About me

About Me

Amirhossein Allahdadi
Composer and Music teacher

 

-M.A. in Composition

Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University, 2011- 2014.

-B.A. in Piano Performance

Tehran Art and Architecture University, 2005- 2011.

 

Playing Piano since 1993, Composing since 2003, and Teaching Music Since 2006.

 

Took Piano Courses with "Ch.Gharib", Music Theory Courses with "V.Sahakian" and "M.R.Tafazzoli", Composing and Electronic Music Course with "K.Sahebnassagh", Theory of Iranian Traditional Music and Analysis of "Radif" With "H.Mehrani".

 

AWARDS

-First Place in Master's Degree Entrance Exam in Composition, Tehran, Iran, 2011.

-6th National Festival of Kids and Teenagers Theater Awarded for the Music of the Theater "Little Mermaid" Directed by "M.Teymouri", 2012, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

-Winner of the Alternative Plan for Military Service from the National Elites Foundation, 2015.

-Best Theater Music Award Nominated for the 38th "Fadjr" International Theater Festival for "A Stranger at Home" Play, Written and Directed by "S.M. Mosavat", 2020, Tehran, Iran.

-The Main Prize in the Electronic Music Section, "Art Is Alive" Festival, for the "Khabnava" Piece, Tehran, Iran, 2021.

-"Barbad" Award Nominated for the Album "My Very Own Moments" from the 37th "Fadjr" International Music Festival, Tehran, Iran, 2022.

-Second Prize for "Transcultural Call for Compositions of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra" for the Piece "My Universe Vibes", 2023, Duisburg, Germany. 

 

COMPOSED WORKS

-Collaboration as Pianist in the Album "You Are the Only One Left of Me" Lyrics of "Sh.Langroudi", Composition of "H.Habibzadeh", "Ebtekar-E-No" Publishing, 2008, Tehran, Iran.

-Three Pieces for Piano, 2012, Tehran, Iran.

-"Deny" for Cello, 2013, Tehran, Iran.

-"Quandary" for Oboe, Clarinet, Marimba, and Double Bass, 2014, Tehran, Iran.

-"Sunrise" for Clarinet, 2015, Tehran, Iran.

-"IX" for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Marimba, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, and Percussion, 2016, Tehran, Iran.

-"Metastasis" for String Quartet, 2017, Tehran, Iran.

-"Bigaah, Gaah, Naagaah (Every Now and Then, Then, Sudden)", a Piece for Orchestra and Electronic Music in 3 Movements, a New Mode in Iranian Music Called "Nagah" and, also a New Harmonization Method in Iranian Music, 2018, Tehran, Iran.

-"New Epoch" Album, Live Performance of "Hengam" Ensemble Based on Improvisation of Iranian Music, Published and Broadcast by "Javan", 2018, Tehran, Iran.

-"Glamor" for Oboe, 2019, Tehran, Iran.

-"Mirage" for Orchestra, 2020, Tehran, Iran.

-"Delusive" for Piano, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-Collaboration with the Iranian Band "Paliz" in the Album "Paliz 1" as the Singer Which Was Published by “Khonya-ye Rameshgaran Parsi”, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-"Khabnava" for Electronic Music, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-"My Very Own Moments" Album, Piano Improvisation, and Electronic Music, Published by Saba Studio, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-"Tomorrow" for Piano, 2022, Tehran, Iran.

-"Old Enough" for String Quartet, 2022, Tehran, Iran.

-"Resurgence" Album, Seven Tasnif for Piano, Vocal, and Electronic Music, Published by "Zang Records", 2022, California, USA.

-"My Universe Vibes" for Tar and Orchestra Performed by Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, 2023.

 

FILM, THEATER, TELEVISION MUSIC COMPOSITION

-"Alley of Nothing" Theater Music Directed by "M.Moghimi", 2006, Shiraz, Iran.

-"Monique Tragedy in the United States of America" Theater Music Directed by "Gholam-Hassan Shams", "Sangelaj" Theater, 2009, Tehran, Iran.

-"The Motel" Theater Music Directed by "Sh.Farahmand", Radi Hall, Sooreh University, 2010, Tehran, Iran.

-"Moving Effigies" Theater Music Directed by "M.Mirmontazemi", Entezami Hall, Artists' House, 2010, Tehran, Iran.

-"Inversion" Soundtrack Arrangement Directed by "B.Behzadi", (Admitted to Cannes Film Festival), 2015, Tehran, Iran.

-"Ako" Soundtrack, Directed by "Nabi Gholizadeh", 2017, Tehran, Iran.

-"Amorgh" Soundtrack, Directed by "Mohsen Ghezel Sofloo", 2020, Tehran, Iran.

-"A Stranger at Home" Theater Music Directed by "Seyed Mohammad Mosavat", City Theater, Tehran, Iran, 2020.

-"Anarestan" TV Program Music, Broadcast by "Ofogh" Channel, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-"Objects" Soundtrack Directed by "E.Bohlouli", 2023, Tehran, Iran.

 

PERFORMING RECORDS

-Supervisor and a Member of the "Ardaviraf" Music Group as Percussionist, Holding Concerts in Jazz-Fusion Style with a Look to Iranian Music, at the "Faculty of Art and Architecture and the Austrian Cultural Association (OKF)", 2005- 2009, Tehran, Iran.

-Supervisor and a Member of the "Hengam" Ensemble as the Pianist and Singer, Holding Concerts with the Improvisational Approach of Iranian Music and Electronic Music Named "Improvisation, Another Kind" in "Zaryab Music Academy", "Rooebroo Mansion", and "Romance Cultural Complex", 2015- 2018.

-Holding an Online Solo Concert Focusing on Piano Improvisation, Electronic Music, Iranian Music, and Singing in the "Rooberoo Hostel" Collection, 2021, Tehran, Iran.

-Holding a Solo Concert Focusing on Piano Improvisation, Electronic Music, Iranian Music, and Outdoor Singing in the "Rooberoo Mansion" Complex, 2021, Tehran, Iran. 

 

ARTICLES

-"Investigating Effect of Geometrical Proportions in Islamic Architecture and Music" Accepted for Publishing in Http://Waset.Org/Publications, 2015.

-"Italian Neo-Realism and Iran New Wave" DAV International Journal of Science, 2015.

 

TEACHING AND MEMBERSHIP RECORDS

-Present Member of "Iranian Music House Composers Association" since 2014, Tehran, Iran.

-Present Member of "Art Credit Fund", since 2017, Tehran, Iran.

-Present Member of the "Theatre Music Association" and "Theatre Forum" since 2022.

-Teaching Music Form and Harmony Lessons at "Tehran Music Conservatory", 2013- 2016.

-Professor Of Music Recognition Courses, "Amirkabir University", 2017- 2018, Tehran, Iran.

-Member of the Selection Committee and Judges of "the First Call for Composing Iranian Music" by "Paliz Group", 2021.

-Collaboration with the "Sevina" Group and Participation in the "Zarbahang" Radio Program as a Film Music Analyst, 2021.

-Collaboration With "Special Course of Roudaki Music Foundation" as Teacher, 2023.

-Seventeen Years of Teaching Music Theory, Sight-Singing and Ear Training, Harmony, Counterpoint, Principles of Composition, Basics of Iranian Music, and Analysis of Iranian Music and Piano, in "Forough" Music Academy, "Zaryab" Music Academy, "Haft Honar" Institute and "Rangahang" Music School, Etc.