Hunter Valentine

Hunter Valentine
Hunter Valentine, March 2011
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Pop rock Indie pop
Years active	2004–present
Labels	True North Records Tommy Boy Universal Music
Website	www.huntervalentine.com
Members	Kiyomi McCloskey Laura Petracca Aimee Bessada Leanne Bowes
Past members	Adrienne Lloyd Somer Bingham Veronica Sanchez

Hunter Valentine is an alternative rock band formed in 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hunter Valentine has a moderate fan base in southern Ontario.

The current members of Hunter Valentine are Kiyomi McCloskey, Laura Petracca, Leanne Bowes and Aimee Bessada. The band formed in 2004. They signed with True North Records in fall 2006, and released their first full-length album, The Impatient Romantic, on April 10, 2007. Hunter Valentine has also been the staff band at Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp in New Milford, Connecticut. In the fall of 2009 the band recorded a self funded 7 song album with Ian Blurton after they were released by True North Records. The band traveled to NYC numerous times hoping to attract attention from labels and Tommy Boy came knocking and signed the band shortly thereafter. The recording was mastered by Howie Weinberg and titled "Lessons From The Late Night", release date in Canada is April 17 and May 11 worldwide. Their single, Revenge was cowritten with Holly Knight (Love Is A Battlefield, The Warrior, Angel TV Music Theme).) In 2012, Hunter Valentine's tour was documented on season 3 of the television series The Real L Word on the Showtime channel. In 2013 they joined Cyndi Lauper on the North American leg of the She's So Unusual: 30th Anniversary Tour as the opening act. In July 2014 Hunter Valentine joined the Vans Warped Tour. In the summer of 2014 Hunter Valentine was featured on VH1's Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project

Kiyomi McCloskey is the lead guitarist and vocalist in the band Hunter Valentine. She has cited Neil Young, Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Lucinda Williams and Janis Joplin as influences. She is on the third season of the series The Real L Word, a lesbian based tv show on Showtime.