Electronic Press Kit — Mr. Vale's Math Class

Mr. Vale’s Math Class - Electronic Press Kit

Tag Line - Sound Like

Tag line - A funky, math themed party

Sounds like - If Talking heads and Vulfpeck bonded on their love of Math.

Mr. Vale’s Math Class Announces New EP Live, Math, Love

Mr. Vale’s Math Class returns with their third release, Live, Math, Love, a four-song EP that blends funky grooves, heartfelt moments, and clever math-inspired storytelling. Building on their identity as cheeky educators with serious musical chops, the band delivers a collection that is equal parts playful and serious.

Live, Math, Love showcases the group’s range with upbeat romps, emotionally charged (and occasionally smirk-inducing) ballads, and modern pick-me-up anthems designed to energize listeners. With witty schoolhouse references woven into infectious rhythms, the EP further defines the spirit of Mr. Vale’s Math Class—where learning meets laughter and funk leads the lesson.

With this latest release, Mr. Vale’s Math Class comes in hot, proving they have the formula for music that’s smart, soulful, and undeniably fun.

Bio

Mr. Vale's Math Class is more than the sum of its parts—the six-piece funk band brings rollicking dance-party vibes backed by zippy horns, wink-and-a-nod lyrics, and an energizing stage performance to the Pacific Northwest and beyond. If only high school math class were this much fun.

Oscillating between playful and serious, the band riffs its way through blues, funk, and jammy notes from bygone eras, with modern, fresh lyrics that feel plucked from a math wizard's hat. Rest assured, Mr. Vale's Math Class will have you grooving to the golden mean, even if you can't find your protractor or remember how to do quadratic equations.

Extended Bio

Led by the multi-instrumentalist and math tutor Jordan Vale on keys, trumpet, and vocals, the group includes musicians Nick Hamel on guitar, Milo Fultz on bass, James Ford on drums, David Burrows on auxiliary percussion, and Lhanna Writesal on saxophone, along with a rotating cast of dynamic guest musicians.

Always cooking up something new, Mr. Vale's Math Class released Live, Math, Love part 1 in 2026, a four-song EP that blends funky grooves, heartfelt moments, and clever math-inspired storytelling and builds on the band's identity as cheeky educators with serious musical chops. The EP followed several 2005 and 2022 singles and its 2002 album We Can Help You Out, which Eleven PDX called "a funky, jazzy, lovefest."

Mr. Vale's Math Class has rocked the house at major PNW music fests, including Juniper Jam, Shift, NW Folklife, and Goodtime Campout, and has opened for acts such as Jamie Cullum, Marchfourth, and High Step Society.

Press

“Jordan Vale and friends make arithmetic an activity you'll want to do at the bar…with flairs of funk, Latin beats, all sorts of horns and other bright, silly sounds, that result in a jammy, Vulfpeck meets Mayer Hawthorne vibe.” - Vortex Magazine

“this release [“We Can Help You Out] is an eclectic, catchy new ride from the familiar Math class we know and love.” - Eleven PDX

“We Can Help You Out is the debut LP by Mr. Vale's Math Class, and while it's not a straight-up "teaching" album like those great kids' records by They Might Be Giants, the tunes are mostly (or all) about the world of numbers. The group is tight and fun, and while most of the music exists in that funk-jazz-rock world I associate with jam bands, the spikey "Do Your Math" is somewhere between Devo and James Chance's no-wave funk.” - Pulp

“Jordan Vale and friends make arithmetic an activity you'll want to do at the bar…Show Your Work, six songs reminiscent of the legendary Multiplication Rock but updated with flairs of funk, Latin beats, all sorts of horns and other bright, silly sounds, resulting in a jammy, Vulfpeck meets Mayer Hawthorne vibe.” - Vortex Magazine