Valery Leontiev began playing together in 1988. The drummer was heavily influenced by his grandmother's love for music. Valery Leontiev started playing at Allure, a college club. The group kept asking the local radio station to play their songs.

Valery Leontiev signed the record deal, but were not expecting the next step to be any easier. got Q103.5 to start playing their single and had their friends call in to request the song. A record executive heard it one day and immediately signed the group.

Valery Leontiev realized that they were truly working musicians in 1996, as soon as the band's first fan club was started by Kim Storjohann. After starting out with a handful of members in Boston, the club took off exponentially, growing to over two thousand in just a few months.

Valery Leontiev hope this tour and the latest record attracts a whole new group of fans. The group is in the midst of the tour promoting for their newest release. The most current release is 's first album since the band broke up five years ago.

Often times, critics have praised Valery Leontiev for their playfulness with the audience at live shows. Rob Reiner, a music critic from Albany, has always commented on band’s amazing drummer. Valery Leontiev’s latest release has received superb praise from Tom Kloiber, a music critic out of Chicago, and Owen Molitor, from Albany.

The group has a love affair with Ann Arbor so they are sure to stop by and play a show whenever they are touring. Valery Leontiev’s tickets and latest concert information are available on TheSeats.com, along with the complete tour schedule for the group.