Johnny Indovina
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| Birth name | Johnny Indovina | |
| Born | August 5, 1957 | |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA  |
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| Genre(s) | Post-punk, Rock, Gothic rock, Alternative rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician | |
| Years active | 1977 - Present | |
| Label(s) | RCA Projekt Records Noise Kontrol Opcion Sonica (Mexico) Triple X |
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The Models Human Drama Sound Of The Blue Heart |
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Johnny Indovina (born August 5, 1957 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a vocalist and songwriter. He has had a noteworthy career as a solo artist, but is best known for his tenure as the lead singer of Human Drama since its founding in 1985 until its end in 2005.
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[edit] Early life
Indovina began his career in an early-'80s new wave act out of New Orleans, The Models. A mid-'80s move to Los Angeles and the discovery of another band out of Australia called Models set the stage for Indovina and company to began a new incarnation. This incarnation came in the form of Human Drama, who quickly made a strong impression in the Los Angeles music scence.
[edit] Musical career
[edit] Human Drama (1985 - 2005)
Human Drama came to wider attention via the heavily-hyped "Scream scene" of the mid-'80s, referring to the noted underground goth metal club that helped bring Guns N' Roses and Jane's Addiction to wider attention. Human Drama contributed a song, "Wave of Darkness," to the 1987 collection Scream: The Compilation, which led to a major label deal shortly thereafter with RCA. 1989 saw the release of a taster EP, Hopes Prayers Dreams Heart Soul Mind Love Life Death, and later that year a full album, Feel, both products of recording sessions in Wales and both accomplished enough but rather strident and overbearing. Indovina concluded after release that RCA wasn't doing enough in terms of promotion, making a leap to the small but worthy Triple X label, where he has stayed ever since.
[edit] Sound Of The Blue Heart (2006 - present)
Johnny Indovina begins the next chapter in the book of his musical life in 2006 with Sound Of The Blue Heart. A new song collection Beauty? is recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Michael Rozon whose credits include Brazzaville, The Lullabies, Jeff Merchant and Human Drama).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Compilation appearances
- Very Introspective Actually- A Pet Shop Boys Tribute - Human Drama "This Must Be The Place I've Waited Years To Leave";
- Orphee - Human Drama " A Single White Rose"; Projekt Records Compilation 2000.
- Songs from the Wasteland: A Tribute to The Mission - Human Drama " Kingdom Come"; Re-Constriction Records 1999.
- Death for Life A benefit compilation for AIDS research - Human Drama "Goodbye"; Mere Mortal Productions 1999.
- New Wave Goes To Hell - Human Drama "The Whole Of The Moon"; Cleopatra Records 1996.
- Scream The Compilation - Human Drama "Wave Of Darkness"; Geffen Records 1987.
[edit] Books
The book My Bag of Secrets (The Words of Human Drama) contains lyrics, photos and commentary from Johnny Indovina and his fans. It was released in 1997.
[edit] See also
- Human Drama
- Sound Of The Blue Heart
[edit] External links
- Johnny Indovina's New Band, Sound Of The Blue Heart - Official Site
- Human Drama's Official Site
- dedicated to the final year of Human Drama
- Johnny Indovina's discography
- Memory Burn - Official Site
| Human Drama |
| Johnny Indovina | Michael Ciravolo | Mike Mallory | Marc Balderas | CJ Ericksson | Steve Fuxan |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Feel | The World Inside | Pinups | Human Drama | Songs of Betrayal | Songs of Betrayal Part One | Songs of Betrayal Part Two | Solemn Sun Setting | Cause and Effect |
| Live albums: Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Four Days Later |
| Solo albums: Momento's En El Tiempo | Moments in Time |
| Best of: The Best of Human Drama...In a Perfect World |
| EPs: Hopes Prayers Dreams Heart Soul Mind Love Life Death |
| Singles: This Tangled Web / Times Square | Fascination and Fear / Fading Away | Heroin / Never Never |
| Videos: The World Inside Video Collection |
| DVDs: The World Inside Video Collection - 2007 |
| Related articles |
| Johnny Indovina | Sound Of The Blue Heart | Projekt Records |
| Categories |
| Human Drama Albums | Human Drama Songs |
