Search For The Star Musician Of Iran

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The Search for the Star Musician of Iran is a worldwide contest intended to promote Iranian musicians and the timeless music the country possesses. Since 1979, many Iranians have been dispersed throughout the world, and as a result, our country's most proficient musicians have gone un-noticed. For this reason, the search has begun for the two most gifted amateur Iranian musicians of today, one Instrumentalist and one Vocalist.

Hundreds of musicians from around the world are sending their audition tapes to meet the May 31st, 2005 deadline. Amongst all these contestants, the top five Instrumentalists and top five Vocalists will then be invited to perform at the finals in September of 2005 in Washington D.C. Two nights of hotel accommodation will be provided for all Finalists as they compete live for $5,000 in cash! In addition, the vocalist winner will be awarded an original song with lyrics by renowned song writer Paksima, music by the talented Nami, and a music video by the one and only Koji. This original song will be recorded at the famous Crystal Lake Studio in Los Angeles. The music video will be broadcasted on Iranian Satellite Stations internationally.


Honorary Judges:

Andy Madadian | Attaollah Khorram | Hooshmand Aghili | Shahriar Saleh | Nader Majd
Ali Analouei Minoo Kashef | Hooshang Hodjati | Guity Adjoodani | Sadegh Nojooki


Contestants

THE PICTURES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF THE TEN FINALISTS AND TEN SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW HERE, SHORTLY AFTER THEY ARE SELECTED BY JUNE 30TH!

The finalists and semi-finalists will be notified of their acceptance via e-mail, and their names will be posted here by June 30th, 2005.

Ten contestants with the highest audition scores will be invited to perform live at the Finals, and compete for the title of “Star Musician of Iran”. The contestants with the next ten highest scores will be invited to the Finals as guests, and recognized on stage as Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists are also the Alternates, and will take the place of any Finalist which may not be able to attend the finals.

The Finals

The Finals will take place on Saturday, September 17th, 2005 in Washington DC. It will be held at the new Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center of Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus.

Prizes
Instrumental Finalists
1st Place: $2,500 Cash, 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

2nd Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

3rd Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

4th Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

5th Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

Vocal Finalists
1st Place: $2,500 Cash, 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for the Finals in Washington, DC, original song with Lyrics by renowned song writer PAKSIMA, Composition and Arrangement by NAMI for Enventive, music video produced by KOJI Land, and recorded at CRYSTAL LAKE STUDIO

2nd Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

3rd Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

4th Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

5th Place: 2 Nights of Hotel Accommodation for Finals in Washington, DC, Miscellaneous prizes from sponsors

Note: More prizes will be added to this list as we approach the finals, and the sponsors of the event increase.

Star Musician of Iran
PO Box 30099
Bethesda, Maryland, 20824-0099
United States of America

Phone: 301.437.1936
Fax: 240.497.0972

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man ke chizi az music haalim nist.

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Washington DC, September 28th, 2005 - The final rounds of the 2005 Star Musician of Iran competition have come to an end and the lucky winners have been announced. The two lucky winners are Katayoun Ooriel Moosazadeh (right) in the Vocal category and Behfar Bahadora (left) on Tar in the Instrumental segment. Both finalists walked away with $2500 in cash and additional prizes in kind.

The competition started earlier this year after an extensive world wide search, with live auditions on the east and west coasts of the United States. Contestants came from the US, Bahamas, Iran, Canada, and Belguim.

A total of 20 vocal and semi-finalists from around the world were selected to compete for the Star Musician of Iran title by Judges which included legendary composer Ostad Attaollah Khorram, Sadegh Nojooki, Hooshmand Aghili and Pop Icon Andy Madadian. The finals were held on live in Washington DC on September 17th, 2005.

The 10 Vocal Finalists were competing for over $10,000 worth of prizes which included $2,500 cash, Lyrics by Paksima, Music by Nami, and a music video by Koji.

The 10 Instrumental Finalists were also competing for $2,500 cash. Among the finalists were also Niloofar Safiri from Winnetka, California who got second place. She was followed by Amin Hedayat from Costa Mesa, California in the vocal category.

The instrumental runner-ups were Peyman Montazemi from Los Angeles, California on piano and Faraz Minooei from San Jose, California on Santour.

Congratulations to the winners!