Biography

Raven Invicta is the pseudonymn of musicologist & composer Katrien van den Hurk (Leuven, Belgium, 1994).

Raven is an overall creative soul who has always been fascinated with art. Starting with visual arts, she later moved into music and composing, driven by the need to express the ideas in her mind.

In her early years she studied violin and music theory, which later led her to start a metal band as composer and electric violinist.

During this time she started studying Musicology in Leuven and got her master’s degree in 2018.

After leaving the band, Raven began composing cinematic orchestral pieces, exploring themes of heroism and fantasy tropes, bridging academic understanding with her own artistic sense, drawing inspiration from video game music and film music. Her work blends orchestral tradition with ambient and electronic elements in concept albums.

Raven is now focusing on writing for live ensembles as well as releasing albums with a mix of electronic and real musicians, creating powerful and emotional scores.