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.