Author Archives: aratopouzian

Multi Cultural Evening for Aline

Posted on 02/03/2015 by aratopouzian

My daughter Aline is five years old and like most five year olds, she is going on eighteen. She is very social and loves to be the center of it all. I really have no idea (sarcasm) where that personality … Continue reading →

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The Random Creative Process

Posted on 01/23/2015 by aratopouzian

Today I tweeted an article which really caught my attention regarding the creative process. The Messy Minds of Creative People was written by Scott Barry Kaufman. What intrigued me about his article was his relatively simple and direct approach in showing … Continue reading →

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Guardians of Music AIRS on March 16, 2015!

Posted on 01/16/2015 by aratopouzian

It’s official! My film documentary will be on television in exactly two months! Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit airs on Detroit Public Television on Monday, March 16, 2015 starting at 9:30pm! The entire process has … Continue reading →

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When were the Good-ole Days?

Posted on 01/07/2015 by aratopouzian

The other night I went over to the home of a local Armenian family because they had a picture they wanted to give me that showed some Armenian musicians that I could use in my documentary. When I went over … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Goals

Posted on 01/06/2015 by aratopouzian

I don’t think there is a blog out there that hasn’t written about the new year and what they hope to accomplish or the creation of resolutions. I have always steered away from this type of writing because so often … Continue reading →

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A good year..bring on 2015!

Posted on 12/31/2014 by aratopouzian

By all accounts, this was a pretty good for me. I really can’t or shouldn’t complain about too much. Sure, it never goes perfectly, but when you compare and contrast to others – music and all that is associated with … Continue reading →

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2014 in review for Hye Times blog

Posted on 12/30/2014 by aratopouzian

Kind of interesting for those of you into web stats. Check our what WordPress.com did for me. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 3,700 times in 2014. If it … Continue reading →

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State Fairgrounds 1935 – Armenian Festival

Posted on 12/28/2014 by aratopouzian

On Sunday, July 7, 1935, the Armenian Democratic League held their 15th annual convention in Detroit at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. The convention was a festival that featured opera and choral singers along with traditional Armenian dance music and musicians.  The … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on 12/28/2014 by aratopouzian

I have the official name for my film documentary! Drum roll please….! Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music in Detroit will replace the working title of Detroit Hye Times which is what I have been using since I … Continue reading →

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Next up – the narration

Posted on 12/27/2014 by aratopouzian

Yesterday I got together with my editor Brian Golden to record the voice over narration for the documentary. A relatively easy task (you might think) but nevertheless a very important one. This allows Brian to put together the clips based … Continue reading →

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