Venetian Princess

Biografía de Venetian Princess

The ”VenetianPrincess” Channel is the #1 most popular female channel on YouTube. With hundreds of thousands of subscribers and view counts in the millions, viewers from around the world have gathered around their computer screens to experience a collection of one-woman, home-made productions created by “VenetianPrincess” herself.


VenetianPrincess videos have been featured and reported on by several national television networks and news programs including; NBC, FOX, ABC, CNN, G4TV, and Access Hollywood.

VenetianPrincess videos have also been the topic of several full-spread articles in; The Washington Post, LA Times, USA TODAY, VH1.com, The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Yahoo News, AOL News, XPress Magazine, the french edition of People Magazine, and several others. Her songs have also been broadcast on Kiss FM and BBC Radio.


Striking a Partnership deal with YouTube/Google in May of 2006, VenetianPrincess was one of the few chosen content creators invited into the revenue sharing program in it’s initial stages.


The VenetianPrincess Channel started out with Disclosed, an episodic fairytale series about the princess’s lavish lifestyle in her palace and her adventures around the world. Each episode introduces new eccentric characters, all played by VP- disguised in elaborate costume. The series has been called “A mystical series- The Harry Potter of home made videos.” -Albert Gursch.


All of the videos are filmed in her living room, and everything from the costume makeup, editing, to the visual effects are done by her alone.


The channel has since expanded with a variety of original music videos parodying celebrities, which have prompted a whirlwind of press coverage. VP has also created a new series addition being Cirque de Mystère, a murder mystery that takes place at a 1940s circus. The second episode “YouTube Goes Vintage” included appearances from other well-known YouTube celebrities.


The girl you know as VenetianPrincess grew up in New England. Her childhood was a busy one for a little girl, she was exposed to all aspects of the performing arts. At only four years old, she began taking voice lessons. At five years old, she enrolled in musical theater, tap, jazz, and ballet.


At eight years old, VP showed a liking for the film industry. Her mother enrolled her in workshops for acting in front of the camera. Soon after, her father bought her first home video camera. Little did he know that this was the beginning of a serious hobby. By her mid-teens, she would have directed over one-hundred original short films.


VP didn't stop there. Before venturing into teen-hood, she appeared in major motion pictures such as Hocus Pocus, School Ties, and House Sitter. Other professional credits include small roles in the WGBH mini-series Connecting With English and a national commercial for Dyslexia awareness. She was also featured as the principle role in a New England Telephone commercial, as well as in a nationally broadcast public service announcement.


By the age of 13, VP had performed in eleven full-scale musicals and various recitals for dance and voice. Taking a break from dancing, she decided to concentrate on her singing. She competed in and won first place for her vocal performances in several state talent competitions. She also made a name for herself in the pageantry circuit, and won the state title of Miss Massachusetts Queen.


During the year before high school, VP discovered her abilities in song-writing. She wrote graduation anthem "I Will Never Forget You," and sang it for her classmates on class night. She also composed several classical style pieces on the piano. During this time, she was beginning to develop an operatic vocal ability, while studying at the South Shore Conservatory of Music. She later went on to study opera and vocal technique at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music.


VP is now in her twenties. Keeping musical theater in her life, she has continued to perform locally. Some of her recent roles include; Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical, Magnolia in the Show Boat segment of Hollywood Classics, and Maria in West Side Story. Dramatic roles include; Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Amy in Little Women, and Flora in The Turn of The Screw.


Her professional resume has also expanded. She recently concluded the touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Phantom of The Opera, starring as Christine.


VP has also made an effort to reach children through the performing arts. She has toured elementary schools in the Massachusetts area, performing as Lucy in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and performing as one of the leads in An Environmental Awareness Musical. She has also had the opportunity to educate students of all ages in the performing arts. She volunteered as the assistant choral instructor at an Elementary School in the Boston area. She then went on to teach vocal technique at several music academies in the South Shore, as well as in Pasco Hernando, Florida.


VP- whose real name is Jodie-Amy, continues to create her imaginative videos on youtube, and has managed to sustain her online brand as a lucrative business. With several traditional media offers on the table, she says she will continue to broadcast on the internet. She loves the creative freedom that internet broadcasting gives her, and says her favorite aspect of it- is receiving feedback from her millions of viewers around the world.

Fuente: Darkhsm1 a través de Musica.com

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