{"id":2009,"date":"2026-04-01T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/speakers\/sebu-simonian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:06:35","slug":"sebu-simonian","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/speakers\/sebu-simonian\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebu Simonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2001&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Sebu Simonian is an L.A.-based recording artist and music producer whose career is defined by a refusal to stay in one lane. The classically trained music major turned down an opera scholarship to pursue rock music.<\/p>\n<p>A formative chapter as a prolific jingle writer sharpened his ability to jump between genres\u2014a versatility that eventually birthed the indie-pop powerhouse Capital Cities. Their multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated anthem \u201cSafe and Sound\u201d remains a global cultural staple, continuing to find new life across generations.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Sebu bridges his deep heritage with modern production. His recent work centers on the legacy of Armenian icon Komitas, reimagining the master\u2019s folk classics for a new audience. His latest release, \u201cI Came Down from the Mountain,\u201d serves as a stunning bilingual bridge between his classical roots and contemporary vision.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music producer \/ songwriter \/ recording artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2001,"template":"","dt_team_category":[48],"class_list":["post-2009","dt_team","type-dt_team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_team_category-2026-speakers","dt_team_category-48","description-off"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team\/2009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dt_team"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dt_team_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamazkayinartlinks.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dt_team_category?post=2009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}