ degree in Drum Performance from the University of Valparaiso in Chile in 2011, I decided to move here to the United States to further pursue my musical career. I am currently studying English and playing with several different bands and working on numerous recording projects. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with wonderful and talented individuals and groups including Spencer Glenn, Faith Johnson, Kathleen Frewin, Kymberlee, Trauma Mic and The Vibrant Sound, among others. Towards the end of 2012 I was invited to drum as part of the full band of The Vibrant Sound opening for the violinist YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling in two sold out shows at In the Venue in Salt Lake City, UT and The Roxy in Los Angeles, CA. This year we joined Lindsey's tour again for sold out shows at In the Venue, Salt Lake City, UT, House of Blues in San Diego and Anaheim, The Warfield Theater in San Francisco, The Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, and The Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona.



Currently, I’m working as a session drummer playing live shows, touring, recording in the studio for different artists, and trying to find more opportunities to improve each day!