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David Minasian
David Minasian is an American film producer, screenwriter, director, and a musician, singer and songwriter. Since the 1980s, he has worked for various motion picture production companies in the Los Angeles area as a freelance producer/director. In addition to his work on music videos and concert films for artists such as Three Dog Night, English progressive rock band Camel, and Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, Minasian has produced and directed over 60 documentary films〔http://www.davidminasian.com/bio.html Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 including ''The Passion Behind The Passion'', a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on location in Rome chronicling the making of Mel Gibson's controversial film ''The Passion Of The Christ''.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458451/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 Minasian is also a classically trained pianist. His symphonic rock album ''Random Acts Of Beauty'' was released in 2010 to critical and public acclaim and features a rare guest appearance on the album's 12 minute opening track ''Masquerade'' by Camel guitarist Andrew Latimer.〔http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=10039 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕
==History==
Minasian began classical piano training at the age of five and by the age of fifteen was asked to turn professional. However, he chose instead to pursue a career in film production.〔http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5726#videos Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 After graduating with honors with a degree in film and television from California State University, Northridge, Minasian began working freelance for various production companies in the Los Angeles area as a producer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer and composer. In between his work on various documentaries, Minasian recorded his own symphonic rock album titled ''Tales Of Heroes And Lovers'' which was released independently in 1984.〔http://www.davidminasian.com/bio.html Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 The album featured Minasian on piano, keyboards, and lead vocals along with a group of backing musicians.〔http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=29872 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 Six of the album's nine tracks were written or co-written by Minasian.〔http://www.davidminasian.com/discography.html Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 To promote the album, Minasian directed himself in a comedic music video for the album's intended single ''It's Driving Me Crazy''. The video received airplay on MTV which led to him being asked by Three Dog Night to write and direct a video for their song ''A Shot In The Dark''.〔http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5726#videos Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕
In 1996, Minasian recorded a second symphonic rock album titled ''It's Not Too Late'' with singer William Drews.〔http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=45753 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 And in 1997, Minasian began an association with Camel Productions, the production company owned by English progressive rock band Camel. Over the next few years, Minasian would produce and direct a total of eight concert and documentary DVDs for the band's company including ''Coming Of Age, Curriculum Vitae, The Opening Farewell'' and ''In From The Cold''.〔http://davidminasian.com/bio.html Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 In 1998, while working as a second unit director on the motion picture ''The Joyriders'' starring Academy Award© winner Martin Landau and Kris Kristofferson, Minasian composed the film's main theme titled ''So Far From Home''.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139394/?ref_=nm_flmg_asst_1 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 The song was released as the single from the soundtrack album by EMI the following year.〔http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5726#videos Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 In 2009, he began recording a new symphonic rock album with the encouragement and participation of Camel's Andrew Latimer. ''Random Acts Of Beauty'' was released on October 5, 2010 by ProgRock Records〔http://www.therecordlabel.net/progressive-rock/david-minasian/ Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 and features David on piano, keyboards, bass and lead vocals together with his son Justin Minasian on guitars.〔http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=29867 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 Six of the album's seven tracks are composed solely by David while the seventh, a 14 minute instrumental titled ''Frozen In Time'', is a joint composition between David and Justin.〔http://www.allmusic.com/album/random-acts-of-beauty-mw0002019397 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 Appearing on the track ''Masquerade'' is guest Andrew Latimer on guitar and vocals. This would mark the first studio recording in eight years by Latimer following his recovery from a bone-marrow transplant.〔http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=10039 Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕
In 2013, Minasian began recording the follow-up to ''Random Acts of Beauty''. The recording process however was interrupted when he was contracted to produce and direct a solo concert DVD for Moody Blues vocalist/composer Justin Hayward.〔http://www.davidminasian.com/bio.html Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕 Recorded at Atlanta's Buckhead Theatre on August 17, the resulting DVD, ''Spirits… Live'', features the full concert along with a one hour behind-the-scenes documentary of Hayward's 2013 American tour, also directed by Minasian.〔http://innocentwords.com/justin-hayward-spirits-live-at-the-buckhead-theatre-atlanta-dvd-blu-ray-cd-and-digital-formats-august-19/ Retrieved 2014-7-17.〕
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