MERIDIAN

Bio…bio…daylight come and me wan’ go ohm. 

 

Venita has immersed herself in the arts since she was a child. If she wasn’t drawing, she was writing or plucking out tunes on her guitar. Being a portrait artist for many years, she discovered that in order to draw people she also had to have the training and expertise of a cosmetic surgeon which prompted her to switch to pet portraits.

 

She designed the Original Santa Clarita postal seal and is the published author of five novels, Initials For Murder, Dead on the Money, In Mysterious Ways, Mixed Nuts and In The Rough. 

 

She fondly remembers backyard gatherings in the warm summer evenings. Her father and his brothers would sit on the patio and sing old songs and harmonize like a barbershop quartet. One uncle even played guitar for a well-known swing band, so music has always been a big part of her life.  She and her sister, Lynda, would join in and they would often hear the neighbors cheer and applaud their approval.

 

She was the Production Control Manager at a well-known musical instrument manufacturer for many years. Being surrounded by musicians every day kept her inspired. Venita has been writing original songs for thirty years and has recorded for small plays and web sites. She has been the lead vocalist for Meridian for fifteen years and loves singing classic rock the way people remember it.  

 

Ever since she has teamed up with the genius of BJ on the keyboards, they have written many songs together and have released two CD’s to date, Proper Introductions and Past The Beginning, and working on more under their original band, White Smoke. 

 

Venita now owns her own business, Venita’s Gourmet Sweets. She develops unique recipes for toffee, nuts and brittles and is proud to say, with the help of BJ, she ships nationwide.