We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Nadia Venice. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Nadia below.
Hi Nadia, thanks for joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I started writing at a very young age, but I also have always admired and noticed skilled songwriters. I would study and pay attention to how they put words together from a melodic standpoint, rhyming, conceptual patterns, etc. Over time, listening to those types of writers, it sort of embeds Itself into your subconscious so I started to naturally write in similar ways. I write a lot so inevitably those skills started to improve with practice but it’s a never ending improvement. Surrounding myself with other musicians that are more skilled in other ways is always a great feeling because simply being in the presence of that on a regular basis helps you advance. It’s very inspiring and beautiful to be around.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I’ve been writing songs since I was a child as my cousin taught me when I was around 6 or 7. We as cousins would sing and perform for our family and I continued to sing and write ever since. Writing music was a very strong catharsis for me. In my adolescent years, I was pursuing acting. My goal was to be in film and television. I did a lot of theater work at the time to build my resume. But music and songwriting was always in the background of my life.
At 18, I realized that I no longer wanted to keep music in the background and bring it to the forefront instead. I released my first single at 19 and have since released many singles and an EP. I plan to release many singles, videos, and other content this year.
Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?
I moved a lot as a child and had no choice but to adapt. I think this experience, along with my knowledge of the entertainment industry, has given me a bit of a tough skin and an understanding that obstacles and challenges arise but you have to navigate around them rather than let them defeat you.
Failure is apart of life but it doesn’t have to be defeating if you chose not to look at it that way. It’s all about growth and seeing them as lessons to further yourself. It’s ok to feel down and it’s very important to process those emotions but you can’t stay stuck. You only have one life to live so I try to look at things in a way that will make my life perspective the most fulfilling.
Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
There are a lot of new tools to help artists with marketing and content. I feel really grateful to live in the age of AI and technology because I feel much more equipped for success.
In the past, I’ve seen a lot of artists get swindled because of their lack of knowledge and resources, so I’m grateful that I wasn’t preyed upon or exploited at a young age in this industry.
I see it as a blessing in disguise. It’s allowed me to learn a lot over the years on my own.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://nadiavenice.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadia.venice?igsh=cGJiNGliZmdsd3Fk&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EA34Wy2VF/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nadiavenicemusic?si=Mgn7LQV-EQ0RcTAC
- Soundcloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/nadiavenice
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadia.venice.music?_t=ZP-8tFtDGn9l7f&_r=1
Image Credits
Emmanuel Ford Imagecinemaphotography