Revo

BioEdit

Revo (who's real name is kept private out of respect) was born on June 19th, 1978. His birth is claimed to have been at 5:01 in the morning^[1] on a rainy day ^[2]. The first musical instrument he learned to play was the piano, eventually branching off to an electric organ, wood instruments, reed organs, etc. He mainly learned classical music, but as a boy received an electric guitar. As the years went on, he became obsessed with reproducing songs and making unique sounds with his guitar, but gradually became frustrated with the limitations a single instrument held. Later in his adolescence he purchased an MTR synthesizer and began learning to synthesize electronic music. In high school he joined some bands and produced sound for them but they all fell out of touch in one way or another. Using his musical knowledge Revo began recreating game soundtracks and composing songs for friends. He was at some point a teacher but interviews only hint at his participation in the fitness program at a school. After learning about the internet in the late 1990's he started publishing his compositions under the pseudonym "G.Revo" ^[3]. When he was 19 he entered the 1997 Koei music contest and got to the final round before losing^[4]. The next year, he won first place in the 1998 music contest, with his song being featured in the game 太閤立志伝III ^[5]. Changing site proxies in around 1998, he became simply "Revo". Many fans believe that his stage name is a reference to the word "Revolution"; Revo commenting that while it wasn't initially his intention, his style of telling stories through music could be seen as a revolution. His name is not a reference to a cigarette brand, despite popular belief ^[6].

Beyond this, Revo is said to like red wine, enjoy JRPGs, spicy food, and Spain being his favorite country. While he tries not to listen to other band's music, so that they won't influence his style, Revo enjoys Spitz and B'z ^[7]. He claims to have been born in the same year as Jesus Christ. Because he was born in June, not December, Revo is older than Jesus Christ ^[8]. He tries to keep up with weekly release of comics, but often fails, resulting in long nights of flipping through manga (usually on holidays or breaks) ^[9]. On March 3rd, 2012, Revo donated a million yen (about 10,000 USD) to the Japanese Red Cross in response to the 2011 Touhoku earthquake and tsunami ^[10].

DiscographyEdit

Web SongsEdit

Main Article: Web Songs

Collaborative SinglesEdit


霧の向こうに繋がる世界 June 14th, 2006 TEAM Entertainment	Dream Port June 18th, 2008 KING RECORDS

Image AlbumsEdit


Leviathan リヴァイアサン/終末を告げし獣 March 2nd, 2005 momo+grapes	poca felicità December 20th, 2005 Marvelous Entertainment

Soundtracks/BGMEdit


太閤立志伝III BGM March 5th, 1999	櫻姫 BGM March 23rd, 2001	Riddle in Riddle BGM March 30th, 2001	GeNOME ～進化の遺伝子を探せ~ BGM May 31st, 2002


ぱすてるキッチン～ブルーベルへようこそっ！～ Original Soundtrack October 3rd, 2003 GIGA	シスターマーメイド BGM October 24th, 2003	らずべりー Original Soundtrack August 27th, 2004 GIGA	ねとらん者 THE MOVIE #1 ネットのすみでブログと叫ぶ ED LiNK November 24th, 2004 SOFTBANK Publishing


Atelier Iris GRAND FANTASM Original Soundtrack June 21st, 2006 TEAM Entertainment	BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY Original Soundtrack October 10th, 2012 SQUARE ENIX	Sailor Moon Crystal Original Soundtrack December 24th, 2014 Evil Line Records	BRAVELY DEFAULT Ⅱ Original Soundtrack March 3rd, 2021 PONYCANYON

Lyrics OnlyEdit


ルナ June 20th 2008 (web distributed)	テラ September 24th, 2008 (web distributed)	U_WAVE CONCERT 2008 evolutio April 6th, 2009 M-TRES	U_WAVE 2 FRE-QUEN-CY June 28th, 2010 M-TRES

Music OnlyEdit


Winter Mix 2003 December 28th, 2003 TORANOANA (Comiket C65)	星組バウホール「ランスロット」 October 14th, 2011 TAKARAZUKA CREATIVE ARTS (digital release)	ブレイブリーデフォルトドラマCD ～リユニオンの祝祭～ December 25th, 2013 SQUARE ENIX

Lyrics and MusicEdit


･･･for rest May 17th, 2006 Bellwood Records	MOON PRIDE July 20th, 2014 King Records	Revoオリジナルアレンジ楽曲 Februrary 26th, 2021 SQUARE ENIX

Featured onEdit


Atelier Vocal Historia 1997~2009 January 28th, 2009 TEAM Entertainment	Takashi Utsunomiya Premium annual concert dinner show 2010 April 27th, 2011 M-TRES	SQUARE ENIX MUSIC SAMPLER CD 2011 Vol.6 September 15th, 2011 SQUARE ENIX MUSIC	宝塚歌劇主題歌集 THEME SONGS 2011 April 8th, 2012 Takarazuka Creative Arts	Takashi Utsunomiya Tour 2011 Timesmile April 18th, 2012 M-TRES	SQUARE ENIX MUSIC SAMPLER CD Vol.7 September 20th, 2012 SQUARE ENIX MUSIC


BRAVELY DEFAULT Original Soundtrack [mini album] December 6th, 2013 SQUARE ENIX	Takashi Utsunomiya U_WAVE Tour 2013 フォースアタック April 23rd, 2014 M-TRES	SQUARE ENIX MUSIC SAMPLER CD Vol.9 September 20th, 2014 SQUARE ENIX MUSIC	X'mas Collections music from BRAVELY DEFAULT November 19th, 2014 SQUARE ENIX MUSIC	GUST 20th ANNIVERSARY CD BOX April 1st, 2015 KOEI TECMO GAMES


SHIMOTSUKIN 10th Anniversary BEST ~ANIME GAME CD SONGS~ August 5th, 2015 TEAM Entertainment	白金の夜明け February 17th, 2016 EVIL LINE RECORDS	Atelier 20th Special Live November 29th, 2017 KOEI TECMO GAMES	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary Classic Concert ALBUM 2017 December 6th, 2017 EVIL LINE RECORDS	Applause MAKAZE Suzuho Marth 14th, 2018 Takarazuka Creative Arts


「桃も十、番茶も出花」 May 23rd, 2018 EVIL LINE RECORDS	Atelier Series × Haruka Shimotsuki Vocal Collection: Akkord Sep 26th, 2018 TEAM Entertainment	MOMOIRO CLOVER Z May 17th, 2019 EVIL LINE RECORDS	ZZ's January 31st, 2020 EVIL LINE RECORDS	月色Chainon [ももいろクローバーZ盤] January 31st, 2021 EVIL LINE RECORDS