The Black Swan Universe

It all started with a song!

In the spring of 1991 I sat at a piano in a music school and wrote a song called "Black Swans". Back home, I wrote some strange, dreamy lyrics that seemed to make little sense at the time, but which became a crucial plot point in the "Mystic Technocracy" story. A couple years later, Black Swan Productions was born. Then in 2013 Black Swan - Music and Language services appeared. And through it all, every project, band, lyrics, music and much more, started falling into place, slowly forming a web of what has become a gigantic universe. The final step in the creation of the Black Swan Universe was the linking of three metal operas: Docker's Guild, the Vivaldi Metal Project and the Chronomaster Project (and in the future the still mysterious story called "The Valley") into one coherent and systematic world. Welcome to the Black Swan Universe!

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CORE PROJECTS

Vivaldi Metal Project

(2016 - 2021)

The Vivaldi Metal project is an all-star symphonic metal project created by Mistheria. Douglas R. Docker wrote all the lyrics for the first album, two for the second one, and arranged the opening movement for the first album. VMP is part of the Black Swan Universe as the character of Eternity appears on both Docker's Guild's "Darwin's Tears" short film and VMP's opening movement on the first album.

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The Chronomaster Project

(2021)

The Chronomaster Project is a science-fiction metal opera created by Fabio Rancati. Douglas R. Docker wrote all the lyrics for the debut album "The Android Messiah". TCP is part of the Black Swan Universe as the song "The Android Messiah" appears on both project and the lyrics establish that the two operas exist in the same world.

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The Valley

(20??)

"The Valley" is an upcoming Lovecraftian horror story by Douglas R. Docker. It's about the people living in it and a dark secret that sets them apart from the rest of humanity. The Valley unfolds in and is loosely connected to the "Mystic Technocracy" world. It is not clear yet if it will be a litterary or musical project. Stay tuned!

SATELLITE PROJECTS

Dirty Secrets

(1989 - 1992)

Dirty Secrets was Douglas R. Docker's first progressive rock band. It mostly played Yes and ELP songs, but it also performed some early Docker's Guild songs such as "The Mystic Technocracy" and "Legion of Aliens".

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Silhouette

(1995 - 1996)

Silhouette was a cover band formed by Douglas R. Docker and Mio Nakamura. They played a double set, the first one featuring prog rock, the second one funky/disco/soul. Silhouette was the link between original project Area 51 and the full blown disco music tribute Night Fever/Disco Inferno.

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DNA Docker Nakamura Alliance City of Light album cover artwork

DNA

City of Light (1995)

DNA was essentially an early attempt to create the rock opera that would become Docker's Guild. It featured Douglas R. Docker (keys, vocals) and Mio Nakamura (vocals, guitars). The demo "City of Light" also featured future Docker's Guild special guest Tony Franklin on bass.

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Night Fever

(1997)

Night Fever was created by Douglas R. Docker and Mio Nakamura in Los Angeles in 1992. At the time the band was known as Video Killers. The name changed when they relocated to Italy in 1995. Night Fever's show was entirely focused on disco music. They were the first band to bring the disco revival to Italy. Success was massive and immediate and it took everybody off guard. The band got bigger and bigger and moved from pubs to discos to outdoor venues, playing for crowds of thousands in the biggest discos.

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