Author Archives: aratopouzian
Fender M80 Chorus Amplifier, Family Friend
Last week I sold my Fender M80 amplifier that I bought over twenty-five years ago when I started playing music. Surprisingly, I became a bit melancholy once I sold it. Rarely do I need to utilize a big amplifier like this, I … Continue reading
Guardians of Music Coming to Phoenix Theatres, Laurel Park
I am pretty excited to announce that I will be showing Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit at the Phoenix Theatres, Laurel Park Place on October 1, 2015. Tickets are available online for $10 each. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, Livonia, michigan, movies, phoenix Theater, Topouzian
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Basement Records: A Story about Dino Pappas
Recently I was listening to the Fresh Air program on NPR and they had a great story about an author who wrote a book about collecting the most rare 78 RPM recordings from around the world. Recordings that would be over … Continue reading
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Tagged 78rpm, archives, Armenian, cassettes, cds, collecting, collection, collector, Dino Pappas, Folk music, Greek, music, musicians, records, releases, remastered, turkish, vinyl
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How people get inspired
Have you ever wondered how people get inspired? Inspiration is definitely the mother of invention. Everything that we see which has some form of greatness, had to be inspired. Whether it was the invention of different forms of transportation or … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, author, book, camera, greatness, inspiration, inspired, music, musician, photo, surrounding, writing
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What Happened to Field Trips?
I am a Board member of Creative Many (formerly Artserve) which is an arts and culture economic development organization in Michigan. It is a fantastic organization with a diverse group of Board members that, for the most part, represent different … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, art, children, dinosaurs, electricity, field, Field Museum in Chicago, field trip, Greenfield Village, learning, museums, nature, school system, student, zoo
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Whispers of Ellis Island Revisited
This morning on my way to a seminar I decided to listen to a recording in the car that I made many years ago. As a matter of fact, the album will turn fifteen this July. In 2000, I produced … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Armenian, Armenian music, Dirty Linen, Ellis Island, Genocide, hardship, heartbreak, kanun, oud, Whispers, Zeytoonian
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Think Like An Artist
Over the weekend, my family and I visited downtown Farmington, Michigan for the annual Art on the Grand, which is an artisan festival that I am sure we have all experienced in in one fashion or another in our communities. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art on the grand, artisans, artwork, booth, children, classroom, creativity, detroit, Detroit Institute of the Arts, DIA, DiaAway, discover, downtown farmington, engagement, excitement, michigan, mobile, trailer, video
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Lasting Impressions
When I compose these blogs or short essays, sometimes I have great difficulty in coming up with the perfect title. Sometimes I end up changing the title several times before I finalize on one and even then, I end up … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, first, First Impressions, lasting impressions, quotations, quote, Shakespeare
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