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"I born an Armenian in 1978 to the sounds of rockets taking off into space from Kazakhstan. I never boarded any of those rockets, and spent all my life living in various locations throughout Eurasia. Now I live in [[Prague]].  
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'''George Bagdasarov''' (Գեվորգ Բագդասարով) was born in Kazahstan to an Armenian family. He studied Cybernetics at the Technical University in Kaluga, continued in composition at the Music Academy in Moscow, and graduated from the St. Petersburg Film School. He began his music carrier as a guitarist in a psychedelic punk band, and continued his development, passing through conceptual techno to free improvisation based on items collected on flea markets from around the world. He has performed and recorded in different collaborations, playing jazz, noise, electronic, and the like. He has collaborated with musician Richard Deutsch, Jerome Noetinger, Yoshio Mashida, Les Halmes, Dill, Yutaka Makino, DJ Sniff, Nikolay Rubanov, Fitz Ellarald, among others. Since 2005 he has been living in [[Prague]], completing his doctoral studies at FAMU in 2012, and being involved in a wide range of collaborations from punk-blues to audio visual noise performance. He plays saxophone, guitar, and turntable.
  
I began my studies at the technical university in Kaluga, then studied at the musical academy in [[Moscow]], and later at the [[St. Petersburg]] film school. Today, I am a doctoral candidate at FAMU in Prague.
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* George Bagdasarov, Alexandra Moralesová, et al., ''Buenos Aires Experiment'', Prague: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2016, 162 pp. [https://namu.cz/files/2017-05/170516163728.pdf TOC], [https://namu.cz/files/2017-05/170516163749.pdf Excerpt]. [https://namu.cz/buenos-aires-experiment]. Review: [https://www.kinecko.com/na-ceste-za-experimentalnym-filmom/ Križková] (Kapitál/Kinečko). {{cz}}
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** ''Buenos Aires Experiment'', Prague: AMU – Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, 2017, 162 pp. [https://namu.cz/files/2017-08/170814161920.pdf Excerpt]. [https://namu.cz/buenos-aires-experiment-english] {{en}}
  
I have made various films as well as musical and visual works. I have even worked as a taxi driver. Some things have earned me awards, others haven't. But I have enjoyed them all.
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* [http://lapskojs.klingt.org/ Home page]
What I do, I do as a nomad. I don't just move from place to place, but also from one field to the next. And sometimes I discover new pastures where I stay awhile." [http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiocustica_english/osoby/_zprava/568295]
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* [http://www.cyland.org/site/english/events-en/7497 CAA#14 – George Bagdasarov], recording, 2013.
 
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* Profiles on [http://www.myspace.com/georgebagdasarov MySpace], [http://www.discogs.com/artist/1544110-George-Bagdasarov Discogs], [http://www.mediabaze.cz/page.php?artist=158 Mediabaze.cz] {{cz}}, [http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiocustica_english/osoby/_zprava/568295 Rozhlas.cz]
 
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/subterrarium/albums/72157625052684998 Photos].
http://www.myspace.com/georgebagdasarov<br>
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* [https://vimeo.com/user4595263 Vimeo]
http://www.flickr.com/photos/subterrarium/2296463146/
 

Latest revision as of 14:04, 12 August 2019

George Bagdasarov (Գեվորգ Բագդասարով) was born in Kazahstan to an Armenian family. He studied Cybernetics at the Technical University in Kaluga, continued in composition at the Music Academy in Moscow, and graduated from the St. Petersburg Film School. He began his music carrier as a guitarist in a psychedelic punk band, and continued his development, passing through conceptual techno to free improvisation based on items collected on flea markets from around the world. He has performed and recorded in different collaborations, playing jazz, noise, electronic, and the like. He has collaborated with musician Richard Deutsch, Jerome Noetinger, Yoshio Mashida, Les Halmes, Dill, Yutaka Makino, DJ Sniff, Nikolay Rubanov, Fitz Ellarald, among others. Since 2005 he has been living in Prague, completing his doctoral studies at FAMU in 2012, and being involved in a wide range of collaborations from punk-blues to audio visual noise performance. He plays saxophone, guitar, and turntable.

Publications
  • George Bagdasarov, Alexandra Moralesová, et al., Buenos Aires Experiment, Prague: Akademie múzických umění v Praze, 2016, 162 pp. TOC, Excerpt. [1]. Review: Križková (Kapitál/Kinečko). (Czech)
    • Buenos Aires Experiment, Prague: AMU – Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, 2017, 162 pp. Excerpt. [2] (English)
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