Verity Price
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| Verity | |
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| Birth name | Verity Price |
| Born | 16 May 1975 Umtali (now Mutare, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | Afro, pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress and Motivational speaker |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2002 – Present |
| Labels | Lucky Packet Records, Musketeer Records |
| Website | www.iamverity.com |
Verity is a singer, songwriter, actress and motivational speaker from Cape Town, South Africa.
Contents
Biography
Verity was born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa. She won the Catch a Rising Star talent search in Florida in 2002 and was awarded a US working visa as an artist of outstanding ability in 2003. She performed to capacity audiences in Nashville and New York in 2005 and has established herself as a nationally acclaimed performer in South Africa.
Verity has been internationally recognised for innovation in the music industry and has been featured in various news sources in South Africa and around the world, including Carte Blanche, Africa's premier news reporting show. Verity launched the 'Lucky Packet Project' which is an initiative to generate funding for her records, independently of assistance from record labels, as well as to create investment for upcoming artists in South Africa.
Verity is the first musician in South Africa to sell her CD's before the CD's existed. Verity's web team developed a transaction facility on her website. 'Future Owners' bought enough of her CD's for Verity to fund the production of her album. Over 2000 people in 25 countries bought the CD, without guarantee of their investment being realised. 10.6% of every sale was given to two South African charities (POWA empowering women and the Live Your Dreams Foundation funding up and coming artists) and by the time the album was recorded over R30,000 had been contributed.
Verity is the first artist in South Africa to achieve a self-funded project of this nature. Verity has bucked the trend of signing up to a major record label and is the first person in South Africa to do this.
Verity's album, named "Journey" by her fans, was recorded with award winning producers Paul McIver & Brian O'Shea and was released in July 2008. The story has been broadcast as Virtual Verity on M-Net's Carte Blanche, SABC3's The Power Within and more recently SABC3's Journey to the Core.
Verity plays regularly with her band Verity and the Shades around South Africa and is reputedly currently working on another album.
Singing and Songwriting
Discography
Performances and Gigs
Up The Creek Festival 2003 and 2005
Levis Vintage Sundays 2004, 2006 and 2007
Kirstenbosch Winter Concerts 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
The Women's Show Cape Town and Johannesburg 2007, 2008 and 2009
Artscape Theatre 2007
V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre 2006 and 2007
Durban ABSA Stadium 2008
Documentaries on "Lucky Packet Project"
Trust 22, Award winning USA Documentary 2006
Virtual Verity, Carte Blanche, 2008 M-Net
Verity, Journey to the Core, 2009 SABC3
Verity, The Power Within, 2008 SABC3
Our stories, Our voices, 2007 SABC 2
Television Appearances
Weekend Live, SABC 2
Morning Live, SABC 2
Luv Sport, M-Net SuperSport
Hectic 99, SABC 2
Keeping it Real, SABC 2
Showbiz Report, e.tv
Top Billing, SABC3
Radio Interviews
Kieno Kammies, Cape Talk/Radio 702
Afternoon talk, SAFM
Risky Business, Radio 2000
Women on the move, Radio 2000
Homebrew, KFM/94.7 Highveld Stereo
Press Coverage
Weekend Argus (South Africa)
Cape Times (South Africa)
The Star (South Africa)
Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
AboutTime (South Africa)
Cosmopolitan (South Africa)
Oprah Magazine (South Africa)
Top Billing Magazine (South Africa)
Clarion (Argentina)
SA Times (London)
El Economista (Spain)
Radio Playlisting
KFM
Radio Highveld
Radio Algoa
OFM
Radio 2000
SAfm
MFM
UCT Radio
Songs used on Movie Soundtracks
"Careless", Oil on Water
"Forever in Me", Oil on Water
"Would You", Oil on Water
"Shine", Eden Campus
Motivational Speaking
MC'd events and Talks
TEDxJohannesburg 2009
SA Innovation Summit 2009
KTV Market Day MC 2009
Standard Bank Rocking Future Roadshow 2008
1st for Women Feather Awards 2009
Coca Cola Artside of Life 2007
Media 24 Awards 2005
Life Lab Show 2006
Educor Awards 2006
Teach A Man To Fish Conference 2008
Reach for a Dream 2007
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital 2006
Graduate School of Business, Women in Business Conference 2007
Lisa Nichols
Mike Dooley
Robin Banks
Patricia Glynn
Bruce Muzik
Acting and Voiceovers
Movies and Television Series
Slipstream, 2003, Margaret – Bank Teller
What is Love, 2004, Wife
Charlie Jade, 2004, Agent No. 3
Cotton Wool, 2005, Student
Mercenary for Justice, 2006, Female Assistant
The Triangle, 2005, TV mini-series, Nurse
Poseidon Adventure, 2006, Dying Woman
Interrogation Room, 2008, Nurse Anna
Oil on Water, 2008, Art Student
Ella Blue, 2008 TV mini-series, Slinger
External links
- www.iamverity.com Verity Singer, Songwriter, Actress and Motivational speaker Official site
- www.iamverity.co.za Blog Updates
- Purchase "Journey" CD or downloads
- TVSA Actor Profile
