The following press release has been sent to Iran Focus by Sara Safeed (Persian Mirror): Internationally renowned recording artist Andy has put his talented song-writing skills to a new project called Babak and Friends A First Norooz. The famed pop star, who has just returned from a world tour is heading into the studio to record the new Norooz song next week. Andy joins a cast of talented artists and actors, including legendary actor Parviz Sayyad and Ali Pourtash in this first-time Norooz project for children and adults alike. The following press release has been sent to Iran Focus by Sara Safeed (Persian Mirror):
LOS ANGELES, January 8th, 2004 Internationally renowned recording artist Andy has put his talented song-writing skills to a new project called Babak and Friends A First Norooz. The famed pop star, who has just returned from a world tour is heading into the studio to record the new Norooz song next week. Andy joins a cast of talented artists and actors, including legendary actor Parviz Sayyad and Ali Pourtash in this first-time Norooz project for children and adults alike. Andy plans to get the cast and crew together to record the chorus of the song. He sees the project as a collaborative effort which will help promote Iranian culture, This is something we all want to do because of it is importance and beauty. Andy is also producing a video to go along with the new song to be available on his new DVD.
By creating exciting songs, we hope to get the whole family involved in this film. We want to create new traditions and songs that Iranians will be able to enjoy around the world. With such a talented star like Andy, we will achieve this, commented Shabnam Rezaei, the producer of the Babak and Friends A First Norooz.
The animation project was written by Dustin Ellis, a half-Iranian half-American animator who always wanted to have cartoons that were more relevant to his life. Ellis, who has formed a production company called Norooz LLC, is also directing the film. If our project is successful, we hope to bring many more entertaining stories to our audience in the future, said Mr. Ellis. Babak and Friends A First Norooz is due out this March, in time for the Norooz festivities around the world. The 30-minute movie is being produced in both English and Persian and can be pre-ordered on the companys website www.babakandfriends.com starting in February.
