In the year 1996, something interesting happened. I got an autograph from an 17 year-old boy and just left excited to write about him. This boy was  Collin Reeds.                                                                                                                                                            

Collin (left) and Jack (right) in their band look.

Collin's little sister Jenny as a baby.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Collin was born May 18, 1977 in Pacoima, a San Fernando Valley region in Los Angeles, Calafornia as Collin Aldwin Reedson. He also had a little sister Jenny who would love to play with Collin. Growing up Collin enjoyed music. When he was in 8th Grade everyone used to pick on him,because of his hair problems. He had this "Family Process" where his hair would keep changing colors until he is 17. He was born with blonde hair then it changed to white, to golden, to black, even to blue. Once he was 17 his hair stayed brown and it was just normal. When he got to San Fernando High School people would continuously ask him to be on sports team, to join bands, and different after school clubs. After school he would usually sit on a tree branch, put on his headphones, and sing. During Chemistry class he was assigned a project with Jack Ziggler a foreign exchange student from Canada who seemed very playful. They both became friends and started their own band. Jack knew how to play the drums and Collin knew how to sing and play the electric  guitar. They then thought of a band name. Thy came up with Valens Balance, because they loved Ritchie Valens and they just couldn't keep balance in high school. Then they went out shopping for band looks. After a year the band got a record label at Starr Records where most of the people I write about become stars. They signed the contract and tarted recording many songs, and within a month they made an album. Once they got out of high school they broke up and went solo. Collin decided to dye his hair so not too people would run up to for an autograph. He then decided to visit his sister, because they hadn't seen each since they were 7, and now Collin's 22 and Jen (Jenny) was 20 and she wanted to take a break of campus so that's what she did so she could visit him. When Jenny went back to campus she had heard a charter plane had crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa with Collin and on it.

Collin and Jenny took a photo for the time they reunited since they were 7.

The plane crash Collin's (dead body to the right)was killed in. 

 

                                         Collin's first and only music video.