The Venetia Fair
| The Venetia Fair | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Marblehead, Massachusetts, US |
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| Years active | 2006-2015 |
| Labels | Red Blue Records (2009-2012) |
| Associated acts | Kiss Kiss, Foxy Shazam, The Gay Blades |
| Website | www.thevenetiafair.com |
| Past members | Benny Santoro Mike Abiuso Charles "Mr. Chark" King Joseph Occhiuti Austin Ferrante Chris Constantino Samuel Parsons Jessica Homan Jake Weinreb |
The Venetia Fair was an American rock band from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Formed in 2006, the band's final line-up was lead vocalist Benny Santoro, guitarist Mike Abiuso, bassist Charles "Mr. Chark" King, keyboardist Joseph Occhiuti and drummer Austin Ferrante. The band signed with Red Blue Records in 2009 to release their first album, The Circus and was featured in the Alternative Press 2013 edition of 100 Bands You Need to Know. On December 22, 2015, the band announced that they are breaking up on their Facebook.
The Venetia Fair was formed by Benny Santoro and Charles "Mr. Chark" King in 2006 after they graduated from Marblehead High School in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The two of them had been in previous bands prior such as Sally Boy (which featured Benny on drums), Sprained Personality and most notably their black metal/glam rock fusion band entitled Bottom of the Blood Well. The band's name came after Pluto became a dwarf planet and originates from a girl named Venetia Phair, who was the first to propose the name for Pluto. They recruited Samuel Parsons on bass (who was also a former member of Sprained Personality and Bottom of the Blood Well), Jake Weinreb on drums and Jessica Homan on keys to record some demos. These demos amongst others were uploaded to the band's Last.fm page.
Shortly after signing with Red Blue Records in March, 2009 to release their first album, the band parted ways with Jessica and Jake. Joseph Occhiuti and Chris Constantino, whom they meet through a craigslist ad, were their replacements. Joseph joined the band after he and Benny unexpectedly became friends in college, after previously meeting due to a former girlfriend who had an affair with both of them.
Their debut full-length album, The Circus, was released on June 12, 2009. The album was produced by Dan Coutant as well as Andy Wildrick and Nick Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter. The Circus is divided into two parts, the first being called "The Overture", consisting of the first four songs, and the second being "The Circus", consisting of the last six songs. The last six songs on the album flow into each other creating one continuous song although listed as separate tracks. Drummer Chris Constantino states, "The Circus began as a six-song concept piece that centered around a circus with no audience as a way to discuss the absurdity of human existence".
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