Nervo (duo)

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NERVO
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NERVO
Background information
Birth name Miriam Nervo, Olivia Nervo
Also known as Mim and Liv
The Nervo Twins
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genres Electronic dance
Occupations Music Producers, composers, performers, models, DJ's
Years active 2005 - Present
Labels Virgin Records/EMI Music, Terminal Recordings
Associated acts Afrojack, Dimiri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Avicii, LMFAO, David Guetta, Chuckie, Daddy's Groove, Hook N Sling, Nicky Romero, Norman Doray
Website www.nervomusic.com

Miriam Nervo and Olivia Nervo are Australian musicians and songwriters, better known by their stage name Nervo or The Nervo Twins. After signing with Sony/ATV Music Publishing at 18 years of age, the twins pursued careers as songwriting partners, co-writing the Grammy Award-winning single, "When Love Takes Over", performed by David Guetta and Kelly Rowland.

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Childhood and youth[edit]

Twins Miriam and Olivia Nervo were born and raised in Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Australia.[1] They studied at Genazzano FCJ College in Kew. The twins began their careers as models with the Australian Chadwick Models Agency.[2] Additionally, they were ambassadors at the L'Oreal Fashion Festival.[3]

Career[edit]

Modeling[edit]

When the sisters were sixteen years of age, a modeling agency indicated an interest in the pair, but Liv Nervo stated in April 2012 that music "was always the focus" for them.[4]

Nervo[edit]

The twins were accepted into the Opera Australia Academy, but decided to pursue a music career instead.[5] A contract was then signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the duo subsequently embarked on a songwriting career.[6] Initial recognition for the pair occurred following the single, "Negotiate with Love", written for British pop singer, Rachel Stevens, which reached tenth position in the United Kingdom (UK) music charts in 2005.[7] The duo went on to write for Kesha, Richard Grey, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ashley Tisdale and the Pussycat Dolls.[6]

When their publishing deal was set to expire they considered dropping their songwriting career due to a dissatisfaction with the modest level of success they had experienced while with the major publisher.[8] Instead they were persuaded to give it another chance by signing with small independent Swedish publisher Razor Boy in 2008.[8] The move reaped quick rewards when the new publisher arranged a writing session with Kelly Rowland through Universal A&R Max Gousse.[8] The group co-wrote Guetta and Rowland's number one dance hit, "When Love Takes Over" which went on to win a Grammy Award, in addition to reaching the top position on numerous charts around the world.[9]

2010[edit]

In March 2010, Nervo announced a worldwide recording deal with Virgin Records/EMI Music, which included a joint venture to release new artists that Nervo discover and produce.[10] A month later, NERVO released their club single "This Kind Of Love" through their independent UK-based dance record label, Loaded Records. It went number one on the world club charts, number two on the Music Week club charts and number six on the Music Week pop charts.[11] In June 2010, Allison Iraheta released the single "Don't Waste the Pretty", co-written by Nervo. The twins also worked on records for Kylie Minogue's eleventh Aphrodite,[12] Britney Spears,[13] Cheryl Cole, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Armin Van Buuren[14] and for Kelly Rowland's self-titled, third studio album.[15] They also released the single "Irresistible" on Positiva/Armada, which reached number one on the UK Club Chart.[16]

2011[edit]

In July, after DJing at Belgium's Tomorrowland, they wrote a track with Afrojack, "The Way We See The World (Tomorrowland Anthem)" and followed this with "We're All No One" featuring Afrojack and Steve Aoki which reached number one on the UK club charts.[citation needed] In August, NERVO signed with modeling agency, Wilhelmina Models.[citation needed] They were also featured in Pacha magazine.[17] They wrote the track "Night of Your Life" performed by Jennifer Hudson on David Guetta's new album Nothing but the Beat. They wrote, vocally produced and arranged Agnes Carlsson's single, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Agnes song)". The group also wrote Nicole Scherzinger's single "Try With Me".

2012 - Present[edit]

The single, "You're Gonna Love Again",[18] was leaked in 2011 and reached the #1 position on the Hype Machine chart.[19] It was officially released in 2012.

Nervo is starting their 2013 music production (after "Like Home" with Nicky Romero) with the single "Hold On", which was released to iTunes on April 9. The music video for the song was released on April 19 and uploaded to their VEVO's channel on YouTube.

They also play on One Life to Live.

Live performances[edit]

2010[edit]

In 2010, NERVO played on the Ultra Main Stage during the Winter Music Conference.[20]

2011[edit]

In June 2011, Nervo opened for pop singer, Britney Spears on her sixth concert tour, the Femme Fatale Tour, along with Nicki Minaj and Jessie and the Toy Boys.[21] They then hit the iD festival tour.[22] They also launched a Las Vegas DJ residency with the Wynn Las Vegas.[23] The duo also performed a DJ set at Belgium's Tomorrowland event.

In September they played twice at Pacha in Ibiza, at two of the islands biggest club nights – David Guetta's Fuck Me I'm Famous,[24] and then the closing party of Pete Tongs All Gone Pete Tong.[25]

2012[edit]

In 2012, Nervo played at Creamfields alongside Fat Boy Slim and Dream Valley Festival booth in Brazil and the Sunset Music Festival in Tampa.[26] They also played at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and the Spring Awakening Music Festival in Chicago in June 2012. In July 2012, the twins DJd again at Belgium's Tomorrowland and performed at the Electric Zoo event in New York, US, over the American Labor Day weekend.

The twins played at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans,Louisiana, US, in October, 2012.[27] They also played at Escape from Wonderland in San Bernardino, US on October 27, 2012.[28]

On November 7, 2012 COVERGIRL announced the signing of DJ duo and sisters NERVO.[29]

2013[edit]

In January 6, they played on the very first electronic music festival in the entire Central America. The Day After celebrated in Panama City, Panama with David Guetta, Afrojack, Rehab and others.

NERVO played twice at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, FL. They played at the "Ultra Worldwide" stage Weekend 1, and at the Main Stage during Weekend 2.[30]

During March and April they made a Tour in Mexico, called Alive Music Festival, in company with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike.

In August they will be at Creamfields again playing one of the main stages on the Saturday.

Radio[edit]

In 2011, the twins began hosting a monthly show on Sirius Radio called "NERVOnation".[31]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(Fla)
[32]		 EE.UU.
Dance
[33]		 HOL
[34]		 CAN
[35]		 FRA
[36]		 SUE
[37]
2010 "This Kind Of Love" — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Irresistible" (featuring Ollie James) — — — — — —
2011 "The Way We See the World" (Tomorrowland Anthem)
(with Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)		 34 — — — — —
"We're All No One" (featuring Afrojack and Steve Aoki) 106 8 89 — — —
2012 "You're Gonna Love Again" 105 4 — — 126 —
"Reason"
(with Hook N Sling)		 — — — — — —
"Like Home"
(with Nicky Romero)		 — — 85 — — 37
2013 "Army" (with Sultan + Ned Shepard featuring Omarion) — — — — — —
"Hold On" — 1 — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
2009 "Take Me To Ibiza"
(Massive featuring Nervo)		 — Non-album single
2012 "Livin' My Love"
(Steve Aoki featuring LMFAO and Nervo)		 — Wonderland
"In My Head"
(David Guetta & Daddy's Groove featuring Nervo)		 — Nothing but the Beat 2.0
"Something to Believe In
(Norman Doray featuring Nervo and Cookie)		 — Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Remixes[edit]

2010

2011

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NERVO Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013. 
  2. ^ "Liv and Mim Nervo". Chadwickmodels.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  3. ^ March 14, 2010 12:00AM (2010-03-14). "Tuneful Nervo twins dressed to thrill Melbourne Fashion Festival". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  4. ^ Independent Philly (7). "Interview with Liv Nervo". Independent Philly. Wordpress.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  5. ^ Darren Ressler (23). "Aussie Twin Hitmakers Nervo Have Blonde Ambition". Société Perrier. Mirrorball Group LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  6. ^ a b "A bit of Nervo verve". geelongadvertiser.com. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  7. ^ acharts.us (Unknown). "Rachel Stevens - Negotiate With Love". acharts.us. acharts.us. Retrieved 31 July 2012. 
  8. ^ a b c "Interview with Fredrik Olsson". HitQuarters. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. 
  9. ^ Grammy.com (2012). "54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 
  10. ^ EMI Music (23). "Astralwerks/Virgin Records signs red-hot songwriter-producer duo NERVO to multi-faceted artist and label deal". EMI Music. EMI Group Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  11. ^ Pop In Stereo (2010-04-26). "NERVO Release "This Kind Of Love" Featuring Ollie James". Pop In Stereo. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  12. ^ March 01, 2010 12:00AM (2010-03-01). "Aussie songwriting twins Mim and Liv Nervo team with Kylie". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  13. ^ "Britney Spears asks Olivia and Mirian Nervo to write songs". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  14. ^ Moran, Jonathon (5 September 2010). "Sisters with lots of Nervo". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  15. ^ "German Site Interview". kellyrowland.com. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-08-03. 
  16. ^ The Las Vegas Tribune (31 August 2011). "Grammy Winner Joan Sebastian". The Las Vegas Tribune. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  17. ^ "Pasha Magazine". Pasha Magazine. Pasha Group. July 2011. pp. 158–159. Retrieved 26 June 2012. 
  18. ^ Dylan Farella (4). "Nervo – You’re Gonna Love Again (Extended Mix)". Dancing Astronaut. Dancing Astronaut™, Inc. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 
  19. ^ charliecharlos (11). "ARTIST INTERVIEW: NERVO". Drop The Beat SD. Carlos Garay. Retrieved 21 May 2012. 
  20. ^ "Nervo spins the Alize Lounge". Dancemusic.about.com. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  21. ^ Jocelyn Vena (12). "Britney Spears To Tour With Nicki Minaj". MTV. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 21 May 2012. 
  22. ^ Staff (29). "FESTIVAL FRIDAY: NERVO". Identity Festival. Identity Festival. Retrieved 21 May 2012. 
  23. ^ Susan Stapleton (2012). "NERVO Lands Residencies at Four Vegas Nightclubs". MetroWize. MetroWize. Retrieved 21 May 2012. 
  24. ^ Miss W (14). "Thursday September 15, 2011: F*** Me I’m Famous with Nervo". The Ibiza Diaries. White Ibiza. Retrieved 26 June 2012. 
  25. ^ "Pure Pacha All Gone Pete Tong Closing Party". Essential Ibiza. essentialibiza.com. 1. Retrieved 26 June 2012. 
  26. ^ LuizGustavoSavi (22). "NERVO - Creamfields BRAZIL / Florianópolis 2012 HQ". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  27. ^ "Schedule". Voodoo. Voodoo Experience. 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  28. ^ "Escape from Wonderland Line Up Schedule". Insomniac. Retrieved 2 November 2012. 
  29. ^ "NERVO Signs with COVERGIRL". New York Music News. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-11-07.  Text " New York Music News" ignored (help)
  30. ^ "NERVO". 
  31. ^ sirius (18). "Mim and Liv: Nervo Nation On SiriusXM BPM". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 4 October 2012. 
  32. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nervo.  Unknown parameter |título= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |editorial= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ Mejores posiciones en el Dance/Club Play Songs:
  34. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nervo.  Unknown parameter |título= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |editorial= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  35. ^ http://acharts.us/song/68081.  Unknown parameter |título= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |obra= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ^ http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Nervo.  Unknown parameter |editorial= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |título= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |obra= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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External links[edit]

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