Every once in a while, I like to read up on the other logs and just take in the diversity from other diasporans. I must admit that Raffi Niziblian's Montreal is a gem of a place to visit and even live. When I was in my "what am I going to do in life" phase a couple of years back after hitting the age of thirty, it was repeated trips to Montreal that got me on track and focused. I rented a place in Point Claire, Quebec for a few weeks and studied for the GMAT for grad school. At night I wandered the streets of Montreal hitting movie theaters, clubs, cafe's, etc. I really appreciated the sophisication and depth of the people there as well as the myriad of options culturally. It's also no secret that Montreal has the world's best Armenian community hands down. If you haven't been there, make it a point to go sometime. Especially if you live in North America and are in need of a European experience.
My meeting with the "model-like" Arsineh K. and noted photo journalist Garo Lachinian went very well the other day as we prepare to start production on Pomegranate's third CD release entited "Quake" by the band BAMBIR. This is a very different Pomegranate production in that we are taking an already published album and re-releasing it. The Pomegranate Music makeover will take place adding 24 pages of linter notes, translated lyrics, and photos. The 1999 release of this album did not attract much attention. I learned about the band and album through my friend Gor Mkhtitarian in Armenia. After one listen, I was pretty stunned as to what I heard and thought it fell into the Pomegranate Music model of what we are trying to do- namely promote and market new Armenian talent from Armenia in a mainstream and professional manner. All music must be recorded in Armenia from local musicians. You'll be hearing a lot more of these guys a few months from now. They're from Gumri and are in their late 40's in age. While the music has been recorded and just recently remastered, creating the CD booklet is the longest part of the CD production process. I am lucky to have the talents of Arsineh K. and Garo Lachinian helping out on this end of the Atlantic.
I saw P.T. Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" last night. Great movie from the director of "Boogie Nights" and " Magnolia".
My meeting with the "model-like" Arsineh K. and noted photo journalist Garo Lachinian went very well the other day as we prepare to start production on Pomegranate's third CD release entited "Quake" by the band BAMBIR. This is a very different Pomegranate production in that we are taking an already published album and re-releasing it. The Pomegranate Music makeover will take place adding 24 pages of linter notes, translated lyrics, and photos. The 1999 release of this album did not attract much attention. I learned about the band and album through my friend Gor Mkhtitarian in Armenia. After one listen, I was pretty stunned as to what I heard and thought it fell into the Pomegranate Music model of what we are trying to do- namely promote and market new Armenian talent from Armenia in a mainstream and professional manner. All music must be recorded in Armenia from local musicians. You'll be hearing a lot more of these guys a few months from now. They're from Gumri and are in their late 40's in age. While the music has been recorded and just recently remastered, creating the CD booklet is the longest part of the CD production process. I am lucky to have the talents of Arsineh K. and Garo Lachinian helping out on this end of the Atlantic.
I saw P.T. Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love" last night. Great movie from the director of "Boogie Nights" and " Magnolia".
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