Pomegranate Music, Armenian Music, and iTunes

I've had a few emails asking me if music from the Pomegranate Music catalog is available in digital format. (Brace yourself, infomercial ahead!) Well, the answer is yes. All of our CD's are available on over 27 different digital distribution companies, the most high profile being Apple's iTunes. The Apple iTunes distribution spans the UK and Japan, as well as North America. The only one that is not available for digital download in our collection is Hover Chamber Choir's "Armenian Voices". If you don't care about liner notes and packaging and just want the raw music, you can't beat this method of downloading to your iPod or any other MP3 device. The best part is the cost, which doesn't top $10 per album. Apple keep 40%, CD Baby keeps 10%, and the rest is split between Pomegranate and the artist. If you are not sure which music to buy, iTunes has the "Pomegranate Music iTunes Armenian Music Mix" now featured. Anyway, just another option to try home made Armenian music recorded on location in Armenia (except Iakovos Kolanian's Shoror, which was recorded in Athens, Greece)

I recieved an email from Lilit Pipoyan today and hopefully she will ready to start recording soon in 2005. A few setbacks have delayed the recording process, but, she is one amazing person to watch out for in 2006. I also have a trip Armenia planned for September ( next month) sometime to work on a project for a non-profit organization dedicated to funding young Armenian musicians play music in Armenia. I would be working in a consultant capacity for this trip only. After I get back, I will detail things regarding the scope of my involvement with them. Last year I was hired by the Tufenkian Foundation to produce our Karabagh CD.

Over on my Armenian Music Review Blogspot, the next three reviews (new reviews every Tuesday) will include BBR-Bambir, Armenian Navy Band- Natural Seeds, Vardan Ovsepian- Akunc, and the best Aram Khachaturian CD on the market. One of these titles will get a rare 4 star review from me. Stop and by and find out every Tuesday.

And, if you are at work, and want to listen to Armenian tunes with a dash of international electicism thrown in for good measure, www.pomegranateradio.com Live, free webstreaming music 24/7.

I now return you back to your regularly scheduled program.