Artist Bio
THE VENUS MISSION comes out of Memphis. The band original started out as an 80’s party band, playing regional festivals, clubs, casinos, and private parties. They then got spotted by a British talent scout saw the band performing in a club Memphis and suggested that the band write original music. After writing for a year, the band recorded a demo with Grammy winner Chris Trevett (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Erykah Badu, etc.). The response was uniformly positive, so they continued writing and recorded more songs with Niko Lyras. The end result is 'Body Rockin’' which came out last year and has been very well received by a wide range in the bands region..
'It’s a straight-ahead, female-oriented pop album' says singer C.C. 'We tried to create a contemporary, fun sound with an 80’s feel. Several songs always pack area dance floors. We also included covers of three cool 80’s songs, 'Obsession', 'Give Me Back My Man', and 'Only the Lonely' and seems to be working for us.' she says,
'The recording of the CD was relatively painless and somewhat tedious, but working with professionals like Chris and Niko was something we never expected and will never forget' says C.C. 'Here we are a hard working local party band, and suddenly we‘re working with Grammy winning producers who want to record OUR music. Since we all had full time jobs and a busy live performance calendar, it was sometimes hard to co-ordinate schedules, so most of the recording took place on evenings and weekends.' The band perform around three gigs a week to support the release and are inspired by the likes of Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Fiona Apple and Bruce Springsteen.
'I’ve learned that you should never give up and, no matter what anyone tells you, always believe in yourself' says Izzie B. 'You never know when someone listening out there will fall in love with your music and be truly inspired by you!' she says. 'In Memphis' continues Trixie6, 'I'm often lucky enough to gig with guys who actually created the great hits from Sun and Stax, so I keep my eyes and ears open and try to keep learning. Aside from some shocking stories, I’ve learned a lot about professionalism, teamwork, and harmonies'. 'The only way to get where you want to be (or closer to it) is to take risks' says C.C. 'People will criticise, but I’ve learned not to take it personally, because everyone will have an opinion. just do what you do and go for it'.
Check out The Venus Mission at www.myspace.com/thevenusmission
Nicky Baldrian
