Tina Guo
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Tina Guo | |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Cello, erhu, vocals |
Years active | 1994–present |
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Website | www |
Tina Guo (Chinese: 郭婷娜; pinyin: Guō Tíngnà) (born 28 October 1985) is a Chinese-born American cellist and erhuist from San Diego. Her international career as a cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer is characterized by videos featuring theatrical backdrops and elaborate costumes, a range of genres, and an improvisatory style in film, television, and video game scores.
She has appeared as a soloist with the San Diego Symphony[1] the National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra in Greece ([[Κρατική Ορχήστρα Θεσσαλονίκης ]]
Early life
Tina Guo was born in Shanghai, China to father Lu-Yan Guo, a concert cellist, and mother Fei-Fei Soong, a concert violinist, who are the current artistic directors of the California International Music and Art Festival, an annual event held in San Diego, California. Tina began playing piano at the age of 3 in China. At age five, she moved to the United States with her family,[2] and began violin lessons with her mother.
Career
In 2007, she toured Australia with Metaphor, an all-girl crossover band.[3] Guo played with the Foo Fighters at the 2008 Grammy Awards, and with Off the Deep End she played at the wrap party for the Sundance Film Festival.[4]
With
From 2011-2013, Guo toured as the featured electric cellist with Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.[5]
Guo performed alongside
Guo was featured on
The instrumental metal music video for her song "Queen Bee" won Best Short Film/Music Video at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. Her songs "Queen Bee" and "Forbidden City" are also available for download to play for Rock Band on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Metal Hammer Magazine UK described Guo as "an international sensation"[7] and she was also featured in Glamour Magazine Russia with a two-page spread.
Guo has toured with blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa as part of a diverse all acoustic backup band, and Hans Zimmer.[8]
By October 2017, she toured as a headlining act to promote her album "Game On!" with John Huldt on guitar, Kfir Melamed on bass and Frank Klepacki on drums.
In December 2018, she took on the God of War main theme song and collaborated with Inon Zur.[9]
Recordings
Guo recorded her first solo CD,
Guo is featured on screen in commercials for
Guo was the cello soloist on the scores of
Guo is featured on the cello in an instrumental set piece for the 100th episode of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.[10]
Guo has recorded on hundreds of albums, with artists such as
Inner Passion, her 2016 collaboration with pianist Peter Kater for Hearts of Space Records, debuted at number four on the Billboard New Age Albums chart.[11]
She is also notable as the soloist on electric cello creating the theme for Wonder Woman in the 2016 film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice with Hans Zimmer,[12] which she reprised in the Wonder Woman standalone film with Rupert Gregson-Williams[13] as well as its 2020 sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, with Zimmer once again.[14][15] In October 2018, she featured on the Jennifer Thomas album 'The Fire Within'. In 2021, she recorded together with Swedish metal band Sabaton on the song and music video "Steel Commanders".[16] On 6 November 2022, it was announced that she will be a featured guest on Kamelot's upcoming thirteenth studio album which is set for release in early 2023.[17]
Instruments
Guo performs on an 1878 Gand & Bernardel. On electric cello, she plays the Custom Tina Guo Model Yamaha SVC-200; she is endorsed by Yamaha[18] and played their instrument at the NAMM Show 2009.[19][20]
Personal life
Guo's first published work as an author is "Event Horizons of Yin and Yang", a collection of philosophical prose and poetry.
Guo was married to Ray Armando Morabito, an electronic music producer.[21]
Discography
- Autumn Winds (2011)
- The Journey (2011)
- Eternity (2013)
- Ray of Light (2014)
- A Cello Christmas (2014)
- Cello Metal (2015)
- Inner Passion (2016) (with Peter Kater)
- Game On! (2017)
- Winter Night: Traces In The Snow (2020) (with Leo Z)
- Dies Irae (2021)
Cello contributions
Year | Title | Notes |
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2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | — |
2007 | Captain Titan's Special G | Short film |
2008 | Sky Pilot | Short film |
2008 | Hancock | — |
2008 | 1895 | — |
2009 | Grace | — |
2009 | Live Evil | — |
2009 | Sherlock Holmes | — |
2010 | Clash of the Titans | — |
2010 | Iron Man 2 | — |
2010 | Predators | — |
2010 | Inception
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— |
2010 | Beginners | — |
2010 | 1 a Minute | — |
2010 | Level 26: Dark Prophecy | — |
2010 | Yogi Bear | — |
2011 | The Rite | — |
2011 | Rango | — |
2011 | Red Riding Hood | — |
2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | — |
2011 | Your Highness | — |
2011 | Arthur | — |
2011 | Fast Five | — |
2011 | The Hangover Part II | — |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | — |
2011 | Abduction | — |
2011 | Restoring the Light | — |
2011 | Dig | — |
2012 | Journey | Video game |
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Video game |
2012 | No God, No Master | — |
2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | — |
2014 | The Dark Valley | — |
2014 | Persecuted | — |
2014 | Damaged | Television film |
2015 | Doppia luce | Short film |
2015 | The Daughters of Eve | Short film |
2015 | The Heavy Load | Short film |
2015 | Run Fast | Short film |
2015 | Martyrs | — |
2015 | Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Video game |
2015 | James | Short film |
2016 | Standoff | — |
2016 | The Monkey King 2 | — |
2016 | Pitbull: New Orders | — |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | — |
2016 | Shadow of the Beast | Video game |
2016 | The Trees of Eden | Short film |
2017 | The Boss Baby | — |
2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | — |
2017 | Wonder Woman | — |
2017 | Dunkirk | — |
2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Video game |
2017 | In My Steps | — |
2017 | Bullet Head | — |
2017 | Nisabdham | Tamil film |
2018 | Qi | Short film |
2018 | Sticks | Short film |
2018 | Extinction | Video game |
2019 | Dark Phoenix | — |
2019 | Jing Hua | Short film |
2019 | Erica | Video game |
2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Video game |
2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | — |
2021 | Dune | — |
2021 | Tomb Raider Reloaded | Video game |
2021 | The Choice 2 | Egyptian serial |
2021 | South of Heaven | — |
2021 | Army of Thieves | — |
2022 | Metal Lords | — |
2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | — |
2023 | The Awakening | Kamelot album |
2023 | Gran Turismo | — |
2023 | The Creator | — |
2024 | Dune: Part Two | — |
2024 | 3 Body Problem | TV series |
References
- ^ Tagami, Kirsten (2008-02-20). "Cobb Symphony stays put for at least another year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ Jewles, Jizo. "Interview with Tina Guo". Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Classical Crossover". Courier Mail. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ Η Tina Guo με την ΚΟΘ (Tina Guo with TSSO) Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Greek)
- ^ "Three questions with Tina Guo, cellist for 'Michael Jackson Immortal'". Las Vegas Weekly. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Artist Profile: Electronic Cellist Tina Guo". String Ovation. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Tina Guo". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "About". Tina Guo. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Exclusive: Tina Guo's God of War Cover and Collaboration With Inon Zur". VGR. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Guo, Tina (2015-04-07), "[Info on Episode 100; premiere date confirmation]", (Self-published), Instagram, archived from the original on 2021-12-24, retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Peter Kater Chart History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Cellist Tina Guo takes video game music into the charts with her album 'Game On'". Euro News. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Wonder Woman Has Another Special Ability in Tina Guo". News Ledge. March 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ Prasad, R. A. Karthik (2019-10-15). "Wonder Woman 1984: Cellist Tina Guo teases recording WW theme for sequel's soundtrack". www.ibtimes.co.in. Archived from the original on 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ "A Musical Wonder: Tina Guo Discusses Her Work on Wonder Woman 1984". DC. 2020-12-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ Childers, Chad (August 25, 2021). "Sabaton Team With 'World of Tanks' for 'Steel Commanders' Video". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "KAMELOT - Grammy Award Nominated Cellist TINA GUO To Guest On New Album". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Tina Wood and Metaphor Yamaha Music Australia
- ^ Yamaha Thrills at Winter NAMM 2009 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine Yamaha Australia
- ^ "Yamaha Thrills at Winter NAMM 2009". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Meet the Woman Behind Wonder Woman's Badass Theme Song". June 17, 2017. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Tina Guo at IMDb