Born in Tehran (1969), started playing the Setar at the age of 14 by Mohammad Firouzi and studied the theories of Iranian Music under the supervision of Mohammad Reza Lotfi, Parviz Meshkatian and Ahmad Ebadi.
From 1989 he continued his advance level studies in playing Setar with Hossein Alizadeh and very soon assisted his Teacher by acting as a graphic designer for his educational books and albums, as well as a Setar and Oud player in Alizadeh's Albums and Live performances. [read more...]