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About Venture

Discography

Silver Lining EP

Cover Art Click Song Title For Lyrics
  1. Hold You Down
  2. My Own
  3. Give Me Your Pain
  4. Fallen Angel
  5. Push
2006 Self-Release
Cover Art By Preston Mtcham, MO & Jaoquin Cortez

The Prisoner

Cover Art
  1. The Prisoner
  2. All That I Need
  3. My Own
  4. Fallen Angel
  5. Impossible
  6. On My Way
  7. Without A Doubt
  8. Hold You Down
  9. Goodbye
  10. Give Me Your Pain
  11. Remember You
  12. Push
2007 Self-Release
Art By Preston Mtcham

Booking Contact

Phone: Mike Self (817)-733-6584
E-mail: self904@aol.com

In the Papers

Inside Connection Magazine Review-February 2007

As published in the February 2007 issue of The Inside Connection music magazine.
Texas-grown Venture have been burning up the stage since their inception in early 2004. With the release of their EP, Silver Lining, in July 2006, their powerful lyrics and electrifying music are exciting DJs and music lovers on the World Wide Web, as well as a handful of commercial radio stations shrewd enough to have the backbone to broadcast unsigned artists.

Venture is certain to gain mass appeal solely on the merit of "Fallen Angel," one man's heartbreaking portrayal of the catastrophic existing state of our country. Forceful drumbeats, expressive guitar riffs and looming bass lines accentuate the contemporary lyrics, which reveal the tumultuous inner dialogue of a soldier deployed to a place so far from home.

However, this entire EP is full of appeal. Empathetic cries are translated brilliantly into intense music and compassionate lyrics that evoke a spectrum of emotions. Silver Lining's recurring voice may seem beaten down by the hurdles our present-day world dishes out, but don't be fooled. If you dive under the surface, you will discover it is quite optimistic. What better message is there? No matter what difficulties you experience, the human spirit is resilient and hopeful.

This little taste of Venture is sure to wet your appetite and leave you wanting more. The good news is they are currently recording more tracks with Dark new Day's Brett Hestla at the reins, so this next venture will undoubtedly catapult them into stardom.