About The Girl Behind The Camera

Past

Before becoming YouTube's "VenetianPrincess," VP always had a passion for all aspects of the performing arts.  As a child, she grew up in Massachusetts performing in numerous plays and musicals.  She was also acting in feature films as well as several national commercials.  At home, she started directing and acting in her own home movies, starting at the age of 8 when her Dad bought her first video camcorder.  

VP credits her mom for enriching her childhood with the arts.   She studied voice, dance, and musical theater there from the age of 5 to 17.  Also, during and after high school, she studied opera at the South Shore Conservatory of Music as well as the New England Conservatory of Music.  

Volunteering as a teacher's assistant at a local performing arts school, VP discovered and embraced her love of working with children. "I think I have a connection with kids, because I'll always be one at heart."  She explains.  VP went on to direct a modified version of the children's classic "The Secret Garden" with her own original musical score.

In 2006, VP discovered the then-new website, "YouTube."  At that time, it had just started reaching popularity. At first, she would use the site to upload audition videos, and then eventually decided to go back to her roots and create home movies.  Her videos included full-on fantasy adventures with elaborate costumes, as well as original noir period pieces.  As a child, she shared her creations with an audience of 4 or 5 family members or friends.  She had no idea that someday her videos would be reaching over 300 million people across the globe.

By 2007, VP's videos had become very popular and her subscriber base was growing.  It was that year that YouTube was bought by Google and VP was approached to be part of a new beta program.  Through this partnership, selected YouTubers would be able to generate revenue from ads placed above their videos.

At that time, VP was working as a college administrative assistant.  Flash forward a year, and her videos were turning into a successful profession. Because of this, VP made the decision to leave the college, so that she could focus on her new growing business.  

2008 was the year she changed her video content into what was then a new online video genre- music video parodies.  This was the perfect niche for her, as she could now produce content where she would act, write her own lyrics, AND sing.  After her first parody of Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" was featured on the front page of YouTube, it quickly went viral with 20 million views.  As the video was being shared by millions across social networks, she quickly started shooting up the charts. With the support of her viewers, she ended up beating Disney star Miley Cyrus and becoming the #1 most subscribed female performer in the world.  This is a title she has held for over 2 years.

Present

Today, VP’s YouTube channel has about 1 million registered subscribers and her videos have over 370,000,000 views.  One of her original music videos was the pre-installed video on all Samsung mobile phones, and she has been written about in 2 nationally published books.

One of VP's biggest priorities is keeping her videos fun for people of all ages.  "I can't express how grateful I am to have a career that I truly love.  I get to connect with people all around the world.  People watch me in their offices, schools, homes, etc.  I am truly blessed to have such a large platform to reach people."

As an extension of her Youtube channel, VP now owns a successful New Media Production company.  She resides in Florida with her husband, cat and two dogs.  She enjoys decorating her historic home, antiquing, and watching old movies.