La-Ventura

La-Ventura is a Rock / Melodic Metal band based in the Netherlands. It was founded by ex-Orphanage drummer Erwin Polderman and vocalist Carla van Huizen in 2005. Its sound is characterized by groovy drum beats, raunchy riffs and melodic female vocals.

History
La-Ventura is a Rock / Melodic Metal band based in the Netherlands. It was founded by ex-Orphanage drummer Erwin Polderman and vocalist Carla van Huizen in 2005. Its sound is characterized by groovy drum beats, raunchy riffs and melodic female vocals.

The band terminated their agreement with Razar Ice Records in July 2007 --- just two months before the planned release date for their first album, and continued the production themselves. Their first album, "A New Beginning," debuted on October 6, 2007, and the band signed a record deal with the American-based Renaissance Records in January 2008. The album was officially released in North America on March 18, 2008.

The band has shot the video for their first US single, "Trefoil."

A second album called “White Crow ” has seen the light of days in 2013 with an independent release for The Benelux. Recorded at the MII Recording Studio in France, mixed and produced by Didier Chesneau and mastered by Bruno Gruel at Elektra Mastering. In November 2013 the band officially announced the signing of a license deal with Ravenheart Music Records for The UK/Ireland and Valkyrie Rising for the territories Germany/Austria/Switzerland. A digitale release of the single "Song For An Idiot" taken from the album "White Crow" was released on 15 november 2013.

Current members

 * Carla Van Huizen – vocals
 * Sascha "Saz" Kondic – guitar
 * Michael "Mike" Saffrie – bass
 * Renzo van Poecke – drums

Former members

 * Marco van Boven – keyboards
 * Erwin Polderman – drums

Discography

 * Trefoil (demo) (2006)
 * A New Beginning (full-length) (2007)
 * Breaking the Silence (EP) (2009)
 * White Crow (full-length) (2013)

Web & Social Media

 * The Web: http://www.la-ventura.com/
 * Metal Archives: http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/La-Ventura/84924
 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Ventura-official-bandpage/465553533488503?ref=br_tf
 * On Twitter:
 * ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/laventura
 * MySpace: https://myspace.com/laventura