Commonly referred to as “Valentinius”, as he has a yen to be known as a person with a one-word name, a la Liberace, Cher, Bono, and Charo (among others). “Valentinius” is the Prime Mover of The Big Motor, having conceived of the enterprise in 2018. In 2020, he started Valentinius Records, and signed The Big Motor to a huge advance that he then spent on putting his two children through college, as well as paying for various veterinary bills associated with his three dogs, two cats, two cockatiels and a horse named Ella. He is the spouse of the regionally famous Marla Valentine, co-director of the world’s greatest kitten rescue, Rock ’n’ Rescue.