Nerve is an American, New York based band, founded by the drummer Jojo Mayer.

Nerve
OriginNew York, U.S.
Members
  • Jojo Mayer : drums
  • John Davis : bass
  • Jacob Bergson : keyboards
  • Aaron Nevezie : programming
Past members
Websitenerve.band

History

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From the 1990s, Jojo Mayer participated actively in party events called "Prohibited Beatz" which was a platform for experimental interaction with DJ's and many kind of artists.[1][2] The band Nerve initially emerged from these parties,[3][4] described as an "endeavor in reverse engineering the textures and rhythms of the current stream of computer generated music into a live performed, improvisational format".[5] While the line-up of musicians in Nerve was initially fluid, it solidified in the early 2000s around Jojo Mayer, Takuya Nakamura, John Davis and Roli Mosimann, and then again in 2014 around Mayer, Davis, Jacob Bergson and Aaron Nevezie.[1][6][7][8][9]

In 2016, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen produced and televised a documentary film which chronicles several Nerve concerts in Zurich, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong, and which features interview footage with Mayer and others pertaining to the origins and history of Nerve.[8][10]

With the current lineup of Mayer, Davis, Bergson and Nevezie, Nerve has maintained a constant touring schedule across the United States, Europe, Asia and Canada.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

Personnel

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Current line-up

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  • Jojo Mayer : drums
  • John Davis : bass
  • Jacob Bergson : keyboards
  • Aaron Nevezie : programming

Former members

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Discography

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  • 2007 - Prohibited Beats
  • 2010 - EP1
  • 2010 - EP2
  • 2011 - EP3
  • 2011 - The Distance Between Zero And One
  • 2012 - EP4
  • 2014 - EP5
  • 2015 - Live in Europe
  • 2015 - Ghosts of Tomorrow
  • 2016 - Vocal Collaborations
  • 2017 - Nerve
  • 2018 - After the Flare
  • 2019 - Music for Sharks

References

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  1. ^ a b "ABOUT". Jojomayer.com. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ (Filmmaker and DJ) Julie Covello's movie "Prohibited Beats" which was shown in 2002 New York Underground Film Festival
  3. ^ Bisch, Kevin (10 January 1999). "PULSE; Dancing in Their Seats". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Doing It Live". Villagevoice.com. 19 January 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Jojo Mayer". Drummerworld.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Jojo Mayer & John Davis of Nerve". Drummagazine.com. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Jojo Mayer And Nerve Go Acoustic On 'After The Flare'". Drummagazine.com. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b Jojo Mayer – Changing Time (Documentary in English) | Sternstunde Musik | SRF Kultur. SRF Kultur. May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Prince of Drums – Jojo Mayer/Nerve – Euro Tour". Jazzineurope.mfmmedis.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Sternstunde Musik - Alexis Amitirigala". Srf.ch. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Jojo Mayer / Nerve". Timeout.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ^ Howell, Dave. "Spacey new sounds ground drummer Jojo Mayer and Nerve". Mcall.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  13. ^ Tagat, Anurag (29 November 2017). "Hitting a nerve". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Jojo Mayer Drums His Way To The Percussion-Loving Shores Of India | Verve Magazine". Verve (Indian magazine). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Jojo Mayer: 'Nothing New Can Be Created Without Deviating From The Norm'". Thewildcity.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  16. ^ Jojo Mayer & Nerve - Full Performance I Babylon Performance. Babylon. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ Jojo Mayer Nerve - Live at A38 Ship 2018. A38 Hajó. June 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ Jojo Mayer & Nerve LIVE - Drumeo Festival 2020. Drumeo. September 18, 2020. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ Jojo Mayer/Nerve - Terminal Music&Arts Festival, Sombor 2017 // Full concert. Terminal Music&Arts Festival Sombor. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Jojo Mayer | Nerve". Katjazz.com.np. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Jojo Mayer and Nerve Live". Timeout.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Jojo Mayer & Nerve – Ghosts of Tomorrow". mxdwn.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  23. ^ "JoJo Mayer & NERVE – Live In Europe [Album Review/Stream]". liveforlivemusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  24. ^ "REVIEW: JOJO MAYER & NERVE, THE FLEECE". bristol247.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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