See all 2 pictures

VENICE (R

67 plays (39 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Add to my Library Share

What type of Artist and Songwriter do you get when you mix some old school Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, and Sam Cooke with a little new school Bilal, Musiq, and Lyfe Jennings??? The product: VENICE= Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; this is where the journey of being Venice begins. At only a few years of age he and his family move to a South Florida town by the name of Fort Pierce, FL. where he lived most of his childhood years all the way through high school. While living in Florida Venice discovered his musical talents around the age of 10. Slowly but surely his confidence in music became stronger as more and more of friend, family and strangers would acknowledge the fact that he could sing. It wasn’t until he was in high school that he began to officially pursue a career in music. Venice and some high school friends formed a local group in Fort Pierce. The group called JAVE’ peformed in several talent shows, showcases in their local area. JAVE’ eventually got signed to a local independent label. As time progressed with the group and it was time for graduation and college the group split. Venice then moved to Atlanta, GA. to attend college in the AUC and also continue his dreams of working in the music industry as a singer and songwriter. Since moving to Atlanta Venice has performed in several open mic nights at clubs and showcases; including a showcase sponsored by the group Jagged Edge. He is now currently in the studio working on his independent album he plans to call “Reassurance.