Venna
Biography Venna
Malik Venner a.k.a. Venna
It took a long time for Malik Venner a.k.a. Venna to finally release music under his own name. His musical career began at the age of six, when he first sat down at the piano. At twelve, he switched to the saxophone, and as a teenager, he discovered jazz and played in his first bands. Since then, he has worked for various artists, both as a musician and as a producer, including Burna Boy, Wizkid, 6lack, Knucks, and many, many others. Venna has long been a well-known man behind the scenes, responsible for the magical moments on many records and for many musicians from the UK, Europe, Africa, and the USA. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2020 for his work on Burna Boy's "African Giant" album, where he collaborated with P2J on "Anybody." The trio finally won the Grammy Award a year later for Burna Boy's "Twice as Tall." His tracks are the kind that leave you wanting more, and this was never more evident than with his debut solo project, "Venology." The chance to finally release his own music, after putting his coveted stamp on the creations of others, came in the summer of 2021. Together with Marco Bernadis, he began tinkering with his tracks in the studio until his debut EP was finished. This super-cool mix of laid-back beats, diverse rhythms from very different musical traditions, and the fluid playing of the alto saxophone developed its own pull. It's no wonder, then, that Venna's music immediately appeared on numerous jazz playlists, even though most people were barely aware of this artist's prominence. "I came in like a thief in the night," rapped Knuck in the track "Standard," thus describing how the sought-after eminence grise Malik Venner became the fantastic solo artist Venna.
