Hagop Tchaparian
Hagop Tchaparian | |
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| Born | Hagop Simon Tchaparian 1978 (age 47–48) Fulham, London, England |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Label | Text Records |
| Formerly of | Symposium |
Hagop Simon Tchaparian (born 1978) is a British-Armenian musician, who released his debut album, Bolts, on Text Records in 2022.[1][2][3] Tchaparian had previously been guitarist for the British pop-punk band Symposium and worked as a tour manager for Hot Chip and Four Tet.[1][4][5] Hot Chip named a track after him on their 2006 album The Warning. In 2025 he released Kino EP, a collaboration with DJ and producer, Anish Kumar.[6]
Early life
Tchaparian was born in Fulham, West London to an Armenian father and an English mother who ran a café together. His father Movses had been forced to flee as a child from Musa Dagh to Anjar in 1939 and moved to London at 18.[7]
Discography
- Bolts (2022, Text Records)
References
- 1 2 Goldner, Sam (26 October 2022). "Hagop Tchaparian: Bolts Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Evans, Nathan (21 October 2022). "Hagop - Tchaparian - Bolts - Album review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon (21 October 2022). "Hagop Tchaparian Made One of 2022's Best Dance Albums Out of Sonic Memories". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (22 October 2022). "One to watch: Hagop Tchaparian". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Sherburne, Philip (31 January 2023). "How Hagop Tchaparian Went From Pop-Punk Star to A-List Tour Manager to Globe-Trotting Electronic Musician". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "Anish Kumar and Hagop Tchaparian team up on percussive and vibey "KINO" EP". The Joy of Violent Movement. 2025-02-16. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
- ↑ Alex Robert Ross (25 October 2022). "What Hagop Tchaparian took with him". Fader. Retrieved 7 February 2024.