Meet CORVO…

August 13th, 2009 | By NiNi

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The deranged brainchild of instrumentalist G9 and singer-songwriter NiNi, CORVO is the culmination of contrasting, yet compatible sounds of theatrical opera and crushing guitars, elegant symphonies and churning electronics. Horror in all its forms is the common thread woven through CORVO’s art. Born in part from a passion for cinema, CORVO’s songs often instinctively evolve in “three acts,” similar to the conventions of film. This cinematic flair has not gone unnoticed among the horror community, and has lately drawn the attention of independent filmmakers and production companies.

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CORVO’s dark machinery begins with founder, composer and multi-instrumentalist G9, whose passion for developing new sounds spews forth an unsettling creation that listeners have consistently deemed “scary and beautiful.” Taming the mechanical beast is vocalist and lyricist NiNi, whose operatic flourishes and jazz-infused leads extend a hand of enchanting guidance through CORVO’s dark imagery.

Born in part from a passion for cinema, CORVO’s songs often instinctively evolve in “three acts,” similar to the conventions of film. Along with pioneering musicians like Trent Reznor, Claudio Simonetti and RAMMSTEIN, CORVO considers filmmakers like Mario Bava, Dario Argento and Werner Herzog of equal importance, influence and inspiration to their compositions and lyrics. This cinematic flair has not gone unnoticed among the horror community, and has lately drawn the attention of independent filmmakers and production companies.

CORVO is currently in the studio [aka "The Crow's Nest"] working on their debut full-length album Telltale, which will be released by their independent label, Telltale Creative Productions. In 2006, the band released a demo EP, Terroreyes: The Demos, which contained four Telltale tracks in their infant stages, and in early 2008, a body of work called Instrumental Cuts. This most recent collection of instrumental singles contains twelve tracks that continue to explore macabre art and horror through cinematic soundscapes. Many of those instrumental tracks are available here at the CORVO Official Site for streaming and download under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution License.

As of September, 2009, CORVO has begun work on the score for CAMERA OBSCURA, the new web series from Emmy-nominated filmmaker Drew Daywalt. Drew is well known among horror fans as one of the founders of Fewdio, a collective of experienced Hollywood insiders who have been creating award-winning short horror films for the web – and now on DVD (their first disc NIGHTMARE HOUSE made its debut at this summer’s San Diego Comic Con).

Slated to launch October, 2009, the 17-episode series revolves around a young woman (Reagan Dale Neis) who inherits some strange artifacts from her late grandfather (Jack Klugman – yes, THAT Jack Klugman!), a crime-scene photographer. One is a magical camera capable of capturing the images of ancient, demonic creatures who prey on humans, and the other is a “scrapbook” in which he kept the creatures imprisoned in photographic form. When she unwittingly destroys the book, the demons are released, and… well, let’s just say that the script alone had NiNi and G9 sleeping with the lights on for more than a few nights!

Post-production is now underway, and the recording process officially began 09/09/09. Expect some studio updates here at The Crow’s Nest throughout fall of 2009!

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