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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 1H 52M

Episode 85 - Valerie Franco (Spinal Tap, Hayley Kiyoko, Phantom Lynx)

from The Musicians Mentor · host Musicians Mentor

On today's episode of the show I talk with the highly talented - Valerie Franco, (AKA Didi Crocket of Spinal Tap). Valerie is an American based drummer/musician - who in addition to appearing/performing/recording/touring with artists like Bonnie McKee, Haley Kiyoko and Gracie Potter (among others) is now also the latest drummer for the loudest band in the world - 'Spinal Tap'. Valerie' was kind enough to take some time out of her schedule to talk to me about all things drumming, music, music business, auditions, music education, how her position as 'Didi Crocket' in Spinal Tap came about and much, much more. Big shout out to our mutual friend Sarab Singh for making the introduction for us to have this chat, as I I found Valerie's passion for music to be completely energetic and contagious.For more information on Valerie Franco and her career, please search for  ⁨@seevaldrum⁩  across all socials.As usual, thanks for checking out the channel and if you're getting anything useful from my content, please feel free to comment, like, share and subscribe, thank you. Additionally, for those interested - you can support this channel by -'Buying Us Coffee'.https://buymeacoffee.com/musiciansmentor Or visiting our affiliate page with the lovely folks over at - 'Soundbrenner'.https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc?srsltid=AfmBOopHlrWNB7C5ZBQz--Z0rVf789RfGQS1cEUxZjy9aBABp6FVZv6-

On today's episode of the show I talk with the highly talented - Valerie Franco, (AKA Didi Crocket of Spinal Tap). Valerie is an American based drummer/musician - who in addition to appearing/performing/recording/touring with artists like Bonnie McKee, Haley Kiyoko and Gracie Potter (among others) is now also the latest drummer for the loudest band in the world - 'Spinal Tap'. Valerie' was kind enough to take some time out of her schedule to talk to me about all things drumming, music, music business, auditions, music education, how her position as 'Didi Crocket' in Spinal Tap came about and much, much more. Big shout out to our mutual friend Sarab Singh for making the introduction for us to have this chat, as I I found Valerie's passion for music to be completely energetic and contagious.For more information on Valerie Franco and her career, please search for  ⁨@seevaldrum⁩  across all socials.As usual, thanks for checking out the channel and if you're getting anything useful from my content, please feel free to comment, like, share and subscribe, thank you. Additionally, for those interested - you can support this channel by -'Buying Us Coffee'.https://buymeacoffee.com/musiciansmentor Or visiting our affiliate page with the lovely folks over at - 'Soundbrenner'.https://www.soundbrenner.com/pages/affiliate-travis-marc?srsltid=AfmBOopHlrWNB7C5ZBQz--Z0rVf789RfGQS1cEUxZjy9aBABp6FVZv6-

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