Venitia Sekema: What's New

Boomland represents the place deep inside us all where our spirit dwells and drives us to achieve, where we dare to dream……and make the world a better place

this album is dedicated to
my grandmother Jessie, my mother Laura May, and my daughter Aiyana
you are my inspiration and my strength
I miss you every day

thank you to all the artists on this project, for their wonderful musicianship, passion and dedication to helping me express these songs so beautifully
thank you to Jack Gregory, JackAGregory.com for your wisdom and guidance
a very special thank you to my engineer Bruce Bartlett, you’ve walked the long road to Boomland with me, and oh what a view from here

the musicians:
bruce bartlett
rob hunter
danny dine
brother john kattke
uncle john potthast
tom moore
mike caron
johnny "on the spot" smeltzer
joe bradley
brandon dinges

Big News! Just received this notice from the International Association of Independent Recording Artists...............Woo Hoo!

THE IAIRA REPORT

DAILY CHART POSITION UPDATE - TOP 10 Notice

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The International Association of Independent Recording Artists, IAIRA, recognizes and honors artistic achievement, technical proficiency, and overall excellence in sound recording by monitoring chart activity as published in various reporting charts from around the world. According to our research, on 07/27/2010 Hell On High Heels, by Venitia Sekema, had attained The Number 7 Position on at least one of the charts monitored and verified by IAIRA. On the basis of that research, IAIRA has qualified the aforementioned release as eligible for Certification as an International 'Top 10'.


IAIRA Research Team

Venitia has primarily been a solo performer, touring mostly throughout the Midwesten states, and occssionaly done shows in the Southwest and Florida.

In preparation of her 3rd full length CD release, she has been working with her own band, nicknamed the Benton Harbor All-Stars. After meeting them and jamming at her weekly open mic at the Livery in Benton Harbor, the response was too great to ignore, so they started working up her original material. the Venitia Sekema band is: Joe Bradley on Drums, Brandon Dinges on Bass and Danny Dine on Lead Guitar and Harmony Vocals. Venitia drives the bus with her original songwriting, soulful vocals and skilled guitar work. When asked about her music and how it's perceived, she says, "I'm dispelling the myth about folk music, one song at a time"
check her on myspace!
www.myspace.com/venitiasekema
To suppliment her career and just have a "damn good time", she recently joined forces with Kevin Quarandillo of Not Just Blues. Together they've made a few changes resulting in the band Kevin Q and the Night Crew with Venitia Sekema, playing electric blues, now emerging as one of the areas powerhouse bands.
www.kevinqandthenightcrew.com www.myspace.com/kevinqandthenightcrew