Nima Fakhrara

Composer

Born in Tehran, Iran, Nima 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 U.S. 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 the supervision of Dr. Alireza Analoui he researched the art of complex rhythms. He composed many pieces for The Chakavak Ensemble, which was conducted by Dr Majd. 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. His concert pieces performed by the Studio Ensemble include, "Magicopollis", "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 currentley resides in Los Angeles and is part of the team at Remote Control Production 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.

For more information on Nima, check out his website.

 

The complete score by Nima Fakhrara is coming soon to CD and iTunes download!