Maryam Mirbagheri
- Composer
- Music Department
- Editor
Maryam Mirbagheri aka "Maryama" is an award winning Iranian American composer/performer/music producer currently residing in Los Angeles, California. Maryama has performed in prestigious international music festivals such as Fajr International Music Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival and have competed and placed in competitions such as Iranian International Youth Competition : Music Composition category(semi-finalist) and Music Association of California Community Colleges Composition Competition(2nd place in state of California). She has won a Jazz Downbeat Award with ARC Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble, was nominated for two Hollywood Music in Media Awards, has composed pieces for prestigious figures such as Deborah Lavine and James Franco and prestigious groups such as Vox Musica Vocal Ensemble. She holds two Associate Degrees in Jazz Voice and Music Composition from American River College where she studied with one of her biggest inspirations, Joe Gilman. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters of Fine Arts (music composition,film music) from the California Institute of the Arts where she studied with Ulrich Krieger( Lou Reed), Pirayeh Pourafar, Houman Pourmehdi, David Rosenboom, Larry Koonse , Miroslav Tadic and many more. She studied with Usher and Christina Aguilera through MasterClass inc
Mirbagheri's musical style is derived from a fusion of jazz, soul, persian and classical music and inspired by endless number of artists. She has been the featured artist of the month in renowned publications such as GIRLTRIP, Muzik magazine, HuffingtonPost, DW Germany, POPDOSE, Obscure sounds, Girls underground, VENT Magazine, Celebrity cafe and many more. She is said to be one of Los angeles's most unique and up and coming acts and has been compared to the likes of Sade, Dido, Natalie Merchant, Lianne Lahavas and Adele.
in 2017 Maryama's new music video/single "Where The Mermaids Are" gained spectacular feedback making it one of the artist's most critically acclaimed piece of work. Maryama's record with the same name mixed and mastered by GRAMMY award winner Marc Urselli and Scott Hull, was released August 2017. As of November 2017, the album has been nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media award, won a Music California Award and has been playlisted amongst artists such as Hozier, Beck, Brion Eno, Gustavo Santaolalla and many more. Mirbagheri has been compared to Sade many times by publications such as HuffPost etc.
Mirbagheri's musical style is derived from a fusion of jazz, soul, persian and classical music and inspired by endless number of artists. She has been the featured artist of the month in renowned publications such as GIRLTRIP, Muzik magazine, HuffingtonPost, DW Germany, POPDOSE, Obscure sounds, Girls underground, VENT Magazine, Celebrity cafe and many more. She is said to be one of Los angeles's most unique and up and coming acts and has been compared to the likes of Sade, Dido, Natalie Merchant, Lianne Lahavas and Adele.
in 2017 Maryama's new music video/single "Where The Mermaids Are" gained spectacular feedback making it one of the artist's most critically acclaimed piece of work. Maryama's record with the same name mixed and mastered by GRAMMY award winner Marc Urselli and Scott Hull, was released August 2017. As of November 2017, the album has been nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media award, won a Music California Award and has been playlisted amongst artists such as Hozier, Beck, Brion Eno, Gustavo Santaolalla and many more. Mirbagheri has been compared to Sade many times by publications such as HuffPost etc.
