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Farzad Fattahi

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Farzad Fattahi
Background information
Birth nameFarzad Fattahi
Born (1980-12-22) 22 December 1980 (age 43)
Tehran, Iran
GenresPersian pop, Classical
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter, TV Producer, Radio Presenter
Instrument(s)Keyboard, Bass, Guitar, Flute
Years active1994–present
Websitehttps://farzadfattahi.net/

Farzad Fattahi (Persian:فرزاد فتاحی [fa] born 22 December 1980) is an Iranian songwriter, documentary maker and TV Producer.[1][2] Throughout his career, he collaborated with many musicians. He began his activity with Radio Tehran at age 16 with the title of "Tehran at the Night (Persian: تهران در شب)" by Hamid Ameli.

Education

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  • Diploma of Experimental Sciences
  • Bachelor of Italian Language
  • Graduated of Computer Graphic Animation
  • BFA in Albertina Academy of Fine Arts of Turin, Italy

Art activities

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He collaborated with singers such as Dariush Eghbali,[3] Faramarz Aslani,[4][5][6][7][8] Hassan Shamaizadeh,[9] Mehdi Yarrahi,[10] Farzad Farzin, Mohsen Yeganeh, Mani Rahnama, Nima Masiha, Ali Lohrasbi, Behnam Safavi, Khashayar Etemadi,[11] Mehdi Yaghmaei and Ali Ashabi.

Other activities

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Sound Designer, Video Editor, VFX Artist, Tutor of Music and Video Software, at Tehran Institute of Technology.

Television Works

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He began his activities in IRIB TV in 2004. The "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (Persian: دیروز، امروز، فردا)" and "Backpacks (Persian: کوله‌پشتی)" programs have been released with the voice of Farzad Fattahi.

Farzad Fatahi started working at Radio Free Europe (Radio Farda) in October 2017 as a voice actor in the radio program "Tomorrow Station" along with Farshid Manafi. He then joined Iran International TV.

Collaboration with poets

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Ardalan Sarfaraz, Ali Moallem, Afshin Yadollahi, Roozbeh Bamani, Masoud Azar, Babak Saahari, Taraneh Makrom.

Visual Effects

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Farzad Fattahi has been featured in the Long Way TV series (Persian: راه طولانی) directed by Reza Karimi (from episode 8 to the end), as well as in the television series Awakening (Persian: بیدار باش), directed by Ahmad Kavari (in all episodes) as the VFX Artist.

Arrest of Farzad Fattahi

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In January 2013, Farzad Fattahi was arrested with four other musicians, five reportedly charged with illegal production and distribution of underground music for Los Angeles satellite channels.[12][13][14]

Immigration

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Farzad Fattahi immigrated from Iran to Italy in August 2016 and then moved to Prague in the Czech Republic. He now lives in London.

References

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  1. ^ "ایستگاه فردا". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "فرزاد فتاحی". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "World Premiere of Dariush's New Project "Hesse To" Coming Soon". Radio Javan. January 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "به عبارت دیگر: گفتگو با فرامرز اصلانی" (in Persian). BBC Persian. January 17, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "About". faramarzaslani.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Wikiseda offsite backups". wikiseda.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Dariush & Faramarz Aslani – Divar, retrieved May 10, 2018
  8. ^ "Coming Soon Dariush & Faramarz Aslani's New Video 'Divar'". Radio Javan. August 6, 2011.
  9. ^ "Shamaizadeh – Faryade Rang". Radio Javan. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "منو رها کن". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "تو محکومی به برگشتن". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "BBC ‮فارسی‬ – ‮فرهنگ و هنر‬ – ‮سال پرحاشیه برای حبیب، شاهین نجفی و بهرام رادان؛ موسیقی ایران در سال ۹۱‬" (in Persian). BBC. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  13. ^ "Iranian songwriter arrested with four other musicians, says poet". The Guardian.
  14. ^ "Musicians and Composers Battle Censors in Iran". PRI. January 10, 2013.