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165 Belmont Street, Home of the Oud Maker
If you are an Armenian, Greek, Arab or other ethnicity type musician living in the United States and you have played the oud (Middle Eastern lute), the name Peter Kyvelos is someone you know. Peter is a luthier and by … Continue reading
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When did you first discover the arts?
Over a month ago, I was sitting in a board of directors retreat (Creative Many Michigan) when the question was asked of each of us – when did you discover the arts? Such a simplistic question you would think, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, brain, discovery, imagination, preten
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Guardians of Music One Year Anniversary
Hard to imagine that exactly one year ago today, my film documentary, Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music was released on Detroit Public Television. Like everything else, it seems like it was yesterday. My wife, Della seems more proud … Continue reading
Does collaboration invent creativity?
Is creativity the sole invention or product of one individual or does collaboration pay an pivotal part in the process? Recently on a local Detroit radio station, reporter John McElroy reminisced about the old Pontchartrain Hotel’s bar located in downtown Detroit. He remarked how … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, creating, detroit, Henry Ford, inventor, John McElroy, network, Pontachartrain
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An Eastern Wind Reunion
As many of you know, music is not my full time occupation. I am happy that it is not and very fortunate that it permeates my life in the manner in which it does – when I want it to. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, bouzouki, detroit, eastern winds, Greek, guitar, Immigrant Suns, Middle Eastern, music, oud, rehearsal, violin, world music
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Liana Aghajanian, Welcome to Detroit!
I met a truly inspiring young lady last tonight, Liana Aghajanian. She is new to Detroit coming from Los Angeles as she is a recipient of a residency for two years, part of Write-A-House. She was one of 232 applicants from around … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, Arts, creative, detroit, Iran, Journalism, journalist, Los Angeles, michigan, Neighborhoods, Shinola, writing
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Are you a Musicpreneur?
Around this time each year, I seem to have the discussion with people about the fine line between being a musician and business professional. This topic probably pops up due to the timing surrounding when Kresge Artist Fellow applications are … Continue reading
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Tagged detroit, marketing, michigan, music, musician, musicpreneur, promotion, self-promotion, shameless
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Michigan House – 5×5 Pitch Competition
Some of you that read my blog know that I am one of the Board of Directors for Creative Many (formerly Artserve) whose mission is to to develop creative people, creative places and the creative economy for a competitive Michigan through … Continue reading
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New year, new projects…
Happy New Year to all of you! It seems that the last two years, coming up with new and exciting projects was a simple task. I remember telling anyone that would ask : “I have a million ideas and will never … Continue reading
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Thank You…
As we enter the final major holidays of the year, naturally to be able to reflect upon the past year seems to be an automatic for us, but in my case there is much to be thankful for and thankful … Continue reading
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