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Firas Abou Fakher
}) is a Lebanese composer, musician, producer and writer. He is best known as a composer, guitarist, and keyboardist with indie rock band Mashrou' Leila and the co-founder of Last Floor Productions. Biography Firas Abou Fakher was born on April 26, 1988, in Beirut to Lebanese/Venezuelan parents. His interest in music started at an early age and he taught himself to play guitar at the age of 13. While studying architecture at the American University of Beirut, Abou Fakher co-founded Mashrou' Leila as a reaction to the lack of quality Arabic Music. He started learning the piano at age 20. Abou Fakher is a multi-instrumentalist and currently plays guitar, keyboards, bass, and percussion. Career Mashrou' Leila Abou Fakher is one of the founding members of Mashrou' Leila along with Hamed Sinno, Haig Papazian and Carl Gerges. He started playing guitar and composing songs with the band in 2008 and eventually started playing keyboard and bass after the departure of former memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Gerges
Carl Gerges is a Lebanese musician and architect. Gerges has been featured on the cover of ''L'officiel Levant'' and on the cover of ''Architectural Digest Middle East'' as an architect; and on the Middle East edition of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine and ''GQ Middle East'' as a musician. Biography Carl Gerges was born on December 5, 1987, in Beirut. He started playing the drums and the piano at an early age. Gerges co-founded Mashrou' Leila in 2008 while studying architecture at the American University of Beirut. He officially launched his architecture studio Carl Gerges Architects in March of 2020. Music career Gerges is one of the founding members of Mashrou' Leila along with Hamed Sinno, Haig Papazian and Firas Abou Fakher. He started playing the drums, synths and electronics, and composing songs with the band in 2008. He's also heavily involved in the artistic direction of the band's music videos, visuals, and stage design. In 2017 Gerges taught a graduate workshop at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Beer (artist)
Oliver Beer (born 1985) is a British artist who lives and works in Kent and Paris. He graduated in 2009 from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, England and in 2007 from the Academy of Contemporary Music in England. Biography Beer's background in both music and fine art led to an early interest in the relationship between sound and space, particularly the voice and architecture. He has translated his research into fascinating performances in which spectators take part by the mere fact of their presence, and he makes sculptures and videos that embody, literally or metaphorically, the plastic expression of this subtle relationship and the way the human body experiences it. Within and alongside his work with sound, Oliver Beer creates subtle and diverse sculptural, installation and film projects whose provenance sometimes seems biographical; but in which his play with universal – often intimate – concerns draws on shared emotions and perceptions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 Fifth Avenue, along the Museum Mile on the eastern edge of Central Park on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is by area one of the world's largest art museums. The first portion of the approximately building was built in 1880. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from medieval Europe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 with its mission to bring art and art education to the American people. The museum's permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings, and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixer (Arabic TV Series)
''Fixer'' (Alternative Arabic title ''فكسر'') is a British- Lebanese action comedy television series created by Firas Abou Fakher and Daniel Habib as a Shahid Original for MBC Group. It premiered on 8 December 2020. Premise Tony Tabet is a celebrity fixer living in Beirut. Whenever an Arab celebrity has a problem, he's the solution. Now he wants out to reconnect with his son and leave the business behind. He's got one month left on the job, but doubts he can ever really leave. Cast *Badih Abou Chakra as Tony Tabet *Diamand Bou Abboud as Sarah *Wissam Saliba as Mike * Sara Abi Kanaan as Maya * Maritta Hallani as herself Production Fixer was commissioned from Last Floor Productions a Shahid Original for MBC Group’s Shahid streaming platform, the largest in the Middle East. Filming took place in Beirut. It is the second Shahid Original created by Last Floor Productions. Release date ''Fixer'' was released on 8 December 2020 on Shahid ''Shaheed'' ( , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MBC Group
MBC Group ( ar, مجموعة إم بي سي), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved to its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 then moved to Riyadh in 2022. MBC Group operates over 17 free-to-air satellite TV channels, and a video on demand service (Shahid). MBC was the first broadcaster to provide a satellite-based free-to-air 24-hour television broadcasting network across the Arab world. The Group's current chairman is Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim. Sam Barnett returned as MBC Group CEO in December 2020 after a one-year departure. MBC's television arm, MBC TV, broadcasts via Eutelsat, Arabsat and Nilesat satellites. MBC has more than 1,800 staff. In recent years MBC has been hit with major rounds of financial cuts, leading to 150 layoffs and major production cuts. These cuts were driven in part due to advertising not covering production costs and the failure to acquire exclusive rights to the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasri Atallah
Nasri Atallah (born 12 November 1982) is a British-Lebanese author, award-winning producer, television host and media entrepreneur. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Esquire Middle East, one of the co-founders of Last Floor Productions, the founder of Dark Coast Media and a former contributing writer at GQ Middle East. Biography Nasri Atallah was born and grew up in London, United Kingdom, where he attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle. His parents, Samir Atallah and May Francis, are both British-Lebanese and were living in London at the time. His father, Samir Atallah, is a prominent Arab author, journalist and thinker, and the winner of many awards for his decades of contribution to Arab literature. Atallah moved to Beirut for the first time in 1997, finished school and read politics at the American University of Beirut. He holds a Masters in International politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, where he completed a dissertation on the Deterrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Habib
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Academy Of Fine Arts
The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA; french: Académie libanaise des Beaux-Arts; ar, الأكاديمية اللبنانية للفنون الجميلة) was originally a stand-alone Lebanese institute, now one of the faculties at the University of Balamand, teaching courses in fine art. It was founded in 1937, and it was the first national institution of higher education in Lebanon. In 1988, it joined the University of Balamand during its foundation as one of the three founding faculties at the time. The faculty currently offers several programs in French in its original location in Sin el Fil, Beirut. They include, but are not limited to, architecture, decorative arts, plastic arts, urban and regional planning, Graphic Design, Digital art direction, Fashion design and audiovisual directing. In October 2000, the University of Balamand launched new programs in English for the faculty at its main campus in El-Koura, which now consists of Architecture, Interior Architecture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
