A sought out presence behind the scenes in the music world, Venna has had a hand in many musical projects we all know and love. After learning piano from the tender age of six, a young Venna moved onto the Alto Sax at 12 years old, and the rest is history.
In 2020, Venna won a Grammy Award for his work on Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ album on which he worked on “Alarm Clock” with P2J. In 2021 Venna received 2 more Grammy Nominations for his work on Wizkid’s “Made In Lagos” & Snoh Aalegra’s “Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies”,
Venna’s accolades don’t stop there, having also played saxophone for some of the biggest Afrobeat records, including “Anybody”on African Giant & “Ja Ara E” by Burna Boy on the Beyoncé Lion King album & Wizkid’s 2022 album More love, Less Ego. In 2023, Venna was nominated at the Ivor Novello Awards as a co-writer on Knuck’s “Leon The Professional” after executive producing the “Alpha Place” project in 2022. His credits also include work for the likes of Yussef Dayes, MIKE, Amaraae, Greentea Peng, 6LACK, J Hus, Arlo Parks, AJ Tracey & many more.
2024 saw his first headline tour in the UK & EU, plus festival performances at Summer Dayes, Cross The Tracks, Recessland, Montreaux, We Out Here, Lowlands, Rock En Seine & North Sea Jazz festivals. This April Venna supported Kamasi Washington at the O2 Academy Brixton.
Allowing himself to be a vessel through the music, Venna permits it to come out in various ways; a truly inspiring creative. An undoubtedly talented and unstoppable talent, Venna has received accolades from the likes of British Vogue, NME, Wonderland, AnOther, 10 Magazine, Complex UK, Dazed, Clash, Dummy, and more.
