Jorge Valente

Jorge Ferreira Valente (1948–2024) was a Portuguese electronic musician, composer, producer and educator born in Lisbon. He studied music at several Lisbon institutions and helped establish Plexus with violinist Carlos Zíngaro in 1967–68, a project linking psychedelic rock, free jazz and contemporary music.

Valente's work ranged from improvised electroacoustic performance to sound design, recording, teaching and music production. He founded Kolá Records, supported the dissemination of musical traditions from Portuguese-speaking African countries, and collaborated with Ernesto Rodrigues in Orquestra Vermelha and with José Oliveira in Fromage Digital. His use of computer processing and Max/MSP shaped later partnerships.

On Creative Sources, Jorge Valente is credited on metallum (CS288).