Artist:
Shabnam J. Kermani

Shabnam J. Kermani is a composer, conductor, producer, engineer, and audiovisual artist from Tehran, Iran, residing in San Francisco, California. A 2022 Berklee College of Music Film Scoring and Conducting graduate, Shabnam gained her Master’s degree in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation at Berklee Valencia in 2023.

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Currently working as a professional composer, audio engineer, and visual design artist, she has composed original scores for numerous short films (Taste of Pomegranate, dir. Sean Ahmadzadeh, 2022; Sweet & Sour, dir. Nandita Goel, 2022) and animations (Watched, 2022 and Letter Flow, 2024 by dir. Iris Kouwenberg) in various styles of music and instrumental arrangements, as well as acting as the producer, engineer, or assistant engineer for several artists, which has given her a rich knowledge of working with musicians with different musical backgrounds, and leading rehearsals and recording sessions.

 

Shabnam has formally studied Classical Piano for 17 years and composition for 6 years. She has always been fascinated by the power of music as a storyteller and aspires to bring a unique and innovative voice to the professional music industry not only as a composer, musician, and producer, but also as a creative storyteller.