Full Name:Wesley Kenneth Valverde

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

e-mail address: wvalve1@lsu.edu

School: Louisiana State University

Hobbies: Member of Golden Band from Tigerland Drumline, pianist @ Mansur's (Tue. and Thur. night), volunteering, loves to travel(Road Trip Anyone?), studying, chilling, playing bass guitar

Instrument: Kurzweil K-2000S keyboard

Amp: Roland KC-500

Favorite Quotes: "NO YELLING ON THE BUS!!" Chris Farley

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that 1 out of 10 doctors is an idiot" ~New England Journal of Medicine

"I am a vegetarian not because I love animals, but because I hate plants" ~some weird vegetarian

"If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would ever get done" ~Joey Berry

Favorite Songs: "She Talks To Angels", "Jungle Boogie" by Kool and The Gang, "Jump" by Van Halen, "Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams, "Dukes of Hazard Theme"

Musical Influences: Billy Joel, Elton John, Black Crows, Wallflowers

About Wes: Wes has been playing piano and singing ever since he can remember. Before joining The Mixed Nuts in 2000, Wes played in a series of Baton Rouge based groups during High School and early college. Besides performing, Wes teaches piano in the Baton Rouge area. In 2004, Wes started his own piano production company, "Top Shelf Pianos", making customized piano creations. Wesley currently works at Parkview Baptist as the coolest math teacher in all of Louisiana.

Wes' comments on the band :
There is nothing else I'd rather be doing than playing with these nuts.........maybe one thing, but I can't think of it right now!!