“ENTERTAINER AND JET SETTER” VINNY VENTIERA, AKA VINSANE, BRINGS HIS LOVE FOR HIP HOP AND REMIXED ’80s AND ’90s TRACKS TO BELMAR AND SOUTHHAMPTON
BY TIA KIM
BORN AND BRED:
Brooklyn and Kings Park, New York, respectively.
FIRST MUSICAL LOVE AFFAIR:
Recording hip hop, house, classics, and disco o local radio stations and testing resulting homemade mix tapes on friends and family.
SOUND:
Mixes of house, party breaks, hip hop, mash ups, electro, rock, and with an abiding love of ’80s and ’90s. The key, Vinsane explained, is to “make original songs sound interesting for an audience, while maintaining an element of familiarity.”
NOTABLE GIGS:
The Bank Night Club in Las Vegas, Providence Atlantic City, and Libation NY. He’s also been seen on The Bachelorette (season 12), Bachelor in Paradise (season 3), NBC’s Today show, and Entertainment Tonight. Residencies include Salt 7 Delray Beach and Pangea Nightclub at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. He also performs regularly at Shrine (Foxwoods Resort Casino), Gem in Boston, and Kandy Bar in Charlotte, North Carolina.
WHO ELSE HE’S DJ’D FOR:
Designer Betsey Johnson’s runway shows, Grammy nominated producer Clinton Sparks, Puff Daddy, Fat Joe, Sean Kingston, Lil Jon, Kim Kardashian, and NBA star Dwayne Wade.
Vinsane
May 26, Djais / 1801 Ocean Avenue N, Belmar, NJ / 732.681.5055 / djais.com July 2, Southampton Social Club / 256 Elm Street, Southampton, NY 631.287.1400 / southamptonsocialclub.com