Valley Boy is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter heavily influenced by the music of Al Green, The Chordal sensibilities of Antonio Carlos Jobim, and the lyrical honesty of artists like Frank Ocean and Amy Winehouse. Out of College, Valley Boy was discovered by Max Martin, who signed him as a songwriter to MXM, where he spent several years honing his craft and writing for various artists, from Troye Sivan to Joji.