Mihran Gurunian
Mihran Gurunian, known by his stage name Gurumiran, is a Lebanese-Armenian musician, music technologist, academic and performing artist. His musical compositions blend Middle Eastern rhythms, ethno-guitar influences, and Armenian soundscapes, creating a distinctive and genre-defying musical style. Born and raised in Lebanon, he relocated to Yerevan in 2020 following the Beirut Port explosion. In Armenia, he is an adjunct professor at the American University of Armenia (AUA) and a lead senior workshop leader, content developer, and academia trainer at TUMO Center for Creative Technologies. His academic work includes contributing to the development of engineering courses at AUA and robotics programs for TUMO centers worldwide. Alongside his academic career, he continues to compose, produce, and perform music under the name Gurumiran, exploring the intersections of Armenian and Middle Eastern musical traditions. Gurunian holds a BE and ME in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut where he also served as the department’s lab manager and instructor for 17 years.
See Mihran Gurunian
DIASPORA LAB
November 22, 6 p.m.