Venus Tunes Live is a very danceable closing act of any festival! But there's more...
Flyer of the Venus Tunes label night in 2016
Venus Tunes Live is a collective of female artists, founded in 2016 by saxophonist/dj/producer Susanne Alt (read dj bio here)
The kick-off took place during Amsterdam Dance Event: the Venus Tunes label night.
Alt has been running her own record label "Venus Tunes" since 2007. In the beginning, Venus Tunes was a jazz imprint only. In 2016, funk album "Saxify" was released and the vision arose not to promote the album by touring with a traditional band but to change the concept and perform with a dj/live act instead.
With the help of nationally and internationally acclaimed producers*, remixes of Saxify were created, further enhancing their versality and appeal.
DJ music platforms like Traxsource, Juno Download and Beatport embraced these tunes, and dj's around the world started to include the remixes in their sets. This peer-to-peer-approach lead to new collaborations and releases of new music.
With an impressive list of original tracks** Susanne Alt and her companions stole the hearts of dj’s and music lovers around the world.
Up to then, this only had been taken place in the studio. Alt looked for a group to perform these tracks live. Venus Tunes Live (hereafter referred to as VTL) was born, an all-female group. At the same time, festival directors realized that inclusiveness would create a better revenue. This gave VTL a kickstart!
Lorrèn, Femke Krone, SaraLee, Mavis Acquah and Susanne Alt in 2019 (photo shoot by Michel Zoeter)
When gathering on stage for performing, VTL is mixing original music with music by others and mash-ups of existing songs. This blend creates a completely distinctive sound. Their fans are being provided with a complete experience: new tracks, great live shows and plenty of YouTube material.
VTL engages actively with the crowd and will definitely add another facet to any festival. This is a jazz disco house crossover experience, the perfect spectacular closing act with a happy end everybody wishes for.
Zosja El Rhazi and Susanne Alt in Thailand (photo shoot with Icine Asia, 2023)
*DJ Spinna, Opolopo, Estroe, Zoe Xenia, Junie Morrison, DJ Maestro, Angelo Ferreri, Johan S, Greg & Grandi and more
**including "Time And Time Again", "Susie Saxophone", "Elixir", "Open Up", "The Harder We Fight (the Sweeter the Love)", "Sax Damage in NYC", "Tantra Sax" and "Tudo Bem” and more