Ashkan Kooshanejad
Ash Koosha | |
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| Origin | Tehran, Iran |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, film director, record producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Olde English Spelling Bee, Ninja Tune |
| Website | Ashkoosha.com |
Ashkan Kooshanejad, also known as Ash Koosha is an Iranian multi-instrumentalist composer, record producer and film director living in London, United Kingdom. He is the singer of the Iranian duo Take It Easy Hospital. He mainly plays synthesiser, bass and guitar. He played the lead role in an Iranian-Cannes jury prize winner docufiction film by director Bahman Ghobadi called No One Knows About Persian Cats, which follows his band's story scouring the Iranian underground music scene trying to find musicians to play in a festival in the UK.[1]
Kooshanejad sought asylum in the UK as a result of the reaction to the film in Iran.[2][3]
Kooshanejad released the album GUUD in 2015. The video for "I Feel That" was directed by digital artist Hirad Sab.[4]
Early life and education
Kooshanejad was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He studied music at Tehran Conservatory Of Music.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title |
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| 2015 | GUUD
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| 2016 | I AKA I
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Filmography
| Year | Title | Functioned as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Composer | ||
| 2015 | Fermata (Feature) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Davies, Rodrigo (25 March 2010). "Iran's underground rock scene thrives despite censors". BBC News.
- ^ McElroy, Damien; Allen, Benjamin (11 August 2009). "Iran rock band seeks asylum in Britain". The Telegraph.
- ^ Backer, Stina (8 August 2009). "Iranian stars who shone at Cannes ask Britain for asylum". The Independent.
- ^ Liu, Juliet (8 July 2015). "Enter Ash Koosha's Extra-Dimensional Virtual Reality In The Video For "I Feel That"". The FADER.
- ^ Philip Sherburne (16 September 2015). "Ash Koosha: Conducting Destruction". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.