A brand new interactive book of profoundly wise* and marginally silly reflections on life, with humorous illustrations and QR code links to original music pieces and podcast stories related to each topic. Life Thoughts is an ideal book to have on your coffee table to relax with, and a fun creative gift for family and friends.
* self-proclaimed
Find out about the 3 piano albums Hovig has released to date, as well as various singles and musicals.
Drop A Note features true life personal stories behind the inspiration for music compositions, as well as interviews.
Life Thoughts Vol. 1 is the first book combining stories, reflections and fun illustrations with Hovig's music.
ABOUT
Hovig Nassanian grew up in a musical family and started playing the piano from the age of four. He composed his first piece in his early teens, and since then has continued to write various songs, compositions and arrangements. He has written four musicals in collaboration with colleagues, and produced over a dozen established and original productions.
During the COVID lockdown in Cyprus, he recorded and released his first piano album and also started his podcast, Drop A Note. Since then, he has released two more piano albums as well as over a dozen singles. In January 2025, Hovig published his first book, Life Thoughts Volume 1.
Find out what to expect from some of the podcast episodes.
In 1989, the celebrations for my 18th birthday took place in the bomb shelter of our building, during one of the worst periods of fighting in the Lebanese civil war. In this episode, I talk about that night, my close shave with a car bomb explosion and the significance of being stuck inside a frozen chicken! Also featuring the story of ‘In His Care’, from the original musical and subsequent recordings.
Live on TV and going through major stage fright…running to hide under my parent’s bed…and other stories of how I managed (or unmanaged!) to deal with the stresses of performing on the piano in public. Highlighting at the end one of the pieces released in my new piano album, Peaceful Christmas.
In this episode, why did the civil war in Lebanon take a break every 4 years? What is my obsession with Italy? And why was I chasing the referee around a football pitch? I also talk about the story behind my new piano single, Safe.
The Sound of Music without sound? A criminal key change? And what is that thing in Maria’s bedroom? I reveal it all in an exclusive first-hand eye-witness account from 21 years ago! And as always, the episode concludes with something spontaneous from my piano.
Meet Jonathan Garabedian, the violinist from Toronto whom I almost strangled some 25 years ago. Why? Listen to my story in this episode, followed by an interview with Jonathan himself in which he reveals to us the mystery of the 401 Philharmonic, his greatest fear as a violinist, and shares some great insights into the expectations and realities of being a professional musician these days.
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