Metal Goes Egyptian

A series of performances filmed in the studio, where Massive Scar Era's songs are played alongside a traditional Egyptian Arabic music orchestra: violins, viola, oud, qanun and percussion meeting heavy guitars and drums.

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Thank You

Special thanks to Katia Makdissi-Warren for her advice, guidance and support throughout the project, and for introducing us to the Arabic music performers who made it possible. Discover her work with Oktoecho.

Credits

Music producer, songwriting, vocals & guitar
Cherine Amr
Arabic music arranger
Weka Soliman
Violins
Kristin Molnar, Zoé Dumais, Rasha Masalkhi
Viola
Omar Abou Afach
Oud
Mohamed Masmoudi
Qanun
Nizar Tabcharani
Percussion
Phyras Haddad, Bertil Schulrabe
Drums
Julia Geaman
Bass guitar
Etienne Tremblay — behind the camera
Music copyist
Hugo Mayrand
Recorded at
Studio Mixart, Montréal — by Nicolas Pétrowski & Etienne Tremblay
Sound technicians
Jacob Lacroix-Cardinal, Nicolas Pétrowski
Music producer, mix & master
Etienne Tremblay (La Machine à Mixer)
Video production
Talkie Productions
Video producer
Jason Walters
Camera & editing
Kyle Anderson, Jeremy Schell, Corey Nikolaus
Makeup
Chela Reyes, Matea Mansi
Community connector & marketing support
Jokermail Productions
Artwork photo & design concept
Biggg Rock Films
Photo session makeup
Studio Strawberry

With the support of

Canada Council for the Arts / Conseil des arts du Canada Jokermail Productions