{"id":50770,"date":"2019-06-28T12:38:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=50770"},"modified":"2019-06-28T12:38:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:38:15","slug":"chaos-theory-guitar-supremo-michael-ciravolo-on-beauty-in-chaos-the-all-star-musical-collaboration-which-spawned-finding-beauty-in-chaos-and-new-re-mix-album-beauty-re-envisioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/06\/chaos-theory-guitar-supremo-michael-ciravolo-on-beauty-in-chaos-the-all-star-musical-collaboration-which-spawned-finding-beauty-in-chaos-and-new-re-mix-album-beauty-re-envisioned\/","title":{"rendered":"CHAOS THEORY – Guitar Supremo Michael Ciravolo On Beauty In Chaos – The All Star Musical Collaboration Which Spawned ‘Finding Beauty In Chaos’ And New Re-Mix Album ‘Beauty Re-Envisioned’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born of frustration at the lack of space his guitar parts were getting on the last\u00a0Human Drama\u00a0<\/strong>record,\u00a0Michael Ciravolo<\/strong>‘s Beauty In Chaos<\/strong> started as a solo project, but quickly developed into an all star collaboration.<\/h4>\n

Egged on by producer Michael Rozon<\/strong>, whom he credits with stitching the debut album together, Ciravolo began raiding his enviable contacts book for contributors to flesh out the dark soundscapes he was creating on guitar.<\/p>\n

First on board were\u00a0Robin Zander<\/strong>, of\u00a0Cheap Trick,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ministry <\/strong>frontman\u00a0Al Jourgenson\u00a0<\/strong>and they were soon followed by a whole host of big names, including\u00a0Ice-T<\/strong>,\u00a0dUg Pinnick <\/strong>{King’s X<\/strong>),\u00a0Zakk Wylde<\/strong>, Michael Aston <\/strong>(Jean Loves<\/strong> Jezebel<\/strong>) and\u00a0Van Halen<\/strong>‘s\u00a0 Michael Anthony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Goth giants\u00a0Wayne Hussey\u00a0<\/strong>(The Mission<\/strong>, Sisters of Mercy<\/strong>) and\u00a0The Cure<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Simon Gallup\u00a0<\/strong>recorded together for the first time and there were notable contributions from Evi Vine <\/strong>and The Awakening<\/strong>‘s\u00a0Ashton Nyte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The result was\u00a0Finding Beauty In Chaos<\/strong><\/em>, a magnum opus encompassing multiple genres, goth, rock, industrial and shoegaze, which clocked in at just shy of 80 minutes,<\/p>\n

But Ciravolo and Rozon weren’t finished there, enlisting an A-list roster of producers and engineers, including\u00a0Tim Palmer\u00a0<\/strong>(U2<\/strong>,\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>,\u00a0Tin Machine<\/strong>) to work on a re-mix album.<\/p>\n

The newly released Beauty<\/em> Re-Envisioned<\/em><\/strong> also features a number of mouth-watering collaborations including Rolan <\/strong>Bolan\u00a0<\/strong>hooking up with Hussey on a version of dad Marc<\/strong>‘s 20th Century Boy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Not bad for a guy who also has a pretty high-powered day job as president of\u00a0Schecter Guitars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ciravolo took time out from his hectic schedule to tell Matt Catchpole <\/strong>about the birth of Beauty in Chaos <\/strong>and the humbling experience of watching his heroes and friends not only performing, but interpreting and adding original lyrics to his music.<\/p>\n

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GUITARMAN – Michael Ciravolo – picture by Eloisa Limon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beauty In Chaos<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is an amazing project – how long did it take you to put it all together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you for your kind words. It started as an \u2018idea\u2019 that I was initially unsure would happen, and it grew from there. When I first told Michael Rozon how I wanted to approach doing the record, of course he had reservations, as did I. It honestly was a Field Of Dreams<\/strong><\/em> moment \u2026 sort of \u2018if you build it they will come\u2019. The first two singers that said yes and actually came to our studio to do vocals were Robin Zander<\/strong> and Al Jourgensen<\/strong>. Not a bad duo to start with! The idea just evolved and ended up being 14 songs that barely fit on a CD. The entire process from the genesis of Finding Beauty In Chaos<\/strong><\/em> probably took 14 months.<\/p>\n

You and producer Michael Rozon must have really put the hours in – was it difficult to fit around your day job?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think we conservatively calculated we put in about 1,300 hours on the first record. That doesn\u2019t include some of the \u2018tech\u2019 work Michael did, or the packaging, credits, promo, etc. that come along with an independent release. I\u2019m not complaining since this is something I really wanted to do \u2026 but yeah, juggling my family and the \u2018day job\u2019 had its challenges. I would be in my office at 9am and not get home until after midnight. Thankfully I am blessed with a very understanding and supportive family!<\/p>\n

Are you a studio animal? – you clearly seem to enjoy experimenting with different sounds?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love being in the studio and creating. Michael and I had an absolute blast doing the record! We both love the idea of manipulating audio and really pushing the sonic boundaries. Having our own studio, without having to watch the clock allowed us to experiment to our hearts content!<\/p>\n