Nervo (DJs)

{{Short description|Australian musical sibling duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nervo | image = Life_Ball_2014_red_carpet_116_Miriam_Olivia_Nervo.jpg | image_size = | caption = Olivia (left) and Miriam Nervo at [[Life Ball]] 2014 | alias = {{hlist|Mim and Liv|The Nervo Twins}} | origin = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], Australia | genre = {{hlist|[[Electronic dance music|EDM]]|[[electro house]]|[[progressive house]]}} | years_active = 2005–present | label = {{hlist|[[Ultra Music|Ultra]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[EMI]]|[[Spinnin' Records|Spinnin']]|Terminal|Moi Fox|[[Big Beat Records (American record label)|Big Beat]]|[[Monstercat]]|[[Armada Music|Armada]]|[[Thrive Music]]}} | current_members = * Miriam Nervo * Olivia Nervo | website = {{URL|nervomusic.com}} }}

'''Nervo''' (stylised as '''NERVO''') are an Australian DJ duo comprising twin sisters Olivia and Miriam Nervo (born 18 February 1982).<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://play.acast.com/s/spinning-plates/episode24-livandmimnervo |title= Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor Episode 24: Mim and Liv Nervo |website= Acast|publisher= Acast|host= Sophie Ellis-Bextor|date= 15 March 2021 |time= |access-date= 15 March 2021}}</ref> After signing with [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]] at 18 years of age, the sisters pursued careers as songwriting partners. In 2008, they signed with [[Fredrik Olsson (music executive)|Fredrik Olsson]] and his Swedish music publishing company [[Razor Boy Music Publishing]], which led to co-writing the [[Grammy Award]]-winning single, "[[When Love Takes Over]]", performed by [[David Guetta]] and [[Kelly Rowland]]. They have been producing and releasing their own music under the Nervo name since 2005,<ref name=":0" /> and released their debut album [[Collateral (Nervo album)|''Collateral'']] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Nervo twins had top 10 hits and no money but are now superstar DJs with a debut album |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/the-nervo-twins-had-top-10-hits-and-no-money-but-are-now-superstar-djs-with-a-debut-album/news-story/b7475604e8b14dc87ee65eee3a4c33bc |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200921102826/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/the-nervo-twins-had-top-10-hits-and-no-money-but-are-now-superstar-djs-with-a-debut-album/news-story/b7475604e8b14dc87ee65eee3a4c33bc |archive-date=2020-09-21 |access-date=2026-02-12 |work=NewsComAu |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life== The Nervo twins were born in [[Ivanhoe, Victoria|Ivanhoe]], [[Melbourne]], on the night of 18 February 1982.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.somamagazine.com/a-twin-thing/ |title=A Twin Thing |date=December 2009 – January 2010 |first=Fiona |last=Killackey |magazine=Soma |volume=23 |number=8 |quote=...27-year-old twins...}}</ref> In 2012, the twins told a reporter that they "almost have the same birthday",<ref name="Windy City Times"/> but in 2021 they said they share a birthday.<ref>{{cite podcast |url=https://play.acast.com/s/spinning-plates/episode24-livandmimnervo |title= Spinning Plates with Sophie Ellis-Bextor Episode 24: Mim and Liv Nervo |website= Acast|publisher= Acast |host= Sophie Ellis-Bextor|date= 15 March 2021|access-date= 15 March 2021}} "it would be really cool [if they had different birthdays] ...We've tried to edit it a million times and each time it just gets edited back......we're the 18th of February"</ref> Olivia was born first.<ref name="Windy City Times">{{cite news |url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Striking-a-Nervo-Half-of-DJ-duo-talks-Kylie-martinis/40955.html |title=Striking a Nervo: Half of DJ duo talks Kylie, martinis |newspaper=Windy City Times |date=26 December 2012 |last=Nunn |first=Jerry |access-date=12 June 2017}}<br/>Olivia Nervo: "...We almost have the same birthday." ''Windy City Times'': "Who was born first?" Olivia Nervo: "I was first."</ref> Their parents were Flaviana Benedetti and Garry Nervo, who had established a dental practice together in 1975 in [[Whittlesea, Victoria]], Australia, north of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dentistsofpv.com.au/|title=Dentists of Plenty Valley|website=Dentists of Plenty Valley}}</ref> The Italian-heritage family included older sister Adele and younger brother Morris. Around 1992 the family moved to [[Ivanhoe, Victoria]].<ref name=Critchley2012>{{cite news |url=https://www.theweeklyreview.com.au/meet/1823243-twice-as-nice/ |title=Twice as Nice |date=26 April 2012 |last=Critchley |first=Cheryl |work=The Weekly Review |location=Melbourne}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nervo Bio, Music, News & Shows |url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/nervo/ |publisher=DJZ.com |access-date=8 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082846/http://www.djz.com/featured_djs/nervo/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electronicaoasis.com/exlcusive-interview-nervo/|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Nervo - Electronica Oasis|date=3 January 2011|website=Electronicaoasis.com|access-date=10 June 2016|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402173531/http://www.electronicaoasis.com/exlcusive-interview-nervo/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The twins studied at [[Genazzano FCJ College]], a girls school in [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]], where they participated in rowing and swimming, but were mainly involved in music. They completed [[Year Twelve|Year 12]] and graduated in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.genazzano.vic.edu.au/newsletter/newsletter---edition-12-2015/newsletter-in-full---edition-12-2015 |title=News from the Principal |last=Cowling |first=Patricia A. |date=August 2015 |number=12 |work=Newsletter |publisher=[[Genazzano FCJ College]] |quote=The outstanding Young Alumnae are Olivia and Miriam Nervo (py 1999) who were very involved with music while at Genazzano and have gone on to become internationally known in the world of contemporary music as songwriters, singers and DJs. |access-date=17 July 2016 |archive-date=29 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229091904/http://www.genazzano.vic.edu.au/newsletter/newsletter---edition-12-2015/newsletter-in-full---edition-12-2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |journal=Gen Narrations |date=January 2015 |url=https://issuu.com/brucepaterson5/docs/genazzano_gen-narrations_dec___jan__95267833b35813 |page=30 |title=Olivia (Liv) & Miriam (Mim) Nervo: Outstanding Young Alumnae Award Recipients (1999) |access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> The twins began their careers as models with the Australian Chadwick Models Agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chadwickmodels.com/model/2117 |title=Liv and Mim Nervo |publisher=Chadwickmodels.com |access-date=8 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504081509/http://www.chadwickmodels.com/model/2117 |archive-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career== When the sisters were sixteen, a modeling agency took an interest in the pair, but Liv Nervo stated in April 2012 that music "was always the focus" for them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Liv Nervo|url=http://independentphilly.com/2012/04/07/interview-with-liv-nervo/|work=Independent Philly|publisher=Wordpress.com|access-date=14 August 2012|author=Independent Philly|date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

The sisters were accepted into the [[Opera Australia]] Academy, but decided to pursue a music career instead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aussie Twin Hitmakers Nervo Have Blonde Ambition|url=http://societeperrier.com/articles/aussie-twin-hitmakers-nervo-have-blonde-ambition/#.UCn7zRoe5n8|work=Société Perrier|publisher=Mirrorball Group LLC|access-date=14 August 2012|author=Darren Ressler|date=23 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201050107/http://societeperrier.com/articles/aussie-twin-hitmakers-nervo-have-blonde-ambition/#.UCn7zRoe5n8|archive-date=1 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> A contract was then signed with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and the duo subsequently embarked on a songwriting career.<ref name="geelong">{{cite web|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/03/27/158761_gt_features.html |title=A bit of Nervo verve |publisher=geelongadvertiser.com |date=23 March 2010 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> Initial recognition for the pair occurred following the single "[[Negotiate with Love]]", written for British pop singer, [[Rachel Stevens]], which reached tenth position in the United Kingdom (UK) music charts in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rachel Stevens – Negotiate With Love|url=http://acharts.us/song/2031|work=acharts.us|access-date=31 July 2012|author=acharts.us}}</ref> Also in 2005, the duo released the single "Boobjob", which received substantial airplay in their native Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Modelling Twins... (Vogue Australia Forums)|url=http://forums.vogue.com.au/showthread.php?t=71658|access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Introducing... Nervo – Popjustice (Google Cache)|url=http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/old/introducing-nervo/322/|access-date=24 March 2014|date=9 February 2005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140324090111/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hJIsF0qVg4wJ:www.popjustice.com/briefing/old/introducing-nervo/322/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au|archive-date=24 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The duo went on to write for [[Kesha]], [[Richard Grey]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Ashley Tisdale]] and the [[Pussycat Dolls]].<ref name="geelong"/>

When their publishing deal was set to expire they considered dropping their songwriting career due to a dissatisfaction with the modest level of success they had experienced while with the major publisher.<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_FOlsson.html |title=Interview with Fredrik Olsson |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=30 April 2013 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019144013/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_FOlsson.html |archive-date=19 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Instead they were persuaded to give it another chance by signing with [[Fredrik Olsson (Music Executive)]] and his Swedish music publishing company [[Razor Boy Music Publishing]] in 2008.<ref name="hitquarters"/> The move reaped quick rewards when the new publisher arranged a writing session with Kelly Rowland through Universal A&R Max Gousse.<ref name="hitquarters"/> The group co-wrote Guetta and Rowland's number one dance hit, "When Love Takes Over" which went on to win a Grammy Award, in addition to reaching the top position on numerous charts around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |work=Grammy.com |publisher=The Recording Academy |access-date=22 July 2012 |author=Grammy.com |year=2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=1 February 2012 }}</ref> The song was also ranked the No. 1 dance pop collaboration of all time by Billboard.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tyler Trew |url=http://www.youredm.com/2013/10/03/billboard-announces-top-10-pop-dance-collaborations-time/ |title=Billboard Announces Top 10 Pop-Dance Collaborations of All Time |date=3 October 2013 |publisher=Your EDM |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> [[File:NERVO_-_Logo.svg|right|thumb|The duo's official logo]] In March 2010, Nervo announced a worldwide recording deal with [[Virgin Records]]/[[EMI Music]], which included a joint venture to release new artists that Nervo discover and produce.<ref>{{cite web|title=Astralwerks/Virgin Records signs red-hot songwriter-producer duo Nervo to multi-faceted artist and label deal |url=http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/astralwerksvirgin-records-signs-red-hot-songwriter-producer-duo-nervo-to-multi-faceted-artist-and-label-deal/ |work=EMI Music |publisher=EMI Group Limited |access-date=14 August 2012 |author=EMI Music |date=23 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908055532/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2010/astralwerksvirgin-records-signs-red-hot-songwriter-producer-duo-nervo-to-multi-faceted-artist-and-label-deal/ |archive-date=8 September 2012 }}</ref> They also served as ambassadors at the [[L'Oreal]] Fashion Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/tuneful-nervo-twins-dressed-to-thrill-melbourne-fashion-festival/story-e6frf8o6-1225840415908?from=public_rss |title=Tuneful Nervo sisters dressed to thrill Melbourne Fashion Festival |publisher=Herald Sun |date=14 March 2010 |access-date=8 September 2010}}</ref> A month later, Nervo released their club single "This Kind of Love" through their independent UK-based dance record label, [[Loaded Records]]. It went number one on the world club charts, number two on the ''[[Music Week]]'' club charts and number six on the ''Music Week'' pop charts.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pop in Stereo |url=http://www.popinstereo.com/?p=398 |title=Nervo Release "This Kind of Love" Featuring Ollie James |publisher=Pop in Stereo |date=26 April 2010 |access-date=8 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222000030/http://www.popinstereo.com/?p=398 |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref> In June 2010, [[Allison Iraheta]] released the single "[[Don't Waste the Pretty]]", co-written by Nervo. The twins also worked on records for [[Kylie Minogue]]'s eleventh ''[[Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)|Aphrodite]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/aussie-songwriting-twins-mim-and-liv-nervo-team-with-kylie/story-e6frewz0-1225835342703 |title=Aussie songwriting twins Mim and Liv Nervo team with Kylie |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=1 March 2010 |access-date=8 September 2010}}</ref> [[Britney Spears]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/music/britney-spears-asks-olivia-and-mirian-nervo-to-write-songs/story-e6frexl9-1225748813738 |title=Britney Spears asks Olivia and Mirian Nervo to write songs |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=13 July 2009 |access-date=8 September 2010}}</ref> [[Cheryl Cole]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]], [[Armin Van Buuren]]<ref name="Moran">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/sisters-with-lots-of-nervo/story-e6frewt9-1225914248510 |title=Sisters with lots of Nervo |publisher=[[The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]] |last=Moran |first=Jonathon |date=5 September 2010 |access-date=5 September 2010}}</ref> and for Kelly Rowland's [[Kelly Rowland (album)|self-titled]], third studio album.<ref name="Ger Web">{{cite web|url=http://www.kellyrowland.com/2010/07/30/german-site-interview/ |title=German Site Interview |publisher=kellyrowland.com |date=30 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142424/http://www.kellyrowland.com/2010/07/30/german-site-interview/ |archive-date=13 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> They also released the single "Irresistible" on Positiva/Armada, which reached number one on the UK Club Chart.<ref>{{cite news|title=Grammy Winner Joan Sebastian|url=http://www.lasvegastribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:grammy-winner-joan-sebastian&catid=57:2009-12-29-23-44-09&Itemid=126|access-date=29 May 2012|newspaper=The Las Vegas Tribune|date=31 August 2011|author=The Las Vegas Tribune|archive-date=15 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415074514/http://www.lasvegastribune.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2176:grammy-winner-joan-sebastian&catid=57:2009-12-29-23-44-09&Itemid=126|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July, after DJing at Belgium's [[Tomorrowland (festival)|Tomorrowland]], they wrote a track with [[Afrojack]], "The Way We See The World (Tomorrowland Anthem)" and followed this with "We're All No One" featuring Afrojack and [[Steve Aoki]] which reached number 27 on the UK Dance charts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20120318/104/|publisher=officialcharts.com|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> In August, Nervo signed with modeling agency, [[Wilhelmina Models]].<ref name="stylecaster">{{cite web|last1=Emig|first1=Danielle|title=Get to Know the Aussie DJ Duo Nervo, the Latest CoverGirls|date=29 November 2012 |url=http://stylecaster.com/beauty/aussie-dj-duo-nervo-latest-covergirls/|publisher=stylecaster.com|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref> They were also featured in ''Pacha magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pasha Magazine|url=http://www.pacha.com/pachamagazine/pachajuly2011/#/158/|publisher=Pasha Group|access-date=26 June 2012|pages=158–159|date=July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614174629/http://www.pacha.com/pachamagazine/pachajuly2011/#/158/|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> They wrote the track "[[Night of Your Life (David Guetta song)|Night of Your Life]]" performed by Jennifer Hudson on David Guetta's new album ''[[Nothing but the Beat]]''. They wrote, vocally produced and arranged [[Agnes Carlsson]]'s single "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Agnes song)|Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]". The group also wrote [[Nicole Scherzinger]]'s single "Try With Me".

In 2011, the sisters began hosting a monthly show on [[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius Radio]] called "Nervonation".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mim and Liv: Nervo Nation On SiriusXM BPM|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFEtE21JNI|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=4 October 2012|author=sirius|date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

The single "[[You're Gonna Love Again]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Nervo – You're Gonna Love Again (Extended Mix)|url=http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2012/06/nervo-youre-gonna-love-again-extended-mix/#axzz1z0lDh5IU|work=Dancing Astronaut|publisher=Dancing Astronaut™, Inc|access-date=22 July 2012|author=Dylan Farella|date=4 June 2012}}</ref> was leaked in 2011 and reached the No. 1 position on the [[Hype Machine]] chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=Artist Interview: Nervo|url=http://dropthebeatsd.com/2012/01/11/artist-interview-nervo/|work=Drop The Beat SD|publisher=Carlos Garay|access-date=21 May 2012|author=charliecharlos|date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614232823/http://dropthebeatsd.com/2012/01/11/artist-interview-nervo/|archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was officially released in 2012.

Nervo began their 2013 music production schedule with "[[Like Home]]", with Nicky Romero, followed by the Nervo single "[[Hold On (Nervo song)|Hold On]]", which was released to [[iTunes]] on 9 April. The music video for "Hold On" was released on 19 April and uploaded to their [[VEVO]] channel on YouTube. In June 2013, Nervo were featured on the cover of Spanish magazine ''S Moda'' and a feature article that included further posed photographs was published on the magazine's website in May.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nervo, las 'dj' creadoras de tendencias musicales y estéticas|url=http://smoda.elpais.com/articulos/nervo-las-dj-creadoras-de-tendencias-musicales-y-esteticas/3375|work=S Moda|publisher=Conde Nast|access-date=4 November 2013|author=BRENDA OTERO|author2=FRANCESCA RINCIARI|language=es|date=11 May 2013}}</ref> In July 2013 Nervo wrote [[Daichi Miura]]'s single "[[:ja:GO FOR IT (三浦大知の曲)|GO FOR IT]]". In November they also worked on records for Daichi Miura's fourth "[[:ja:The Entertainer|The Entertainer]]", which reached No. 5 on the Japan chart.

On 24 February 2015, the twins released a new single titled "It Feels."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wegotthiscovered.com/music/feels-good-listen-nervo-track/|title=Nervo Feels Good With Their New Track|date=24 February 2015|website=Wegotthiscovered.com|access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref> In March, they also collaborated with [[Kreayshawn]], [[Dev (singer)|Dev]] and [[Alisa Ueno]] for "Hey Ricky". Both "Hey Ricky" and "It Feels" appear on their forthcoming debut artist album ''Collateral'', set for release on 24 July 2015.

Also, from ''Collateral'', was "[[The Other Boys]]" featuring [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Jake Shears]] and [[Nile Rodgers]], was a remix single that was released on 23 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/other-boys-feat-kylie-minogue/1048581565|title=The Other Boys – single by Nervo|date=23 October 2015 |publisher=iTunes Australia| access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, the Nervo song "People Grinnin'" served as the foundation for a video produced by eight universities led by the [[University of South Wales]]. The video was part of an Australian campaign to attract more women to engineering programs. In the video, the Nervo twins are shown as futuristic androids designed by women engineers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sydney.edu.au/science/outreach/inspiring/news/2016/IA_womeninengineering.shtml |title=Music Video Promotes Women in Engineering |first=Alexandra |last=Bannigan |publisher=University of South Wales, Engineering Department |date=2016 |access-date=12 June 2017}}</ref>

In 2017, [[A3 (musician)|A3]] enlisted Nervo for his remix of [[Guns N' Roses]]' "November Rain".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/premiere-a3-november-rain-nervo-remix_us_59bbd98de4b02c642e4a15a2|title=Premiere: A3 - "November Rain" (Nervo Remix)|last=Johnson|first=Shawn Russell|date=2017-09-15|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref>

In 2018, the duo's collaboration with [[Sofi Tukker]], [[the Knocks]] and [[Alisa Ueno]] on the former's “[[Best Friend (Sofi Tukker song)|Best Friend]]” (used in a 2017 television commercial for [[iPhone X]]) gave Nervo their first number one on Billboard's [[Dance/Mix Show Airplay]] Chart in its January 20, 2018 issue.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2018-01-20 Dance/Mix Show Airplay (January 20, 2018)] from Billboard (retrieved January 17, 2018)</ref><ref>[https://www.billboard.com/pro/sofi-tukker-first-billboard-number-1-best-friend/ “Sofi Tukker Score First Billboard No. 1 With 'Best Friend'”] from Billboard (January 18, 2018)</ref> In June, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Nervo teamed up to have their song "Worlds Collide" be the anthem for the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) for men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-teams-up-with-winning-djs-to?id=75725 |title=Volleyball Teams Up with Winning DJs to Launch Nervo X VNL Collaboration |publisher=FIVB |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> Nervo first performed "Worlds Collide" live in Ottawa, Canada for the Canada vs. USA men's match on June 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://volleymob.com/nervo-performs-worlds-collide-at-vnl-in-ottawa/ |title=Nervo Performs "Worlds Collide" at VNL in Ottawa |publisher=Volleymob.com |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> Nervo also performed the song live at the Women's VNL Finals in Nanjing, China and the Men's VNL Finals in Lille, France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/nervo-collaboration-embodies-fivbs-vision-for-sport?id=76493 |title=Nervo Collaboration Embodies FIVB's Vision for Sport |publisher=FIVB |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>

In October 2021, Nervo's song "Horizon" was used in a mini art film created within the Las Vegas mega-club Omnia. This mini art film was the first installment of ''One''. ''One'' is a project series with content focused on storytelling, music, dance, and exotic locations, all with a dance music sound and Cirque du Soleil flair.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bain|first=Katie|title=Nervo's New Track Is Debuting in a Surreal Art Film Made Inside a Las Vegas Super-Club: Premiere|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/9642163/nervo-new-track-horizon-one-proximity-montraa-las-vegas/|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

===Film and television=== In May 2013, the duo filmed scenes for the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' that included dialogue in addition to their performing DJ roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Nervo Behind the Scenes at "One Life to Live"|url=http://doandroidsdance.com/videos/watch-nervo-behind-the-scenes-at-one-life-to-live/|work=Do Androids Dance?|publisher=Complex Media|access-date=26 July 2013|author=Nappy|date=15 May 2013}}</ref> The women also appear on Episode 6 of the TV show ''[[Styled to Rock (U.S. TV series)|Styled to Rock]]'' set to air 29 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/styled-to-rock-lighting-up-nervo/EP018078880006?aid=zap2it |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030081148/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/styled-to-rock-lighting-up-nervo/EP018078880006?aid=zap2it |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 October 2013 |title=Styled to Rock – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>

They are profiled in the 2020 documentary film ''[[Underplayed]]''.<ref name=mughal>Alisha Mughal, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tiff_underplayed_stacey_lee_electronic_music_documentary_film_review_rezz_tokimonsta "TIFF Review: 'Underplayed' Highlights EDM's Diversity Problem — and Shows Why It's So Important to Fix It"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 16, 2020.</ref>

In 2023, Mim & Liv were part of ''[[BePlaying, The Voices Behind the Sound]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beplaying, The Voices Behind the Sound |url=https://www.disneyplus.com/en-mx/series/beplaying-the-voices-behind-the-sound/1cpzOFN8nV6A |website=Disney+}}</ref> They tell their story of starting out in music and moving to London at the young age of 19 to make a name for themselves in the industry. They offer an insider's perspective on their collaborations with singers like [[Paris Hilton]] and [[Natasha Bedingfield]]. The sisters also open up about the pivotal moments that have influenced their personal and professional growth and reflect on how motherhood and grief have inspired their latest compositions.

==Personal lives==

On 31 December 2018, the twins announced via an Instagram post that they were both pregnant.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Meadow |first1=Matthew |title=Both Nervo sisters head into 2019 pregnant |url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/01/01/both-nervo-sisters-head-into-2019-pregnant/ |website=Your EDM |date=January 2019 |access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref> In February 2019 Miriam gave birth to a daughter with her partner, radio and television announcer [[:es:Oriol Sàbat|Oriol Sabat]]. In May 2019 Olivia Nervo gave birth to a daughter with businessman Matthew Pringle.<ref name=DJane2021>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-15 |title=Nervo revealed that Liv was deceived by her daughter's father |url=https://djanemag.com/news/nervo-revealed-liv-was-deceived-her-daughters-father |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Djanemag.com |language=en}}</ref> Miriam and Oriol had another daughter in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mullins |first=Ellie |date=2022-02-16 |title=Nervo announce pregnancy of second child for Mim |url=https://weraveyou.com/2022/02/nervo-mim-pregnancy-announcement/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=We Rave You |language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2021, the twins posted on Instagram about how Pringle deceived Liv, not telling her that he already had a wife and family, and how Liv's daughter had not even met Pringle, her biological father.<ref name=DJane2021/>

The Nervo twins collaborated with the child advocacy group Hopeland on a campaign to end the practice of children separated from their parents and moved to orphanages for profit. They wrote a song called "Is Someone Looking For Me" to help raise awareness of the issue.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nervo-hopeland-child-trafficking-song-tomorrowland-1235124094/ |title=NERVO Wants to Educate You About Child Trafficking Through a Future Rave Banger: 'Becoming a Mother Was the Turning Point' |date=10 August 2022 |last=Bain |first=Kain |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref>

==Discography== {{Main|Nervo discography}} * ''[[Collateral (album)|Collateral]]'' (2015)

== [[DJ Magazine]] Top 100 DJs == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Position ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2012 | 46 | rowspan="13"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://vk.com/topic-4286148_28357370?offset=20 |title=Top 100 (250) DJ MAG 1997 - 2020 | Top 100 DJ MAG DJS Đ?ĐžĐ˛Đ¸Đ˝ĐşĐ¸ ĐœŃƒĐˇŃ‹ĐşĐ¸ Đ'ĐşĐžĐ˝Ń'Đ°ĐşŃ'Đľ 2020 |website=Vk.com |access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> |- | 2013 | 16 |- | 2014 | 21 |- | 2015 | 24 |- | 2016 | 45 |- | 2017 | 42 |- | 2018 | 27 |- | 2019 | 24 |- | 2020 | 20 |- | 2021 | 18 |- | 2022 | 40 |- | 2023 | 48 |- | 2024 | 50 |}

==See also== {{Portal|Australia|Music|Fashion|Biography}} *[[List of Billboard number-one dance club songs|List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance club songs]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance airplay chart]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.nervomusic.com/ Official website] *[http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/podcast-nervo.html Podcast Nervo Twins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224043426/http://www.bonedo.de/artikel/einzelansicht/podcast-nervo.html |date=24 February 2012 }}

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