Experience

*Venues *
5 Spot Atlanta, GA 03-04
Atlanta Fulton Central Library Atlanta, GA 9/02-11/02
Apache Café Atlanta, GA 11/02-12/02, 2/03, 9/03, 12/03, 11/06-1/07, 2/18/07 9/16/2007, 6/21/08, 6/22/08
Ashlees Tropical Grill & Bar Decatur, GA 2004
Atrium Stone Mountain, GA 10/16/2007
Baby Grand Piano Bar Atlanta, GA 7/06-1/07, 4/18/2007, 9/5/2007
Borders Lithonia, GA 1/03
Barnes & Noble Norcross, GA 1/03, 11/03
Black Lion Café Atlanta, GA 10/03-11/03
Blue Moose Lilburn, GA 2/26/08, 3/4/08
Buffalo's Southwest Cafe 11/13/2008 Athens GA
Clark Atlanta Soul Source Bookstore Atlanta, GA 9/02-10/02
Copeland’s Restaurant Atlanta, GA 8/5/2003, 10/04/2007
Club 112 Atlanta, GA 4/03-5/03
Club 714 Atlanta, GA 12/06, 7/25/09
Café’ Bunamore Decatur, GA 12/02-3/03
Café’ Red Train (Showcase) Marietta, GA 3/20/2007
Café Bleu Lawrenceville, GA 9/17/2008
City Limits Newnan, GA 4/25, 5/23/2007
City Of Ink Tattoo Atlanta, GA 7/1/2007
Club Moyo (Showcase 3rd place) Decatur, GA 8/12/2007
Clarion Hotel (Project Curve Appeal) 11/29/2008 College Park, GA
D’jango’s Atlanta, GA 7/06-1/07
Dailey's Columbus, GA 7/1/08, 7/15/08, 8/5/08
Diverse Universe 11/5/2008 Athens GA
Earthshaking Music Decatur, GA 3/28/03
Endenu 8/3/08
Fihankra Cultural Center Atlanta, GA 10/1/02,
F & W Control Tower (HOST) Columbus, GA 5/17/2007
Flashbacks East Point, GA 9/13/2007
Forest Blu Restaurant Forest Park, GA 8/16, 30 & 9/27/2007
Gallery Bistro Decatur, GA 12/16/06
Gold Bar 10/8/2008 Atlanta GA
Grounds Coffee House 4/4/2009 Atlanta, GA
Havana Club Atlanta, GA 4/1/03
Holiday Inn Select Conference Cent. Atlanta, GA 8/11/2007
Irish Bread Atlanta, GA 8/03-10/03
Il Postale Lilburn, GA 2/24/07
Jamaican Grille Columbus, GA 2/10/07, 2/21/07
Jakote’s Beauty Salon Atlanta, GA 9/16,30 & 10/14/02
Java logy Atlanta, GA 9/30/06, 12/12/06
Kenny’s Blues in the Alley Atlanta, GA 11/02,2004
Luckie Café Atlanta, GA 4/11, 5/2/2007
Lush Life Café Atlanta, GA 11/20/02
Luv Mecca Atlanta, GA 4/13, 6/10/2007
Lakebottom Park Columbus, GA 7/20/08 (headliner)
Mamba Room Atlanta, GA 8/27/04
Maxx Fun Sports Bar Union City, GA 1/10/07
Maxx Fun Sports Bar (HOST) Union City, GA 7/12, 26/ 2007 & 8/16, 23/2007
Mocha Match Coffee Bar Decatur, GA 8/17/2007
Oreily’s Food & Spirits Decatur, GA 5/12/02
Paradise Bar & Grill Tucker, GA 9/13/, 10/22 & 11/29
Royal Peacock Atlanta, GA 9/11/02
Sylvia’s Atlanta, GA 12/23/03
Strictly Dramatic Studio Lilburn, GA 9/15/2007
Somber Reptile Atlanta, GA 11/16/03
Shine Atlanta, GA 9/9/02
Soul Source Bookstore Atlanta, GA 9/18/02, 10/2/02
Studio Grille Atlanta, GA 1/11/07
South Fulton Library Union City, GA 4/14/2009
The Perk Atlanta, GA 3/13/2007
The Upscale Lounge Lawrenceville, GA 12/24/06
The Ozone Atlanta, GA 8/12/03
Trademark Atlanta, GA 3/3/08
The Canvas Art Bar Atlanta, GA 6/30/08, 7/14/08, 7/21/08, 8/4/08

Uptown Comedy Corner Atlanta, GA 2/03-3/03, 6/03
UTM Studios Atlanta, GA 3/21/08, 4/12/08
Vino Libro Atlanta, GA 3/9/08
Via Lounge (World Aids Day) 11/21/2008 Atlanta GA
6902 Club KC, MO 6/01
Club 50/50 (host/feat.) KC, MO 7/01-10/01
Danny’s Big Easy KC, MO 1/02-7/02
KC Public Library (SE) Branch KC, MO 5/31/02
Muhammad’s Mosque #30 KC, MO 1/19/02
Pete’s Place (host/feat.) KC, MO 4/02, 6/13/02, 1/3/06
Rain KC, MO 8/3/06, 4/4/2007
Pearls Raytown, MO 1/3/07, 4/4/2007
GQ Lounge KC, MO 1/1/07, 4/6/07, 5/30/08
The HangOut KC, MO 8/28/2007
John’s KC, MO 8/26/2007
Westport Coffee House KC, MO 11/09/2007
Tolbert Academy KC, MO 5/31/08
The Embassy KC, MO 6/2 /2008
Into Hair Naturally KC, MO 6/4/2008
Chemistry Bar Mobile, AL 10/15/06
Harambe Room Birmingham, AL 3/10/07
Quixotes Auburn, AL 7/27/2007
Starbucks Opelika, AL 7/28 & 10/20/2007
Taina’s Art Gallery Montgomery, AL 8/11/2007
The Wine Up Charlotte, NC 10/5/06
Monta’s International Lounge Durham, NC 11/23/06
TK Gregg Center Spartanburg, SC 1/20/07
Barnes & Noble Spartanburg, SC 2/10/07
Shingles Florence, SC 6/2/2007
Minton’s Playhouse New York, NY 1/14/07
Elks Lodge Hampton, VA 7/14/2007

*Radio*
Dolo Radio Live365.com St. Louis, MO 8/20/06
WRFG 89.3FM,WRFG RADIO Atlanta, GA 8/28/06
VI Radio Courtyard Atlanta Airport South College Park, GA 9/16/06
www.hot1077radio.com Birmingham, AL 3/10/07
Karmen Jonz Birthday Celebration Life & Prosperity
LowKey Radio Atlanta GA 9/5, 16 & 26/2007
Rap City Radio 8/2008
Al Sharpton “Keep’n it Real” 8/2008
BlogTalk Radio “Real-ish Radio” 8/2008
Blog Talk Radio “Soul Sistas of Sapphoz 9/3/2008
Blog Talk Radio “DJ Sqwyd” 9/5/2008
Blog Talk Radio ‘Lush Radio Online” 9/10/2008 (Radio Interview)
Blog Talk Radio “Lush Radio Online" 9/25/2008 (panelist)
CBKU 95.9 FM "Rewind Saturdays" Winnepeg, Manitoba Canada 12/6/2008
Blog Talk Radio “Northern Smoke Radio” 10/22/09 (radio interview)
Blog Talk Radio “Lush Online Radio” 11/12/09 (radio interview)

*Television/Video/DVD*
Showcase Community (Showcase) Endenu Atlanta, GA 11/1/03 (Talent TV 25)
The U Church commercial The U Church Raytown, MO 1/22/06
HOOD HARD TV 1 Atlanta, GA 1/6/07
HOOD HARD TV 2 Atlanta, GA 2/3/07
HOOD HARD TV 3 Atlanta, GA 3/3/07
HOOD HARD TV 6 Atlanta, GA 6/2/2007
HOOD HARD TV 7 Atlanta, GA 8/4/2007
Indie Heat Episode 35 Atlanta, GA 7/16/2007
Maxx Sports Bar (commercial) www.livepoets.tv Atlanta, GA 7/19/2007
Video Shoot /cameo appearance (Lil Jab) Atlanta, GA 8/21/2007
Video Shoot/cameo appearance Atlanta, GA 11/4/2007
(Emanuel Face feat. Phillipia from Tyler Perry’s
Madea’s Family Reunion)
(Event Model/Host)
14th Annual Showcase of the South (DVD) Atlanta, GA Coming Soon
Video Shoot/appearance
(Juvenile, Manny Fresh & Angel) Atlanta, GA 11/17/2007
Cameo appearance (extra) Atlanta, GA 12/02/2007
“The Jack Squad” feat. VH1 Hip Hop Honoree Whodini
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 1/5/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 2/2/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 3/1/08
Video Shoot/appearance B.O.B “Haterz Everywhere You Go” (TJ’s DJ, DJ Aaries, Rich Boy & Willie Joe) Atlanta, Ga 3/8/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 5/3/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 7/5/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 8/2/08
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 9/6/08 (perform)
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 10/4/08 (perform)
Truuth Entertainment YouTube Commercial Norcross GA 10/9/2008
Hood Hard TV Atlanta GA 11/1/2008
The Cutting Edge TV @ WAN-TV Atlanta GA 11/9/2008 ATL (host/perform)
Malachi (video shoot/cameo appearance) "I Want Your Lovin Back" ATL 11/23/2008
Hood Hard TV Atlanta GA 12/6/2008
DJ Brad (video shoot/cameo appearance) "I'm In The Building" Jonesboro, GA 12/7/2008
Hood Hard TV Atlanta GA 1/3/2009
PW Esquire (video shoot/semi-lead) "Bottles" Norcross, GA 2/6/2009
HOOD HARD TV Atlanta, GA 2/7/2009
Kadalack Boyz (video shoot/cameo appearance) "Neva Slippen" Atlanta, GA 2/7/2009
BOC (video shoot/cameo appearance) 'Big Stacks Rubberbands" 2/21/2009
Hardy Boyz feat. Looney Tunez (video shoot/cameo appearance) "BOW" 2/22/2009
Hood Hard TV Atlanta, GA 4/4/2009
Hood Hard TV Atlanta, GA 5/2/09
Video Shoot (multiple cameos) “Thang Thang” by MalachI Atlanta, GA 5/12/09
Video Shoot (cameo) “Da Long Way” by Stack Money Boyz Atlanta, GA 6/6/09
Video Shoot (cameo) “Michael Jordan” by EGA Griffen, GA 6/12/09
Video Shoot (cameo) “On Fiyah” by Slim OG 9/27/09
Video Shoot (semi-lead role) “Neva Gone Stop” by Lil Jab 11/28/09

*Press/Print/Media*
Kansas City Star & Times by John Mark Eberhardt Kansas City, MO 6/9/02
Repz Magazine Atlanta, GA 1/07
TaylorMade Monthly Music Newsletter Atlanta, GA 11/2007
Ozone Magazine (April issue-Shawty Lo cover) feat. in photo w/Rich Boy & DJ Aaries
Hot Block Magazine August 2008
Featured on www.southeast-high-school-classof1989.com 2/11/2009
Featured on Soul Pitch Hustle Network www.soulpitchmediaonline.com 3/11/2009
Featured on 2009 Springbreak SXSW March Music News for Austin 3/12/2009
Hotlanta Hair Directory Vol. 6 Pg. 54 April 2009
Featured on Soul Pitch Hustle Network www.soulpitchmediaonline.com 4/25/2009

*Publications/Merchandise*
Poem “Eternal Love” published in anthology Beyond the Gardens Gate 1/9/03
Poetry.com (Eternal Love, Preparation, Earth Angel & The Burial)
“True Life Poetry Vol.1” Nuthin But Down To Urth Poetry 4/07
Venomous Spit CD ATL/ released in KCMO 8/16/2007
Poetically Speaking CD ATL/ released in KCMO 5/30/2008

*Hosting*
Pete’s Place KC, MO
Club 50/50 KC, MO 7/2001-10/2001
Poetry Pool Party @ Johns KC, MO 8/26/2007
F&W Control Tower Columbus, GA 5/17/2007
Maxx Sports Bar & Grill Union City, GA 7/2007-8/2007
The Essence of Seduction @ Union Mall Union City, GA 09/29/2007 (host)
1st Annual Dirty South Beautician & Barbers Ball Stone Mountain, GA 10/16/2007 (host)
Exotic Idol @ UTM Studios Atlanta, GA 3/21/2008
Gemini Jump-Off Zodiac Party @ GQ Lounge Kansas City, MO 5/30/2008
2nd Annual ShowMe Showdown @ Tolbert Academy Kansas City, MO 5/31/2008
The Canvas Art Bar Lounge Atlanta, GA 7/14/2008
Groundhog Train 1st Year Anniversary @ Café Red Train Marietta, GA 7/22/2008 (co-host)
Clever Phonix @ Endenu Atlanta, GA 8/3/2008
Black Carpet Celebrity Birthday Bash @ Club 1244 Columbus GA 8/27/08 (host/coordinate/perform)
TOYL Events 2nd Annual Exclusive Bachelorette Expo Stone Mountain GA 9/26/2008 (host/perform)
Truuth Entertainment @ Karizma Lithonia GA 10/17/2008 (host/perform)
On the Rox Entertainment @ Warren City Club Atlanta GA 10/27/2008 (host)
Stephanie Fletcher booksigning @ L.A. One Muzik In Motions Studios Stockbridge GA (host)
Urban Cafe @ Convention & Trade Center Columbus GA 10/31/2008 (co-host)
The Cutting Edge TV @ WAN-TV Atlanta GA 11/9/2008 (host/perform)
Hood Hard Exposure @ The Atrium Stone Mountain, GA 5/21/09, 6/4/09, 6/18/09, 7/2/09, 7/16/09 (host/ promoter)
Club 6902 (“Last Thursday’s Open Mic) KCMO 5/28/09, 6/25/09 host/promoter
Exposure 101 @ The Atrium Stone Mountain, GA 9/24/09, 10/8/09, 10/8/09, 10/22/09. 11/5/09, 11/19/09 (host/promoter)
TOYL Events 3rd Annual Bachelorette Expo @ Freight Depot Atlanta, GA 9/26/09 (host)
Exposure 101 @ Club Cheer Spritz Belton, SC 10/14/09, 12/09/09, 01/27/10 (host/promoter)
Female Empowerment Meet Up @ Fountain City Coffee Columbus GA 10/10/09 (host/promoter)
Female Empowerment Meet Up @ Urban Grind Coffee Atlanta GA 10/17/09 (host/promoter)
All About Face @ London Bistro Atlanta, GA 10/21/09 (host)
Milk Chocolate Monday’s @ The Candy Shop Atlanta, GA 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/09 (host/promoter)
Business & Pleasure @ Club 828 Asheville, NC 11/6/09 (host/promoter)
Female Empowerment Meet Up Kansas City, MO 11/27/09
Exposure 101 Music Tournament @ The Empowerment Zone Greenville, SC 2/20/10
Young Stars Teen Summit @ The Empowerment Zone Greenville, SC 2/21/10

*Modeling*
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places” stage play (photo shoot) Atlanta, GA 1/12/07
Woodruff Arts Center (photo shoot) Atlanta, GA 1/21/07
Royal Peacock (event model) Atlanta, GA 9/23/2007
(Producers Beat Battle hosted by VH1‘s Phoenix the Fire Starter & T.I.’s producer Khao)
Hyatt Regency Hotel (event model) Atlanta, GA 10/27/2007
(Taylord Entertainment)
Rialto Theater w/Taylord Ent. (event model) Atlanta, GA 10/28/2007
(Showcase of the South hosted by BET Comedian Pierre)
Plum Jeans photo shoot Union City, GA 12/2/2007
Melechi Photo Shoot w/ Malachi (Dungeon Family/Hustlin Boy), DJ Don Cannon & Queen Sheba 4/17/08
"Bowties, Blazers, Gloves & Glamour URBAN GLAM FASHION SHOW hosted by Jay McGee of Make Me a Super Model @ Excalibur (Runway Hair Model) 4/26/08
Reginald Anderson (photo shoot) 6/9/2008
HOOD HARD Photo Shoot w/DJ Aaries, DJ Prince Ice 6/18/2008
HOTLANTA HAIR MAGAZINE PHOTO SHOOT w/REGINALD ANDERSON (world renown photographer) 8/24/08

*Auditions/Casting Calls*
Showtime at the Apollo CAU Atlanta, GA 11/2/02
(Bishop Cornelius Henderson Student Center)
Showcase Community Talent Musicians Club Decatur, GA
“SPOKEN" Mocha Match Decatur, GA 4/11/06
(Robert Townsend’s Black Family Network)
VH1 Casting Call (Dirty South Femcee) Marietta, GA 9/15/2007
Model Call for Taylord Entertainment Atlanta, GA 10/18/2007
(14th Annual Showcase of the South)
Rapper Juvenile Model Casting Call Atlanta, GA 11/11/2007
Famecast.com (Online Competition) 9/28/2007 thru 2/01/2008 ranked 14 of 235
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places" @ Uptown Comedy Corner Atlanta, GA 1/5/2008
Famecast.com (Online Competition) 2/01/2008 thru 2/22/2008 ranked 16 of 50
Famecast.com (Online Competition) 2/22/2008 thru 3/14/2008 15 of 25
Bowties, Blazers, Gloves & Glamour Casting Call (Hair Model) hosted by Jay McGee “Make Me A Super Model” @ Excaliber Norcross GA 4/22/08
TOYL Events-Time of Your Life (Guest Speaker) 6/17/2008
Drift City Records & Q Parker @ Apache Cafe Atlanta, GA 6/22/2008
Project Rebound - 2nd Annual Hip Hop Summit Columbus, GA 7/8/08
HAH Entertainment (My Life, My Thoughts, My Words) 7/16/08
Last Look Inc. 2/8/2009
CDE Studio's (video audition) "Aye" Rob 2/13/2009
Flava World Casting (audition The Comedy Club Movie) 2/15/2009

*Nominations/Nominee*
Creative Artist of the Year The Abbey Theatre Atlanta, GA 2/7/03
(2003 Atlanta Undergrammy Awards)
Certificate of Appreciation (Showcase Artist) Trademark Atlanta, GA 3/3/08
Hustler of the Year (HOT BLOCK MAGAZINE) www.hotblockmagazine.com 5/2008

*Opening Performances*
Kenny Howell Bodyworks Kansas City, MO 1/7/06
(BET Comicview Comedian)
Kameron Corvette Javaology Atlanta, GA 9/30/06
(Acoustic Artist)
GA ME City Limits Newnan, GA 5/23/07
(7xHBO Def Poet, Broadway, Toni Award Winner)
Karmen Jonz (1077 FM Radio Jock) Harambe Room Birmingham, AL 3/10/07
Phoenix the Fire Starter The Atrium Stone Mountain, GA 10/16/2007
Ursula Rucker Apache Café Atlanta, GA 6/21/08
(World renown Poet/HBO Def Poet)
Keisha Jackson Apache Café Atlanta, GA 6/21/08
(Daughter of Millie Jackson)
Sam Rawls Dailey's Columbus, GA 7/15/08
(Cousin of Lou Rawls)

*Collaborations*
Ms. Dramaganza, Fill My Shoes
Bape Jonez “Hustlers P.O.M.E

*Slams*
Twisted Tongues Barraza’s Atlanta, GA 12/9/06
Red Door (Slammin in the Suburbs) 3rd Place Roswell, GA 2/21/08

*Schools/Colleges*
JS Chick African Centered Accelerated Shule’ KC, MO 1/02-(DARAJA) 7/02
Developing African-American Resources by Actively Joining Arms
Agnes Scott College @ Letitia Evans Hall Decatur, GA 1/17/03
(GA Poets Society 96th Quarterly Membership Meeting)
Columbia High Decatur, GA 2/25/03
(Black History Month)
Toomer Elementary Decatur, GA 4/25/03
(National Poetry Month)
Toomer Elementary Decatur, GA 5/22/03
(5th Grade Graduation)

*Groups/Organizations*
Georgia Poets Society GA 1/11/03
The U Church Raytown, MO 12/31/06
HOOD HARD Industry Party Black Carpet Affair Atlanta, GA 11/07/2007
HOOD HARD DAY @ Atlanta, GA 11/08/2007
Hilton Holiday Inn Select
Benefit Concert & Canfood Drive Atlanta, GA 11/18/2007
(Red Light Café)
Truth & Life Ministries Morrow GA 10/25/2008

*Workshops/Lectures/Volunteer Work*
City of Ink Tattoo Atlanta, GA 3/1/07
(Unveiling portrait of VENOM @ Urban Artist Art Show)
Underground Atlanta Atlanta, GA 12/7& (African American for the Arts 4th Annual Holidays Aglow) 8/02 (guest speaker)
EIU (guest speaker) Spartanburg, SC 2/10/07
Creative Writers Association (guest speaker) Atlanta, GA 2/22/07
Harambe Room-guest speaker Birmingham, AL 3/10/07
(Domestic Violence Victim’s of Alabama)
1st Annual Disability Awareness Resource Fair Columbus, GA 9/29/2007
(vendor)
Creekside High Community Flea Market Fairburn, GA 12/15/2007
(vendor) sending kids to Kenya

Occupation:
SMokenword Artist
Poet (1st Poet of HOOD HARD)
Member of Georgia Poets Society
Motivational Speaker for Single Parents with Special Needs Children
Lyricist
Writer
Author (1st Author of Jakaylah Paperback Publishing)
Mentor (Creekside High Mentoring Program)
Underground Urban Model/ Event Model/ Hair Model
Hostess
Promoter
Event Coordinator
Craftsmaker
Panelist

*Websites*
www.venommustspit.com (designed by www.RobPadgett.biz)
www.myspace.com/venommustspit
www.blackplanet.com/venommustspit
www.famecast.com/venom
www.jakaylahpaperbackpublishing.com (Kirsten Geter)
www.idruthat.com (Andrew Phillips/click on illustrations link)
www.myspousemademerich.com (Author Roger Louis Kennedy)
livepoets.tv (click on Maxx Sports Bar link for commercial)

www.modelmayhem.com/JStephensonPhotography (Jamie Stephenson; photographer)
www.thehelpfulneighbor.com
www.BlogTalkRadio.com/venommustspit
www.twitter.com/venommustspit
www.modelmayhem.com/venommustspit
www.djaaries.ning.com/VENOM1stPoetofHoodHard
www.hi5.com

*Panels/Judges*
Battle Zone @ Trademark Atlanta, GA 3/3/08
2008 Hot Block Awards @ Holiday Hilton Inn Select Atlanta, GA 5/12/2008
(One Of The Most Powerful Women In The Music Biz Debate Panel)
2nd Annual Hip Hop Summit (Stopping Baby mama Drama) 7/19/08
Blog Talk Radio “Lush Radio” Online (The State of our Children’s Education Panelist)
9/25/2008

Mission:
To move the masses thru thou prophetic poetic teachings
VENOM: A hunting arsenal in the case of self defense.