Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Jackie Venson, who discusses her new single, “Keep On,†and more.
Review Fix: What inspires you lately?
Jackie Venson: Life and my emotions relating to the things that I see and that happen in my life.
Review Fix: How has your sound changed over the years?
Venson: I started off playing blues only, I had just started learning the guitar so I did what I knew. Now I have had some more years, experiences, and influences under my belt so I have come to a place where I don’t like to be put in a box. I am most comfortable being free, hopping genres and expressing myself in unlimited ways, musically.
Review Fix: What have been some important lessons learned?
Venson: Stick to your guns. The right opportunities always find me, the opportunities and people that suit me best will always find me. I trust myself and I have faith in who I am and I don’t let anything affect that.
Review Fix: What is the story behind “Keep On”?
Venson: It’s a story of falling in love, of the exhilarating but sometimes scary experience of that. It can be scary taking a chance on someone or on an experience but overall a life without chance or risk is not a life well lived.
Review Fix: How do you want this track to be remembered?
Venson: As a hopeful, inspiring, and emotional tale of a life well lived.
Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?
Venson: Blues, soul, pop, r&b is the most I can narrow it down to at this time.
Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?
Venson: Live is always different from the studio. The energy of the crowd mixing with my energy is impossible to experience any other way.
Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2018?
Venson: To write and release more music and to tour bigger, better, and more efficiently.
Review Fix: What’s next?
Venson: More music, more touring, potential new partnerships, more life!
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