VETALEJ (vee-tá-lee) is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who writes, records, and produces all of his own music.

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He picked up music young, playing at his local church before hitting the road as a touring drummer while still a teenager. That early taste of the open highway and America's deep musical roots never left him. He went on to front a rock band, live in Boston, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles, and spend time wandering through Europe — writing songs the whole way.

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After years of searching for his own sound, he came back to the thing that always felt most honest: an acoustic guitar, a voice, and a story worth telling. His 2025 album Because We Were Young is the result — a collection of songs about love, heartbreak, searching for meaning, and the kind of memories that hit you at 2am. The music video for "Seventeen" captures the spirit of the whole record. His follow-up Keep The Dream Alive pushes further into raw, emotive alt-rock territory, with echoes of Oasis, Kings of Leon, and U2. 

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Honest songs, and loud records. He's not done yet.