Revival was born out of desire. The desire to combine the timeless beauty of classical music with the infinite possibilities of the electronic world. The marriage gave birth to dramatic, musical landscapes that arouse the mind's eye. Sonic paintings rich in detail and texture. There are no boundaries. No set of rules. Inspiration is the compass.

Born in Romania on September 12, 1970 Sorin Pavelesco is the creative force behind Revival. In 1976 his family moved from Bucharest to Canada where his father gave him his first piano lessons. For the next six years he studied the likes of Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Eager to learn more he also studied the classical guitar for 2 years. Then at 15 something magical happened: he discovered Tangerine Dream, Vangelis and Jean-Michel Jarre. He fell in love with electronic music and its sonic possibilities. His mother bought him his first analog synthesizer and he's been composing ever since. "I consider myself a musical painter." he explains. "I love to create musical landscapes which are full of emotions, details and textures, like life. The sounds are my colors and the air is my canvas."

In 1993 he obtained his two first professional contracts: a musical signature for a TV show and the background music for a TV shampoo ad. "They were great learning experiences but I did not want to become a jingle writer." he is quick to add. He continued with a soundtrack for an experimental art exhibit and in 1994 produced his first demo, an 8-song cassette simply called Revival that he sent to record companies worldwide. "I came close to signing with Warner Bros. in Germany but it never pulled through. Looking back, I'm glad because I wasn't prepared... Everything happens for a reason!"

Two songs that got airtime on a local university radio station enabled him to become a member of SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. "From that moment on I put all my energy, time and money into producing my first album myself. It takes years to learn proper studio techniques in order to make a professional recording. I read everything I could get my hands on and asked every question imaginable..." he confesses.