GENRE-BENDING CELLIST TINA GUO ~ NEW ALBUM THE JOURNEY OUT NOW VIA CONVEXE ENTERTAINMENT ~

At the age of 25, Tina Guo has already developed a fascinating international multi-faceted performing career as a solo classical cellist, rock/metal/fusion electric cellist, and acclaimed recording artist known for her distinctive sound and improvisatory style.

Today, Convexe Entertainment releases Tina’s sophomore album The Journey, a multi-genre project encompassing everything from traditional classical works to film music to industrial metal, and featuring many of Tina’s original compositions.  A music video for the track “Forbidden City” will be released in mid-October.

Tina has performed at the MTV Movie Awards, Dancing with the Stars (with Carlos Santana and India Arie), and with the Foo Fighters (at the 2008 Grammy Awards).  She recently recorded solo cello for John Legend, and played on Derek Sherinian’s (Dream Theater) new album with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society).  Tina’s original song “Breathe in Me” (a collaboration with industrial metal band Society 1) was also recently featured on the new MTV show “Death Valley”.

A frequent collaborator with film composer greats including Hans Zimmer, John Debney, and Brian Tyler, Tina has been the featured cello and electric cello soloist on Sherlock Holmes, Iron Man 2, Inception, CSI: NY and Abduction.  Her solos on the electric cello are also featured on the season’s score of Iron Chef and her arrangement and performance of “The Flight of the Bumble-Bee” was featured in the end credits for Ben Stiller’s The Heartbreak Kid.  She also played on the soundtrack for Hancock, Red Riding Hood, Battle: Los Angeles, Clash of the Titans, Predators, The Fast and the Furious, and on the TV shows Family Guy, American Dad and King of the Hill, among others.

Tina has appeared as a soloist with the San Diego Symphony, the State of Mexico National Symphony, the Thessaloniki State Symphony in Greece, the Bari Symphony in Italy, the Petrobras Symphony and the Barra Mansa Symphony in Brazil, and the Vancouver Island Symphony in British Columbia.

The instrumental metal music video for Tina’s song “Queen Bee” (from The Journey) premiered at the 2009 LA Downtown Film Festival and won “Best Music Video/Short Film.”  “Queen Bee” was also nominated for Best Music Video by the Hollywood Music and Media Awards.