SERJ TANKIAN TO POST VIDEOS FOR EACH TRACK ON FORTHCOMING SOLO ALBUM — "ELECT THE DEAD" — DUE OCTOBER 23RD ON SERJICAL STRIKE/REPRISE RECORDS
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Published: Aug 27, 2007
Serj Tankian — the visionary frontman for multi-platinum rock band
System Of A Down — has asked a collection of video and film directors,
painters, and digital artists to each create a video for one of the
12 tracks on his forthcoming solo debut album, "Elect the Dead,"
which will be released on Serjical Strike/Reprise Records on October
23rd, 2007.
Videos will be posted periodically over the next few months on
Tankian’s website and other outlets to be
determined. The first video, an animated clip for the song "The
Unthinking Majority" directed by filmmaker/video director Tawd
Dorenfeld, is currently available.
"For me, the great pleasure of ‘Elect the Dead’ has been not only
to make the record with the pure vision of what I feel artistically
through my music and poetry, but also to multiply the art factor by
bringing in other great artists, in this case directors, and putting
forth their interpretations of my music and words. This serves two
functions: to create more art from the original source, the album,
and to offer more than just a CD to people interacting with the music,
thus giving us more points of connection with each other."
The directors involved in the project include a prestigious array
of artists whom Tankian has befriended over the last decade. They
include music video director Tony Petrossian (Taking Back Sunday,
Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold), who shot the video for "Empty Walls,"
the first single from "Elect The Dead," photographer/video director
Greg Watermann (Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Howie Day), Oscar-nominated
Puerto Rican playwright and screenwriter Jose Rivera ("The Motorcycle
Diaries"), French film director Diran Noubar ("Armenia: A Country Under
Blockade"), digital artist Roger Kupelian ("The Lord of the Rings";
"Flags of Our Fathers"), documentary director Sevag Vrej (System Of
A Down, Fair To Midland), and Beirut-born filmmaker Garin’ Torossian
(Sparklehorse), among others.
"I asked each of the directors for their visual interpretation of
my work," Tankian explains. "They were asked not to write treatments
and that they could make whatever they liked. The results have been
overwhelmingly amazing!"
For news and updates on video debuts, please visit
. A complete list of videos and directors is below:
1. "Empty Walls" – Director: Tony Petrossian
2. "The Unthinking Majority" – Director: Tawd Dorrnfeld
3. "Money" – Director: Ara Soudjian
4. "Feed Us" – Director: Sevag Verj
5. "Saving Us" – Director: Kevin Estrada
6. "Sky is Over" – Director: Jos’ Rivera
7. "Baby" – Director: Diran Noubar
8. "Honking Antelope" – Director: Roger Kupelian
9. "Lie, Lie, Lie" – Director: Martha Colburn
10. "Praise The Lord and Pass The Ammo" – Director: Greg Watermann
11. "Beethoven’s C***" – Director: Adam Egypt Mortimer
12. "Elect The Dead" – Director: Garin’ Torossian
For further information, please contact Warner Bros. Records Publicity:
Brian Bumbery [email protected] 818-953-3203 Renee Harrison
[email protected] 818-953-3311
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
