Sina Bathaie
Sina Bathaie | |
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 Sina Bathaie on the cover of Ray of Hope album | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 8, 1986 Yazd, Iran |
| Genres | World Fusion, Film Score, Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, santur player |
| Instruments | Santur, Piano, Oud, Baglama |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Labels | Windcatcher Records |
| Website | http://www.sinabathaie.com |
Sina Bathaie (SiːNɒː BæT hɒːiː Persian سینا بطحایی ) is an Iranian-Canadian multi-instrumentalist, producer and film score composer, mostly known for his contemporary style of playing santur and his fusion music.[1][2]. His album Ray of Hope was nominated for the Best Word Beat Album of the Year in 16th annual Independent Music Awards in New York City in 2018.[3] [4][5] The WholeNote Magazine referred to him as "one of Toronto's Best kept Secrets".[2]
Early Life[edit]
Sina was born into a musician family; his father Javad Bathaie is a santur maestro in Iran. He began playing at the age of seven and studied Persian classical repertoire (Radif) on the instrument Oud with Mohammad Firouzi. He later studied Composition and Orchestration for Films and TV at Berklee College of Music.[6][7]
Career[edit]
Bathaie received a warm recognition in the Canadian music scene after immigrating to Canada in 2009. He released his first album Sound of Silence in 2012 and had performance and appearance in international music conferences such as Pacific Contact (2019),[8] CINARS (2018), [9] Folk Music Ontario (2018) [10] [11] Mundial Montreal (2015) [12] [13] and Global Toronto (2018) [14]. His music has been featured at Aga Khan Museum Light Up the Dark 3D video spectacular [15] [16] and he has been featured at festivals such as Luminato[17][18] Prismatic Festival,[19][20] Fete de la Musique Mont Tremblant,[21] TD Niagara Jazz Festival [22] [23], Aga Khan Museum [24] [25], Small World Music [26] as well as TV appearances on CP24 [27] and featured performance on CBC Radio's Metro Morning and Big City Small World.[28]
Sina developed his own style of music by incorporating Eastern melodies along with Western instrumentation and achieved a unique sound in world fusion music with his ensemble that includes cello, guitar, bass, percussion, drum and santur.[1] He released his second album Ray of Hope on Windcatcher Records in 2017 , The album was nominated for Best World Beat Album of the Year in 16th annual Independent Music Award in NYC. [5][3]
Bathaie also scored movies such as Un royaume déménage, Ameno and Mr Settled Immigrant. [29]
Awards and Nominations[edit]
Bathaie's second album Ray of Hope was nominated for the Best Word Beat Album of the Year in 16th annual Independent Music Awards in New York City in 2018.[3]
His single "Summerdaze" was also nominated for Independent Music Award for Best Song - Dance or Electronica in 2019. [4][30]
Discography[edit]
| Album | Release Year | Record Label | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound of Silence | 2012 | Independent | Solo santur; Personal Interpretation from Persian contemporary music featuring guest musician William Kinard on Guitar | |||
| Ray of Hope | 2017 | Windcatcher Records | Nominated for Best world Beat Album of the Year at 16th Annual Independent Music Awards | |||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Record Label | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Sahara" | Windcatcher Records | ||||
| 2019 | "One Last Time" | Windcatcher Records | ||||
| 2018 | "Summerdaze" | Windcatcher Records | ||||
| 2017 | "Ray of Hope (Radio Edit)" | Windcatcher Records | ||||
| 2017 | "Rebirth" | Windcatcher Records | ||||
| 2016 | "Into the Sky" | Independent | ||||
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Director | Note | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ameno | Behzad Sedghi | ||||
| 2019 | Mr Settled Immigrant | Behzad Sedghi | ||||
| 2013 | Un royaume déménage | Terence Chotard | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sina Bathaie • Ray Of Hope | Magazine Son & image" (in français). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The WholeNote Magazine Review". www.thewholenote.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The 16th Independent Music Awards Nominees". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Here are the Canadian roots/world nominees for the Independent Music Awards". Roots Music Canada. 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Music News Digest, April 2, 2018". FYIMusicNews. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Sina Bathaie". Ontario Place. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ↑ "Sina Bathaie - Film Scoring". sinabathaie.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ↑ "2019 Showcase Artists | BC Touring Council". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ↑ "CINARS Biennale 2018". cinars.org. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ↑ "FOLK MUSIC ONTARIO ANNOUNCES MAJOR SAVINGS WITH EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION RATE ON UNTIL JULY 31". SPINCOUNT. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Folk Music Ontario photo album: the conference in pics (Part 2)". Roots Music Canada. 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ afrikcaraibmontreal (2015-10-09). "La programmation du festival Mundial Montréal 2015 est dévoilée". AfrikCaraibMontreal (in français). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Department, World Music Central News. "Mundial Montreal Unveils 2018 Music Program | World Music Central.org". Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Global Toronto showcases Apr. 4-7, Part 1 (Audio/Video)". Roots Music Canada. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Light Up the Dark at the Aga Khan Museum". Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Light Up the Dark 2019 at the Aga Khan Museum". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Stage Door News". www.stage-door.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Luminato Festival's New Canadian Music Stage". Universe. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Prismatic Arts Festival Announces 2019 Artists And Performances". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Herald, The Chronicle. "Halifax's Prismatic Arts Festival adds films to lineup | The Chronicle Herald". www.thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "A sublime musical journey: La Fête de la Musique de Tremblant begins Aug. 30". The Suburban Newspaper. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ Hutton, Richard (2018-07-09). "Sina Bathaie's 'Ray of Hope'". NiagaraThisWeek.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ "Music News Digest, July 16, 2018". FYIMusicNews. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "remixTOGETHER Festival | April 22, 2020". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ↑ "Aga Khan Museum". Aga Khan Museum. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ "Artist Spotlight: Sina Bathaie". Hye's Musings. 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ "Sina Bathaie performs". CP24. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ Metro Morning (2020-01-09). "'It can bring a little bit of peace': Iranian musician says music can heal during times of sadness". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-01-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sina Bathaie". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ↑ "The 17th Independent Music Awards Nominees & Winners". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
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