User:Michelnaimeh/sandbox

Dear Friends

I am working on a special program at USEK ( Universite St Esprit Kaslik ) Lebanon. My job consists in recording studios, and I collect and try to get all what concerns famous artists and specially Lebanese singers to make a full archive out of them. Right now I am working on the works of SABAH the famous Lebanese Singer. The collection is notready yet but I am still gathering around the world all what I can have in hand to make a full archive about her works. It is taking time because of the difficulties, and since her works are totally spread in many countries. I am right now at the average of 65% of her works. I will be delighted to give Wikipedia all the informations I have got once they are totally finished. I will be so glad to contribute in the right way to fill up what is missing about Sabah. While I was reading the notifications you have on Sabah page, I noticed that there is a soooo empty pages and informations. I hope that I finish soon and let you know what I can add on her page to make it a special one. By the way... At the University, we have a special Archive Studios that already have a whole collection of the artists and singers : Romeo Lahoud , Wadih El Safi , Toufic Al Bacha , Fayrouz , and 90% of the Bros Rahbanies works and so many other composers and singers. I am still going on in the searches. It cost me money to gather such a collection ( The Rahbany and Fayrouz ), I have been in many radio stations around the Arabic world to complete my collection that is already at USEK .I am counting on friends everywhere who can supply me with different recordings from their private collection, and so many are contributing in such a job. We are receiving donations of the original Tapes ( recordings ) that I am taking care of cleaning and copying then remastering. It's a huge job but worth to do since the collections are rare and very important. This job started when the Fathers at the Music Faculty had the idea of creating such studios. And we are still receiving tapes from so many singers, as they used to think that their tapes are kept in good condition at home , forgetting that a tape can be decomposed easily even very well kept in a closet. When these tapes arrive to the studios, they look so well wrapped , but the inside is in an awfull condition. 95% cannot be read without leaving dirts on the recording players and some start to whistle because of the high moisture. I wish that the artists singers understand that keeping tapes like this will destroy them completely. That's why, after receiving the collection in our studios, and after cleaning and copying digitally, we conserve them in a special storing room that is dotted with a special temperature and humidity factor to avoid later harm to the tapes. In this way the tapes are safe, and at least the artists will receive a digital copy of their works and the best is to keep their tapes in this safe that is worse than Fort Knox. Nobody is admitted to get inside the safe. We are taking care of a total discretion of these wonderful works. Hoping to be a true member and contribute in these pages, please agree my whole consideration. PS : For any question or explanation please do not hesitate to call me on this number +961 9 600780. Michel Naimeh Recording And Sound Engineer