Venice was founded in 1977; the band was initially founded by Lennon and his cousin Michael Lennon. The following year Michael's brother Mark joined, with Kipp's brother Pat joining in 1980. Since that time, the two pairs of cousins have performed and released 13 albums and other works since 1986. Kipp plays percussion and writes songs for the band. He performed with the rest of the band on their live DVD, "Venice, Live at the Royal Carre Theater". He also sings for the Pine Mountain Logs, a band containing many of the members of Venice and playing only cover versions of rock songs.