Հազարան Բլբուլ

credits

live music theater
XL Staged version

music:
Tigran Hamasyan

direction:
Ruben Van Leer

scenography:
Boris Acket

vocals * performance:
Areni Agbabian

keyboards:
Yessai Karapetian

bass:
Marc Karapetian

drums:
Matt Garstka

dramaturgy * libretto:
Florian Hellwig

costume design:
Annemarije van Harten

black outfits design:
Maneh Karapetyan

creative engineer:
Merijn Versnel

audio-visual design:
Wes Boersen

lighting design:
Tom Visser

hair * makeup artist:
Magdalena Loza
Anastasia pyzhyk

illustrator:
Khoren Matevosyan

photography
Alex Avgud

sound engineer * tour manager:
Arie van der poel - Chuckwalla sound

concept drawings:
Tsegaw Tesfa

original text ‘hazaran blbul’ version by Armenian poet serine

Supported by:
Creative Industries Fund NL, Mondriaan Fund,The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Hovnanian Foundation

thanks to:
holland festival, Pascal Pilorget - gsteps, Tom Korkidis - New Village

executive producer:
Ruben van Leer

co-production:
holland festival

produced by:
Truth.io, Yergatun

GAME creation ‘the kingdom’

music:
Tigran Hamasyan

artwork:
Khoren Matevosyan

creative director * script:
Ruben Van Leer

voice over:
Areni Agbabian

lead developer:
Ilija Trbogazov

animation:
Roman Fedorov, Vialex Motion Lab, Astghik Harutyunyan, Ruben Van Leer

sound design:
Alexander Nezhinskiy - Evolsound

Audio Engineer:
Ignacio Flores

Social media creative lead:
Marie Lavis

Supported by:
Creative Industries Fund NL

thanks to:
Johann Audiffren, Juan Agustin Tibaldo - Ohzi, Tom Korkidis - New Village

inspired by folktale ‘hazaran blbul’ version by Armenian poet serine

executive producer:
Ruben van Leer

produced by:
Truth.io, Believe-naive,yergatun

film “areg and manushak”

a film by:
ruben van leer

Music composed by:
Tigran Hamasyan

Vocals:
Areni Agbabian

Piano & vocals:
Tigran Hamasyan

Director of photography:
Ezra Reverda

Line producer:
Sona Margaryan

Assistant producer:
Merujan Galstyan 

Gaffer:
Razmik Hambardumyan
Sevak Baroyan

Camera technicians:
Gevorg Gharayan 
Vahe Badalyan
Mushegh Avetisyan 

Sound engineer:
Arsen Hakobyan 

Public TV of Armenia - camera:
Hrayr Sargsyan, Arsen Khechoyan, Tigran Eloyan

Drone operator:
Vahe Hovhannisyan

Editor:
Amber Hooijmans

Sound design:
Alexander Nezhinskiy - Evolsound

Colorist:
Amy Besate - Ambassadors

Set photography:
Hayk Barseghyan

Music label:
Naive Records
Johann Audiffren

Film equipment:
KinoTech, Yerevan

Co-production:
Libelo & Fermata Film

Co-producers:
Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan
Sona Margaryan
Valentine Wurtz

Producer:
Ruben Van Leer

Production company:
Truth.io

With the support of:
Centre National du Cinema et de l'image animee CNC

Special thanks to: 
MATENADARAN, Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
Mirzoyan Library - Karen Mirzoyan
Michael Dishunts
Tom Korkidis - New Village Management
Marie Lavis
Ara Khzmalyan 
Meri Davtyan
Anahit Martirosyan
Michelle kruger
Ambassadors Amsterdam
holland Festival

music ALBUM


Tigran Hamasyan: Piano, synths:korg monologue XD, ROland phantom x6, behringer deepmind, effect pedals,vocals, drum programming,editing and post production

AReni Agbabian: Vocals - Album 1 Tracks 1,4,7,11 and 12. Album 2 Tracks 6, 9, 11

Sofia Jernberg: Vocals - Album 1 Track 6. Album 2 Track 5

Vahram Sargsyan: Vocals - Album 1 Track 2

Layth Sidiq: Violin - Album 1 Track 3

Mesrop: Post production - Album 1 Track 3

Marc Karapetian: Electric bass - Album 1 Tracks 1,2,6,8 and 11. Album 2 Tracks 1,3,5,8,9 and 11

Nate Wood: Drums on all tracks except Album 1 track 4

Nate Wood: Electric bass - Album 2 track 9

Recorded in Benaji Studio, in Laguna, CA in March 2020, at home in Venice, CA in 2020, at a friend’s house in Water Village, CA in 2021, at Wave Recording in November 2021, Kerseboom studio, and at a hotel in Luxembourg in November 2019

Mixed by Nate Wood and Tigran Hamasyan Except: Album 1 Track 1,2 and Album 2 Track 11 mixed by UDO Pannekeet at Daily Music Talk.Album 1 Track 3 mixed by Mesrop and Tigran Hamasyan. Album 1 Track 10 mixed by Tigran Hamasyan

Mastered by Sander Van Der Heide

All music composed by Tigran Hamasyan

Executive Producer: Tigran Hamasyan

Illustrations anD design by Khoren Matevosyan Artwork direction by Karen Mirzoyan
animation:
Raf Tadevossian

Produced by Tigran Hamasyan

I would like to thank the following people for their love, support and for inspiring and helping me with this project:

Ruben Van Leer, Armen Catanasyan, Avo Tavitian, Pascal Pilorget, Minas Lourian, Arusyak Tamrazyan, Mesrop Sarkrissian, Arthur Shahnazaryan, Karen Mirzoyan, Khoren Matevosyan, Vahagn Karapetyan, Marine Haroyan, Tamar Hayrapetyan, Seigo Matsunaga, Hayk Kirakosyan, Nairi Khachadurian, Nate, Areni, Marc, Sofia, Vahram and Layth. Special thanks for my wife Elena Hamasyan for her immense love, faith and trust.

This album is dedicated to my son.

- May this ancient tale and this music be a little inspiration for you on your path to the future.