Ella Venae

Laverne a.k.a ‘Ella Venae’ ...................Vocalist & Songwriter ............................................................ ......................Personal Profile ................Starting out as a musical child, Laverne played in orchestras and sung in choirs from a young age. Her affinity with the Cello provided her invaluable musical knowledge and a classic training. (Grade 5 Cellist.)Her work with record companies, production companies and recording studios (Sony, So Urban, One little Indian, EMI, KPM, Ebola, CBM International, Rollover Studios, The Dairy Studios, to name but a few), has provided her knowledge of musical production and direction. This has enabled her to build a catalogue of written, performed and published works, publishing with Dejameus, KPM, CBM, MusicHouse, as well as a great experience vis-à-vis professional recording and live performances. ............................................................ .......................Professional Profile ................Being involved in high profile media campaigns saw Laverne introduced to the local and national news media. It also introduced her to a TV audience, appearing on Channel 4, ITV and other music related shows. She also appeared in 'Taking Care Of Business', a short film produced by Charles Bailey and directed by David Mengey, as well as other minor roles in music videos and TV ads. ............................................................ ............. Laverne's media profile took another jump when she was followed by 'Set It Off' magazine. Her close affiliation with 'Set it Off' magazine saw Laverne excel as an features writer, interviewing international artists such as Ja Rule, Xzibit and Jaheim, interviews of which were aired on radio. ............................................................ .................................Royal Blud Music, New York, called upon Laverne’s song writing and vocal talents to write tracks for the film soundtrack, 'Narco Dollars' (independent release, London and New York) and also ‘Narco Dollars’ the album. ............................................................ ................................Independent releases gave Laverne further exposure in the music journals, Music magazine, Blues & Soul, RWD magazine, Music Week, 7 Dance magazine, also achieving airplay on radio networks, Kiss FM, Choice FM, SBN and other local radio stations ............................................................ ................................Performing at venues all over the country fulfilling music schedules (Sony, So Urban schedule for 'Hot Girls', Sound Republic London, Eros Enfield, Tiger Tiger Manchester, Blue Orchid Croydon and venues in Southampton, Derby, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester plus others, 2001) allowed Laverne to further develop as a live performer. ............................................................ .............................Laverne has appeared on many albums and worked alongside many artists. - - ‘Where’s the party at’, ‘Ether’, on Sony’s So Urban label - - ‘The KPM Pop Album’ KPM (an EMI group, track used as part of a TV ad campaign) - - ‘Narco Dollars’ Royal Blud Music - - ‘Stereo Mike’ AMG Music - - 'Chico', x factor finalist - - ‘Black Arts of Disco’. ............................................................ .....................................Laverne has been involved in these and many other projects as a professional vocalist and songwriter and has gained vast and valuable experience within the media and music business. ............................................................ ..................................Laverne has recently completed working on a number of song-writing projects with songs for Musichouse Publishing and also for a new artist signing on the EMI label in Greece. ............................................................ .....................................FOLLOWING THE RECENT BIRTH OF HER BABY BOY SHE'S NOT CONSIDERING ANY TOURING FOR NOW BUT IS AVAILABLE FOR WRITING PROJECTS OR SESSIONS (within London or surrounding areas), ANYTHING CAN BE MADE SWEETER WITH A DASH OF ELLA VENAE...!!! ............................................................ ............................... Can download 'The Only One' (songwriters Laurie Burgess & Laverne Shirfield) from KPMmusichouse website. http://www.kpmmusichouse.com/flashindex.htm?url=www.kpmmusic house.com&noCache=true.................................. ....................................... That's the link, THEN just go to 05 DANCE GUIDE, THEN click on UK GARAGE, THEN KPM522-19.