Carney

CARNEY

Reeve Carney - lead vocals, guitar,

Zane Carney - lead guitar, vocals

Aiden Moore - bass

Jon Epcar - drums, percussion

Offstage, Reeve Carney — frontman for the Los Angeles rock band that bears his last name — is a sincere, courteous, and disarmingly modest young man who will charm your socks off with funny stories about how he discovered “Bohemian Rhapsody” at age 9 while watching Wayne’s World. But put him onstage in front of a live audience, and this polite, well-mannered young man is transformed into a strutting rock-star peacock, wowing the crowd with his intensity, passion, and sheer talent.

As one journalist writing in the L.A. Weekly put it after attending one of his live shows: “As I get my first glimpse of Reeve Carney, I already feel my $5 cover has been well-spent. Allow me to elaborate: I would have paid $5 to watch Reeve Carney open a can of soup.”

And she’s just talking about one member of Carney. Watch Reeve onstage with his virtuosic guitar-playing brother Zane and comparisons to some of rock’s greatest duos don’t seem all that far-fetched. Indeed the legendary partnerships between Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry served as inspiration to the Carney brothers. Give one listen to bassist Aiden Moore whose melodic approach lifts each song in a way that is as natural as it is effortless, and drummer Jon Epcar whose energy and stage presence are somehow equaled by his versatility and range, and you’ll discover that Carney is one of the most powerful, captivating and adept bands of their generation.

The band possesses an undeniable chemistry on and off the stage and continually draws comparisons to almost every great band of the past half-century; Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley are constantly references points for their fans with the boys sneaking in covers of “She’s So Heavy“ and “Nude” like they wrote the songs themselves. But, anyone who sees this band live knows that they are more than just an amalgamation of influential bands that have come before them – they bear an intrigue, a ferocity, a charm that is distinctly their own. Perhaps this is why in a matter of months their weekly residency at Molly Malone’s turned into a circus where crowds of people were constantly left outside, at times sparking some to climb on to the roof so they could listen through the air conditioning vents. It was probably this same charisma that led the band to the world famous Troubadour where they started an equally successful weekly residency that hit its first sellout after only 5 performances.

Capturing this energy and quality on record has been Carney’s number one goal the past year and with the band’s first single release, “Love Me Chase Me” they show that they have arrived ahead of schedule. The song itself straddles nostalgia and imagination with a fire and freshness that seems eerily innate to these 4 young men. For the record Carney collaborated with relatively unknown and reclusive producer Rutherford Longfellow. The single also comes with a teaser track from their debut album “Mr. Green”, scheduled for release in 2010 and invites the listener into a world where familiarity and fantasy have found their common ground.

Carney has toured extensively over the past 2 years opening for the likes of The Black Crowes, Fergie, Live and The Veronicas. In between tours they have found a way to perform at some of the most prestigious festivals in the world receiving rave reviews at Outside Lands, Beale St., Bonnaroo and The Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia.

And they show no sign of stopping in 2009 as they are slotted to perform at Lollapalooza, 10’000 Lakes, and Dfest and set to open for the Veronicas on their nationwide summer tour to Gov’t Mule in September. For the boys of Carney, the future is certainly bright and they seem poised and determined to fulfill their potential.

NEWS UPDATE:

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark

NEW PRODUCING TEAM ANNOUNCES

FUTURE PLANS

REEVE CARNEY TO PLAY PETER PARKER

The producing team of the Broadway-bound SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark met with the show’s key creatives today to confirm the following.

Michael Cohl has joined the production as lead producer on the show. Jeremiah J. Harris is now second producer on the show. The full producing team for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is Michael Cohl, Jeremiah J. Harris, Hello Entertainment/David Garfinkle, Marvel Entertainment/David Maisel, and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

The producers said that full financing for SPIDER-MAN is expected to be in place shortly. Once this happens the show will resume full production. The show will open in 2010 at the Hilton Theatre in New York.

Michael Cohl said, “Having started early on with SPIDER-MAN and now taking on the lead producing role is extremely exciting and a welcome challenge. Knowing the details and intricacies of this wildly ambitious project, I want to 'turn off the dark' on all the wild speculation about the show -- it's moving forward!”

SPIDER-MAN director Julie Taymor said, “With a team that includes Bono, Edge and Glen Berger, there was never a question in my mind that SPIDER-MAN would happen – it was just when. I am delighted that Michael Cohl is making this a reality.”

After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team have selected Reeve Carney to play the role of Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man. Carney joins previously announced cast members Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker’s girlfriend and Alan Cumming as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin).

Reeve is the lead singer of CARNEY, the hot up and coming rock band whose newest single “Love Me Chase Me” was just released. The band’s first full length album, entitled Mr. Green, is released this fall on Interscope Records. Reeve’s acting credits include Julie Taymor’s upcoming film version of The Tempest and the film version of the acclaimed novel Snow Falling on Cedars.

Julie Taymor said “Having recently finished shooting The Tempest with Reeve as the young prince, I am thrilled to cast him in an entirely different role as Peter Parker in SPIDER-MAN. When I first saw Reeve, he was performing with his terrific band Carney. The music of Bono and Edge requires a talent on this level. Not only is Reeve a great rock and roll singer but his acting is equally fresh and authentic.”

Bono and The Edge, who have written the music and lyrics for the production said, “Our ambition was to find a Peter Parker who could really act and sing, but who still brings a kind of performance that could be new to Broadway audiences. We wanted something a little more authentically rock and roll. Reeve is everything we could have hoped for: an amazing voice and a truly charismatic presence.”

Drawing from over 40 years of Marvel comic books for inspiration, SPIDER-MAN spins a new take on the mythic tale of a young man propelled from a modest rowhouse in Queens to the sky-scraping spire of the Chrysler Building, the bustling offices of the Daily Bugle, through the dizzying canyons of Manhattan, to new vistas never before seen. The musical follows the story of teenager Peter Parker, whose unremarkable life is turned upside-down ­ literally ­ when he’s bitten by a genetically altered spider and wakes up the next morning clinging to his bedroom ceiling. This bullied science-geek ­suddenly endowed with astonishing powers ­soon learns, however, that with great power comes great responsibility as villains test not only his physical strength but also his strength of character. Spider-Man’s battles will hurtle the audience through an origin story both recognizable and unexpected ­yielding new characters as well as familiar faces ­until a final surprising confrontation casts a startling new light on this hero’s journey.

SPIDER-MAN features music and lyrics by 22-time Grammy® Award-winners Bono and The Edge of U2 with direction by Tony® Award-winner Julie Taymor (The Tempest, Across The Universe, The Lion King). SPIDER-MAN is written by Julie Taymor and Glen Berger (Underneath The Lintel). The principal creative and design team for SPIDER-MAN includes Daniel Ezralow, Choreographer (Across the Universe, The Green Bird); George Tsypin, Sets (The Magic Flute, The Little Mermaid); Eiko Ishioka, Costumes (Academy Award® for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Tony Award® nomination for M. Butterfly, the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics); Donald Holder, Lighting (Tony® Awards for The Lion King, South Pacific); Jonathan Deans, Sound (Fosse, The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, Young Frankenstein); and Teese Gohl, Musical Supervisor (Across the Universe, Frida). Additional members of the SPIDER-MAN creative team will be announced at a later date.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark are now on sale exclusively for American Express® cardmembers at Ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000, or at all Ticketmaster outlets.

BIOGRAPHY

REEVE CARNEY (Peter Parker) looks the part of the hero in a Tim Burton fairy-tale. That’s fine with the young musician/singer/actor, as he counts Burton as one of his many inspirations, along with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Walt Disney, The Beatles, Texas swing music, and, as he hesitantly admits, “a lot of obscure artists I wouldn’t expect people to know.”

At the age of 8, he recorded an album with Peter, Paul and Mary and a few years later he was contacted by Michael Jackson to sing on one of the tracks of HIStory. In 1997, when his mother could no longer afford guitar lessons, she brought him to an old Los Angeles blues club where he started to play weekly with artists more than twice his age. Now with over a decade of live shows behind him, the experience is evident in his incredible stage presence and skillful handling of the guitar and piano.

Reeve is the lead singer and lead guitarist of CARNEY, the up and coming rock band currently touring North America. In CARNEY, Reeve is accompanied by his brother Zane who shares lead guitar in the band, Aiden Moore on bass, and Jon Epcar on the drums. CARNEY’S newest single “Love Me Chase Me” was released this summer and the band’s first full length album, entitled Mr. Green, is scheduled for a 2010 release on Interscope Records. For more information on CARNEY, please visit www.CarneyTheBand.com.

As an actor, Reeve’s credits include the young prince Ferdinand in Julie Taymor’s upcoming film adaptation of The Tempest and the film version of the acclaimed novel Snow Falling on Cedars.