The idea of The Flying Caravan arose in Antonio Valiente´s mind, a musician from Alicante Spain, born in 1970. Antonio began playing the guitar at age 13 having Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) as his main musical influence and using fingerpicking as his preferred style.

Since he was 18, Antonio has learned technique and modern harmony with different teachers.

With his first band, Yeomen, he performed live for the first time in 1991 and became influenced by the progressive rock played by groups like Camel, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and musicians like Andy Latimer, Martin Barre, David Gilmour and Bill Nelson.

Antonio was one of the founding members of the band Numen in 1992, of which he recorded two records with, “Samsara” (1998) and “Numenclature” (2014), and the DVD “Numenclature-Un viaje en progresivo”.

Since 2000, Antonio has been a member in the bands Malatesta Bier Band, Whiskey con Yoda, The Worms and Kamikaze Sound Express, in which he has played a variety of styles.