Nima Fakhrara
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| Nima aka Nima Fakhrara aka Amir Nima Fakhrara | |
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| Born | 12 November 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Film scores |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Music producer |
| Instrument(s) | Santour, Setar, Tar, Delnavaz, Tombak, Daf, Tabla |
| Website | NimaFilmMusic.com |
Nima aka "Nima Fakhrara" is Film Music Composer born on 12 November 1983 in Tehran, Iran, and currently based in Los Angeles.
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Born in Tehran, Iran has been with Persian classical music from birth, he slept to the sound of Music. The Santour was his lullaby. At the tender age of five he started to learn music and The Santour. He started to study music with Ostad Tavakoli, then with Ostad Hematabadi and finally with Ostad Saeed Sabet. As the youngest musician in the academy he played in many gatherings side by side with Ostad Sabet. He finished the study of Radif (Persian Classical Repertoire) with Ostad Sabet. He traveled to the US to continue his education and his musical career.
In Washington D.C. he studied the art of improvising, composition, and conducting with Dr. Nader Majd. Under Dr. Alireza Analoui he researched the art of complex rhythms. He then traveled to Los Angeles to continue his education in Media Composition at California State University Northridge. At California State University Northridge he has composed and arranged many pieces for Large Ensembles. Hist concert pieces performed by the Studio Ensemble include, "Magicopolis", "Heist Suite", "Prelude of the World" and "Kingdom" to name a few. He has also studied Ethnomusicology, Anthropology, and Instrument Making. With The information gathered he made the instrument Delnavaz.
He has composed many pieces for short films including, "Lost Dream", and "Evolution" both directed by Asif Ahmad, "Tumblers" Directed by Vinny Delay, and "Broadway Bound" Directed by Bandar Albuliwi, to name a few. Nima currently resides in Los Angeles and is part of the team at Remote Control Productions with composers such as, Hans Zimmer, Michael A. Levine, Ruppert Gregson-Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Jim Dooley, Trevor Morris, Atli Orversson, Clay Duncan, Loren Balf, and Heitor Perrera.
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