Bill Valaika


Founder & Artist
(970) 744.1432
bill@glamguitars.com

Jay Friedstein


VP of Artist Relations
(303) 898.4889
jay@glamguitars.com

Megan Dalbey


Art Director
(303) 506.8009
megan@glamguitars.com

Glam Guitars





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Bill Valaika

Founder & Artist

Meet the Cast

Last time an idea this good hit the music scene, well, rock 'n' roll was born.

Founded by Bill Valaika, Glam Guitars is an up-and-coming organization out of Denver, Colorado which designs customized instruments using Swarovski crystals-all with a fundraising auction and worthy nonprofits in mind. Each instrument is designed on behalf of a performer, who, in turn, designates a worthy nonprofit to receive net proceeds from an eventual auction. But before the instruments go up for sale, the performers test them onstage to help create a story.

Instruments are designed by Megan Dalbey. She first sketches a blueprint and after a collaborative process finalizes a design.

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Megan Dalbey

Art Director

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Jay Friedstein

VP of Artist Relations

Then Bill carefully arranges the crystals by hand, and a functioning, music-making masterpiece is born. From start to finish, the process takes about 2 weeks, with more than 40 hours alone going to ornamentation.

The final product serves several purposes: It's a great way to bring prominent performers and the nonprofit world together. On top of that, the instruments are works of art that will delight their final owners for years to come.

The Glam Guitar design team is headed up by Megan Dalbey of the Art Institute of Colorado.

For more information, contact Glam Guitars founder Bill Valaika or Megan Dalbey at bill@glamguitars.com or megan@glamguitars.com