Babak Saeedi
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| Babak Saeedi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 05 September 1981 Iran - Tehran |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1998 - Present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Neda Saeedi |
| 👶 Children | Baaran Saeedi |
| 🌐 Website | http://babaksaeedi.com |
Babak Saeedi (Persian: بابک سعیدی) is an Iranian-British composer, Arranger, Music producer and Multi instrumentalist. He gained major recognition for his work with Iraj janatie-atae on Dariush Eghbali's album "Mojezeye Khamoosh"[1]. Babak has an extensive portfolio, Having composed and produced more than 400 songs for numerous artists including Bijan Mortazavi, Aref, Dariush Eghbali, Ebi and Googoosh.[2][1][3]
Biography, Life and Career[edit]
Born on September 5th, 1981 in Tehran in the area of Narmak area, Babak exhibited keen interest in music from a young age. At the age of 8 he started playing keyboard and shortly after that started learning guitar simultaneously. By the age of 16 he was already playing in different bands and had established himself as a talented young guitar player. He also started playing recording sessions in the top recording studios of Tehran such as Studio pop and Pejvaak. At 18, Babak met Nasser Abdollahi, A legendary singer from the south of Iran, Bandar Abbas and they formed a band with a few of their other musician friends called Nasseria. They toured almost all cities of Iran. Babak also had a great passion for composition and producing music. He composed and produced many songs for the upcoming artists in those years such as Artin Shahvaran and Vahid Haji-Tabar also worked on an album with Mani Rahnama that never got released due to issues with granting permission from the Ministry of culture and Islamic guidance department.
on 2002 Babak permanently migrated to London, United kingdom where he attended the Power house the Guitar institute of London.
In 2008 Babak met the legendary poet and lyricist Iraj Janatie Atae which led him to compose and produce three songs (Mojezeye Khamoosh, Saate Shoom and Deltangam)[4] for Dariush Eghbali. When these songs were released they caught the attention of the young lyricist and documentary maker Raha Etemadi and when Raha was in London to help setting up Manoto TV he and Babak which marked the beginning of their journey to create many great collaborations such as the song "Ye Harfaee"[5] which was the official group song of the talent show series, Googoosh Music Academy. Babak also was one the three judges for the whole series and also made all the music for the show including all new arrangements of the songs, show title, etc.[6][7]
In 2015 Manoto TV started another series of talent shows with the title Stage and Babak was one the four Judges for the show and produced all songs for his own group and also the title music for the show.[8]
Live performances[edit]
In 2019, Babak relocated to Los Angeles, California to take on the role of band leader and music director for the legendary singer Googoosh.
Throughout his time performing with Googoosh, Babak has graced some of the most renowned stages across the globe, including the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Honda Center in Anaheim, Barclays arena in Hamburg, Dubai Expo 2020, London Palladium and DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC among numerous others.
Influences and Style[edit]
Babak's musical influences were shaped by listening to western music from childhood. His earliest musical memory is of listening to Thriller album by Michael Jackson that his father's friend brought them from USA as a gift. That album holds a special place in Babak's heart. Babak has worked across a wide variety of genres including Pop, Rock, Fusion, Orchestral, World, Electronic, Hip-hop, etc. He also composed, Arranged and produced music for documentaries and movies. Babak also has a great passion for writing and arranging for Strings ensembles and Brass sections.
References[edit]
9. ^ "Ye Harfaee" - Exclusive Performance for season ending by Googoosh Feat. Babak Saeedi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-6zHZQ4vk
10. ^ "Mojezeye Khamoosh" - Dariush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zD1FFnVmno
11. ^ "Nostalgia" - Googoosh and Ebi https://play.radiojavan.com/video/googoosh-ebi-nostalgia
12. ^ "Dobare" - Various Female Artists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKNkFQ-6vtk
13. ^ "Ghesseye Do Mahi" - Live in OC,(2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ztt_SyIV0
14. ^ "Nagoo Bedrood" - Googoosh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVjZqa0Udu8
15. ^ "Boghze Darya" - Aref https://play.radiojavan.com/song/aref-boghze-darya
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ترانهشناسی داریوش", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in فارسی), 2022-11-14, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ Aref - Boghze Darya (Official) عارف - بغض دريا, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ Googoosh Ft. Ebi - Nostalgia OFFICIAL VIDEO HD, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ "معجزه خاموش", ویکیپدیا، دانشنامهٔ آزاد (in فارسی), 2022-08-25, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ Ye Harfaee Googoosh feat Babak Saeedi, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ "Googoosh's Music Academy Takes Over. – Resident Studios". Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ "Googoosh", Wikipedia, 2022-10-27, retrieved 2022-11-20
- ↑ "The X Factor", Wikipedia, 2022-11-19, retrieved 2022-11-20
