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 Sept. 9, 2011: A vintage music video featuring David has been uploaded to the website on the 'audio/visual' page. It's a promotional video for the song It's Driving Me Crazy, the intended single from David's album Tales of Heroes and Lovers. The video, first broadcast on MTV in early 1984, is at once hilarious, clever, goofy, and weird. Watch at your own risk! Speaking of vintage music, David will be giving away a free download of a vintage track recorded during the 1980's to those who sign up to his mailing list prior to October 1st. If you haven't signed up already, go to the 'home' page and do it today. Also, don't forget to check out the 'gallery' and 'bio' pages which are in the process of being updated with lots of new and old photos.  July 1, 2011: There's a brand new interview with David in the July 2011 edition of This Is Rock Magazine which features AC/DC on the cover. You can click here to read an English translation of the article. In addition, writing sessions are scheduled to begin shortly for the follow up to Random Acts of Beauty.  Mar. 15, 2011: A great new review of Random Acts of Beauty can be found in the March 2011 edition of This Is Rock Magazine. Keep a look out for an interview with David Minasian to be featured in an upcoming issue. Meanwhile, the long awaited results of 2010's annual Dutch Progressive Rock Poll have finally been released. Random Acts of Beauty was voted the #29 Best Album of 2010 while Masquerade reached the #13 position for Best Song of 2010. Justin Minasian was voted the #16 Best Guitarist of 2010 while David grabbed the #17 position for Best Keyboardist of 2010 (tied with Rick Wakeman, Geoff Downes, and Nick Magnus no less!). Camel's Andy Latimer was voted the #11 Best Guitarist as a result of his contribution to Masquerade while Camel's Opening Farewell DVD (which was produced by David) made the top 10. Also from the Netherlands, Random Acts of Beauty was selected as the #8 favorite album of 2010 in SymfoCity's Rock Radio ProgPoll.  Mar. 1, 2011: David appears on the cover of the latest issue of Terra Incognita Magazine, a French language progressive rock publication. Inside is an interview and a review of the album as well as a list of David's favorite albums of all time. Click here to read an English translation of the article. Also, you can click here if you'd like to visit the magazine's website (which is in French). In other news, Random Acts of Beauty was able to break through the top ten in Japan by reaching the #9 position this week on Amazon's Progressive Rock best seller's list.  Feb. 2, 2011: David will be conducting a Live Chat/Listening Party on Sunday February 13 at 10pm Eastern, 7pm Pacific time. Norda Mullen, flute player with the Moody Blues, has graciously offered the use of her chatroom for the night. You'll have to have your own copy of Random Acts of Beauty available to play for yourself while everyone chats. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions and talk with David. Just go to Norda's chatroom at http://nordamullen.yuku.com/directory a few minutes early. You'll need a Yuku account to be able to log in, which is free and easy to do at the website. Many thanks to Gary P. for setting this all up. See you there!  Jan. 15, 2011: Random Acts of Beauty continues to make a number of 'Best of 2010' lists around the world including being chosen as the #8 Most Popular Album of 2010 by MLWZ Radio in Poland. In addition, the album recently cracked the top 100 in Canada by reaching #90 on Amazon's best selling albums list. The January issue of Classic Rock Presents Prog Magazine which features Genesis on the cover has a rather favorable review of the album. If you're interested, this high quality progressive rock magazine can be purchased here in the United States throughout the month of January at most Borders or Barnes & Noble bookstores. 
Dec. 31, 2010: Your amazing reactions to the album Random Acts of Beauty have certainly made 2010 a memorable year. The song Masquerade which features a guest appearance by Andrew Latimer of Camel was voted the #6 Best Extended Length Track of 2010 by listeners of ARfm Radio in the UK, and it was also chosen as the #9 Best Song of 2010 by Delicious Agony Radio out of New York. In addition, contributors to Prog Archives voted Random Acts of Beauty into the top 15 for the Best Overall Album of 2010 (it also came in at the #2 position for Best U.S. Album and the #2 position for Best Symphonic Prog Album). Sea of Tranquility's Alex Torres meanwhile placed the album at the #6 spot on his Best of 2010 list. As some of you may have noticed, Amazon.com has had trouble keeping the album in stock, which may not be such a bad problem to have. What does 2011 hold? You can look for the website to be updated soon with lots of photos under the 'gallery' link along with one or two old music videos as well. And if all goes according to plan, there should hopefully be some new recordings released before the end of the year. Best wishes to all for a great 2011.  Dec. 30, 2010: Random Acts of Beauty has been nominated for a Prog Award in the 'Best Foreign Album of 2010' category by Italy's Progressive Rock Web World Awards.  Dec. 15, 2010: The December 2010 issue of Big Bang Magazine, a French progressive rock publication which was first to release information about Random Acts of Beauty while it was still in production back in April 2010, features David Minasian on the cover (look at the top) and includes an in depth story and interview with him. Click here to read an English translation. Also, you can click here if you'd like to visit the magazine's website (which is in French). Nov. 7, 2010: A new video for Random Acts of Beauty featuring extended clips from the album has been uploaded to YouTube. Click here to watch. Also, downloads of the album are now available on itunes and at Amazon, and don't forget to check the updated 'interviews', 'reviews', and 'shop' pages.  Oct. 5, 2010: Random Acts of Beauty by David Minasian has now been released worldwide by ProgRock Records. The CD can be found at numerous major retail outlets all over the world including Amazon and Best Buy. Since its download debut 9 weeks ago, the album has held onto the #1 slot as the best selling download at Mindawn.com. In fact, in an unprecedented feat during the first week of October, Random Acts of Beauty not only held both the number one and number two positions as best selling album (for flac and ogg formats), but all seven of its tracks simultaneously filled the top seven spots for the best selling individual tracks. You can click here to view a snapshot of the website. Both David and Justin are truly thankful for the wonderful response the album has received. The 'reviews' and 'shop' links have been updated, and don't miss the new Prog Archives interview from David under the 'interview' section. A new promo video for the album is scheduled to show up soon on YouTube.  Sept. 6, 2010: Camel Productions announced today that pre-orders for The Opening Farewell, a DVD produced and directed by David Minasian featuring Camel live in concert, are now being taken. Click here to check out this stunning new DVD over at the CamelProductions.com website. For five consecutive weeks now, Random Acts of Beauty has held onto the #1 position as the best selling album download over at Mindawn.com. As excellent reviews continue to come in, retail sites such as Amazon and itunes prepare for the album's worldwide release scheduled for October 5th.  Aug. 20, 2010: David was recently interviewed by Don Cassidy of Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio where together they discussed the making of the album Random Acts of Beauty among other things. Click here to listen to the entire 45 minute interview. Then click on the word 'interviews' on the left side of the page, then click the word 'listen' next to David's name. Meanwhile, CD's of the album have begun to ship. Those who ordered them through ProgRock Records should be receiving their signed copies shortly if they haven't already. In addition, Random Acts of Beauty has been holding fast to the #1 position as the best selling album download on Mindawn.com ever since its release three weeks ago while Masquerade has held onto the #1 position as best selling individual track. David wishes to extend his thanks to those who have purchased downloads through Mindawn. 
Aug. 1, 2010: Downloads of David's new album Random Acts of Beauty are now available from Mindawn (click here). Four tracks from the album will receive their world broadcast premier on Shane Carlson's UK radio program "Rock On" which can be found at ARfm.co.uk (click here). The show will play on Sunday August 8th at 1pm UK time (8am US Eastern, 5am US Pacific), and will be repeated on Tuesday August 10 at 8pm UK time (3pm US Eastern, noon US Pacific), Thursday August 12 at 2pm UK time (9am US Eastern, 6am US Pacific), and Friday morning August 13 at 9am UK time (4am US Eastern, 1am US Pacific). July 20, 2010: The new album Random Acts of Beauty by David Minasian has been completed and is available for pre-order from ProgRock Records right now (click here). The CD has a street date release of October 5, 2010 and that is when it will be available in record stores, at Amazon, itunes, and all the usual places around the world. However, those wishing to get copies right away can pre-order them directly from ProgRock Records beginning today. These pre-ordered CD's will be shipped out by the second week of August, which means you'll be able to get them nearly two months ahead of the official release date. Not only that, you will also get a $2 discount (for a limited time)... and the first 100 orders made through ProgRock will receive a copy that has been signed by David and Justin. The DavidMinasian.com website will not be selling CD's or downloads directly, however a list of places where the CD can be purchased can be found under the 'shop' link. This list will be continually updated in the weeks ahead. The first newsletter from David Minasian Music also went out today. If you're not on the mailing list and you missed it, it can be found on David's blog or on Facebook and MySpace.  June 25, 2010: ProgRock Records have signed David Minasian to a recording contract and are preparing to release his new album Random Acts of Beauty worldwide very soon. An official announcement from ProgRock Records president Shawn Gordon regarding a specific release date is expected in mid July. Talented fantasy artist Michael Leadingham has completed his stunning artwork for David's CD and it has been uploaded to the website. Last minute overdubs and remixes are still going on and will continue right up until the date of mastering. June 3, 2010: Some of you may have noticed that the website was down for a few weeks while it was given a slight overhaul. It’s back up now with a few new items including a discography section. In this section you can access David’s Guide to Random Acts of Beauty where he gives a behind-the-scenes commentary on each of the album’s tracks. Information about a couple of songs that didn’t make the album along with last minute song title changes can also be found in David’s Guide. The posting of a brief 30 second audio clip from the track Masquerade a few weeks ago brought some lovely emails in from all over the world from those of you who were delighted to hear a preview of Andrew Latimer’s gorgeous guitar leads from that song. The recording process is now winding down with the album’s final track, an epic joint composition between David and his son Justin, nearly complete. Over the next few weeks efforts will be made to finalize worldwide distribution for the album. A release date will be announced very soon. 
Apr. 23, 2010: Another busy week has produced a mix of the 12 and a half minute epic Masquerade, which features a contribution from Camel’s Andrew Latimer. It will appear as the lead off track on David’s forthcoming album Random Acts of Beauty. A few brief audio clips can be found at the ‘audio/visual’ link not only on this website but also over at ‘David Minasian Music’ on MySpace and Facebook. News about the project is starting to spread across the net with items appearing in a number of places including the French Progressive Rock publication Big Bang. Check out the ‘interviews’ link for more info. We’ve also added a mailing list to the website (on the ‘home’ page) where you can sign up and get the latest news delivered directly to you. Apr. 4, 2010: Heading down the homestretch, it now appears that the album will be finished in June (hopefully). A lot more sound clips have been added to the site. And if you have some time, head on over to ‘David Minasian Music’ on Facebook, become a ‘fan’ and join in the fun. Feb. 15, 2010: DavidMinasian.com, the official website of David Minasian Music is finally here! Under the ‘audio/visual’ link you’ll find a few sound samples from the new album Random Acts of Beauty. Of course more will follow in the days ahead. Also still to come are behind-the-scenes stories & photos and some rather "entertaining" videos from the past. And if you have any questions, go ahead and email them to davidminasianmusic@gmail.com and David himself will post his answers under the Q&A link. Look for ‘David Minasian Music’ at MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter in the near future and don’t forget to check the blog for regular updates on the album’s progress.     All content except reviews property of David Minasian © 2010-2011. All Rights Reserved. |  |