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Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus

B52s meets Aerosmith - heavy americana!

About Me

Jean flying solo is Tori Amos meets Radiohead. What could be better?


"Jean Mazzei’s album [Breathing Under Water] is a testament to singer-songwriters writers who don’t need to stay stuck in the mold of indie, acoustic folk songs. She has taken relatively sensitive songs to a new place..." Gilli Moon, Songsalive!
FV’s Friend of the Month-AprilKimmi from the SoupyGato ** Well friends, my obvious choice for April is Kimmi from the SoupyGato show and www. bitchinentertainment. com She does CD reviews for the bitchinentertainment website.Kimmi is playing my music and is going to do a review for me for my new solo CD "Breathing Under Water!!" Congrads Kimmi!!!!! You rawk!!!!We don’t want ANYONE to feel left out of being FV’s Friend of the Month. How do you get to be FV’s Friend of the Month? It is easy-play one of our songs on your page for a while, put up the FV picture and/or logo on your page, refer your friends, buy CD’s.....but we need to hear from you as to what you are doing so we can give everyone the recognition for what they are doing. If you want more information on how to be our Friend of the Month, we really want to hear from you and if you feel you should be a Friend of the Month, just let us know why and who knows-you just might be!! But we need and want to hear from you! If you want the FV logo or anything else to put on your page, let us know!! We will make sure we get it to you!! We love you all!!!An 80s’ retro sound with a fresh twist. B52s meets Aerosmith.

"Flying Venus is one of the few bands that translates as well live, if not better, than their cd..." -- Steve Devo, San FranciscoFLYING VENUS ON KFOG RADIO! Call or email and request "BonBon the Orgasmatron" from their new cd "Face of a Nation." It’ll take less than a minute to email!E-Request Flying Venus now! or call 1-800-300-KFOG"... Face of a Nation will hit you with an edgy flair that is not often heard. This one is sure to add some zing to your music library!" ---Georgia Moncrief, GoGirlsMusic.com "[Wild Heart Girl] is amazing! Nice rich vocals with a compelling raw honesty!" -- Annette Conlon, Nette Radio FLYING VENUS opened for Rockstar Supernova’s Storm Large! FLYING VENUS ON TV, WEDNESDAY, NOV 9! The Bruce Latimer Show - 9pm, Pacific cable channel 26. Watch for Re-runs, cuz we’re on a lot!June 14, 2006, FV on SF Sound, Comcast cable channel 11: 6:00 and 9:30pm. August 2, 2006, FV on SF Sound, Comcast cable 11: 6:00 and 9:30pm.LISTEN for Flying Venus on NTG Radio - all women, all day, and Nette Radio, streaming Wednesday nights 8-10pm CST, as well as interviews with Steve McQuarry of Mandala Radio, Fontain of Diva Radio on KUSF, and Laura Testa on KKUP’s Wimmins Radio!.."ffffff" size+1 Their new song "DARKNESS" was played in Dallas at a "Bump Your Song Live" event on Jan 15, 2005 and tied for third place. They were invited to perform their next event on May 21st in Dallas, but they chose to stay home and watch TV. "Wild Heart Girl" 73 in CDbaby’s top 100 list for February! Watch for FLYINGVENUS on "Talk to the Hand!" on cable channel 29, a local SF talk show! "Wild Heart Girl" is currently on the playlist at WALF in New York!Let’s be friends!!!!!!! They had their "Faace of a Nation" CD release party on October 12, 2006, at The LIttle Fox Theater with Groovy Judy, and Katie Garabaldi. As well as selling cds, and performing for a packed house, they helped raise money for Guitars Not Guns, a national charity that gives guitars lessons to at risk children. FV has also rocked Penngrove’s The Black Cat, Broadway Studios, Studio Z, Red Devil, The Cherry Bar, Pine Street Bar and Grill, Beale Street Bar and Grill, Hotel Utah, Irelands 32, The Canvas Gallery, Bazaar Cafe as well as outdoor festivals such as "People in Plazas" and "Relay for Life" which raises money for cancer each year. They also donate their time playing at the Leland House - an AIDS patient live-in facility. They’ve shared bills with grammy winner Bonnie Hayes, Grammy nominated Carlos Guitarlos, Karney, Storm and the Balls, Miggs, Castles in Spain, Zonk, Route 111, Wendy deRosa, Amelia Ray, Jennifer Yax, Liz Pisco, Acoustic Son, Everything Nothing, Marja West, Alex Walsh, Sloat Bucket, Atomic Mint, Totem Park, and Foreign Tongue etc... bring on the divebars!
View Flying Venus’s EPK
Powered by EZDFlying Venus is a proud sponsor of the San Francisco Women’s Film Festival!September 2007 Review of "Face of a Nation""Face of A Nation is a soulful album with a funky undertone that makes you glad you picked up this cd.Jean’s voice is a sleek sultry sound that is pure listening pleasure, accompanied by the ideal instrumental groovy. Making Face Of A Nation a must have for your cd collection.My favorite tracks on this cd are Long Road To Memphis and Kinda Like U although I didn’t find a track on this cd I didn’t like. These two songs just happen to speak to me. You will find while listening to Face Of A Nation that the album has a pure ambiance about it that flows from one song to the next.Leaving you eager for your next taste of what Flying Venus has to offer!"Heather Burke, Raven Entertainment Promotion

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2005
Band Website: flyingvenus.com
Band Members: Jean Mazzei lead singer, songwriter, guitar, pineapple thong John Mazzei keyboard and midi god Dori Petrie backup vox, dancer, eye candy B.C. Cliver lead guitar, vox, sculpted muscles Cinton Day - bass, and all things picked or slapped Fred Harris drums and things that go bang in the night
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Influences: B52s, the Doors, GoGos, Pretenders, Mamas and the Papas, Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac, Joan Armatrading, Lisa Loeb, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Liz Phair

These photos below were made by one of Flying Venus’ Friends-Mand. Thank you Mand, we LOVE you!!!! Please check out more of her graphics in my album section, you will love them!!!!


Sounds Like: B52s go to the Red Light District for ice cream. Aerosmith shows up and eats their cherry.
Record Label: Floating Island Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

friend of the month

so, i f you wanna be friend of the month --  tell me why and be ready to have your answer posted as the winning friend!!! so many of you qualify for fotm this month, i had to turn it into a conte...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:25:00 PST

Heading to NYC!!!!!

Tell all of your friends and family!!! Come join me-I guarentee you won't be let down!!!!!! this is out of order - cutting to the chase right away for those in ahurryPhase II:JUST THE FACTS- SHOW DEET...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:51:00 PST

a taxing day

Taxing? Taxed? Tacks? I cut my finger a week ago Monday as i was getting ready to go to the Phoenix airport. I left my mom's kitchen with blood all over the place and bandaids everywhere. Good thing ...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:51:00 PST

going to Phoenix!!!!

Hi Friends! It’s official. I’ve started the tour, starting with Phoenix. I’ll be doing 2 shows, one at the Cave Creek Coffee and Wine Bar (in Cave Creek - go figure!!!) and at Studio...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST

March 18 - The Soupy Gato Show!

Hey friends and wanna be friends!Just want to let you know that cuts from "Breathing Under Water" are on the playlist for The SoupyGato Show 128! This show will be posted March 18, 2008  please let y...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:37:00 PST

Tonight-Please tune in!!!!!

Just in case you're at a computer, or you want to make it your business to get to one, I'm going to be on the Bruce Latimer Show tonight, March 5, LIVE at 9pm PST. John will be doing some songs with ...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:45:00 PST

February Contest Winner Update

The contest winner for Feb is Dennis F.! He prefers not to have his picture displayed, but after much begging, he agreed to have his name mentioned. Why all the begging? Beacause he bought TEN cds! Th...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:35:00 PST

HAPPY V-DAY!!!!!

i LOVE valentines day cuz for me it's V-DAY - VENUS DAY -- and i get to express my love to all my wonderful friends who love my music. it's a lovefest. it's a v-fest. it's a fest-fest. since i love wr...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:42:00 PST

Banana Peel Radio

DOH!! I forgot the link for Banana Peel Radio - i'm on Jeffrey's show http://www.bananapeelradio.com peace and rawk on!
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:12:00 PST

new contest

Hey friends! I'm running a new contest this month! February is for lovers, so give someone you love, or someone you want to love, the gift of music. Go to cd baby and buy multiple copies of ANY of the...
Posted by Jean Mazzei and Flying Venus on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST