Val Blaha
Val Blaha is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, songwriter, poet, artist, and playwright. She has released five studio albums, including 2019’s World on Fire. After years as a child pianist, her growing concern about human-created ecological problems led to degrees in Anthropology, and work with farmers markets and an environmental non-profit. In 2001, she pivoted back to music, focusing on teaching, performing, and songwriting. Since 2020 she has been writing for musical theater, completing the most recent draft of her musical Ruby Sneakers in late 2025, and currently composing the music for The Vampires of Venereal, a collaboration with playwright Laura King.
