Mehrdad Asemani

Mehrdad Akhavan , better known by his stage name Mehrdad Asemani , was born on July 16, 1967, in Tehran, Iran. He is an Iranian singer, composer, and musician living in Los Angeles.

Early life and career Akhavan was born in Tehran and spent his childhood in Hafez Street (Sanglej). He went to Hadaf Junior High and graduated from Hadaf High School. Despite being accepted to university, he enlisted for military service and served for 27 months in the Iran-Iraq War. While attending school, he learned music and singing techniques from masters in these fields in Iran.

When he realized he could not freely pursue his singing career in Iran, he left Iran in 1992 for Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, Akhavan released his first album, Voice of Sun, becoming famous in the Persian community worldwide. With his second album called Pooste Shab, he became a household name in the Persian community.

Akhavan has written many songs for other famous Persian singers living in California; many of them are about Iran. In his album Ghazal, Akhavan sings "Mahak" for his child, Mehrzad.

Akhavan collaborated with Persian Diva Googoosh to work on her album Q, Q Bang Bang.

Leaving Iran In addition to his primary studies, Akhavan studied music with art professors. After performing several songs for Iranian radio and television, he decided to work independently.

Akhavan first achieved fame with the album Night Skin and the famous song "Chador" (Chador Nandaz Saret), with lyrics by Masoud Amini and composing by Hassan Shamaeizadeh. Mohammad Saleh Ala and Amini composed the songs performed in their first albums. After releasing these two albums and performing a concert in Los Angeles, Akhavan held concerts in different cities in America and Europe in 1999. He married Ghazaleh in 2000 and had two sons, Mehrzad and Mahan. The couple separated in 2010. In 2019, Akhavan married Shiva Rahimi and had a son named Milan.

Artistic activity

Composing for other singers Akhavan worked with Googoosh, Shohreh Solati, Nooshafarin, Sattar, Mahasti, Shahram Shabpareh, Leila Forouhar, Shahram Solati, Delaram, Behzad, Farrokh Turkzadeh, Nahid, Sheila, Susan Roshan, Mansour, Fataneh, Saman, and Arman.

Akhavan has collaborated with famous songwriters such as Iraj Janati Ataie, Masoud Amini, Mohammad Saleh Ala, Shahyar Ghanbari, Homayoun Houshiarnejad, Masoud Fardmanesh, Zoya Zakarian, and Jacqueline, and with composers such as Jahanbakhsh Pazooki, Siavash Ghomayshi, Hassan Shamaeizadeh, Manouchehr Cheshmazar, and Babak Bayat.

Collaboration with Googoosh Akhavan's first collaboration with Googoosh was Q, Q Bang Bang, with a poem by Zoya Zakarian. It was arranged by Manouchehr Cheshmazar, and its total runtime was about 13 minutes long. This collaboration continued in the album Last News in 2003. Akhavan composed all the songs in this album (except "Pir Mashrekh"). The songs of this album were written by Shahyar Ghanbari and Zakarian, with arrangements by Akhavan, Andy J, and Manouchehr Cheshmazar, who performed the song Last News in two voices in this album. Googoosh appeared as a guest singer in Akhavan's snapshot album and performed three songs with Akhavan in two voices. Subsequently, Akhavan appeared in the next album of Googoosh, Akhavan's Manifest, as a composer and arranger with songs by Shahyar Ghanbari. He also performed the song of birth certificate in two voices with Googoosh; in 2008, after three years of silence, they jointly released the album Shab Speid.

Collaboration with Shohreh Solati Most of Akhavan's songs (after Googoosh) were performed by Shohreh Solati, including 14 songs, four of which are unreleased. One song, "Payam", had lyrics written by Masoud Fardmanesh and arranged by Manouchehr Cheshmazar. The song "Naamee", with music by Masoud Fardmanesh, was arranged by Amir Badakhsh. Akhavan was a singer of the two-voice song. Akhavan's collaboration with Shohreh was not limited to composing and singing; the two went around the world together to perform a tour in Europe and America.

Cooperation with Sattar and Mahasti This collaboration was titled Gol Gandam, produced jointly with Sattar and Mahasti. Akhavan wrote the lyrics of all the songs in this album, as well as Alireza Meibodi, Homayoun Hoshiar Nejad, and Masoud Amini; Gol Gandam was arranged by Manouchehr Cheshmazar, Schubert. Avakian and Saeed Ghorbani, published in 1998, had Mahasti and Sattar perform a two-part song called "Booye Noon, Booye Khak, and Booye Gandom".

Discography

The Voice of the Sun This album was recorded underground in Iran and released in Los Angeles. +Sedaye Khorshid album, Taraneh Records, 1994NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Lisanse"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniAra Hairapatian"Sag (Dog)"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSaeed Shahram"Mash Taghi"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniParviz Rahman Panah"Zolfe Siah"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSaeed Shahram"Yadegari"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSaeed Shahram"Oun Rooza"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSaeed Shahram"Khanomi"Alireza MeybodiMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Aftab (Sun)"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniAra Hairapatian

Night Skin +Pooste Shab album, Taraneh Records, 1995NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Chador"Masoud AminiHassan ShamaizadehMahdad Zand Karimi"Pooste Shab"Masoud AminiMohammad HeydariManouchehr Cheshmazar"Eyde Ghorbat"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Baghe Atlasi"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniAra Hairapatian"Safare Eshgh"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Shabestoune Cheshat"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniBrian Wayy"Aman Aman"Aref GhazviniOld MelodyManouchehr Cheshmazar"Mashine Abpash"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar

Antique +Antique album, Taraneh Records, 1996NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Antique"Masoud AminiMohammad HeydariManouchehr Cheshmazar"Nazanin"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniAbdi Yamini"Khooneh"Alireza MeybodiMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Hanoozam Tou"Shahyar GhanbariSiavash GhomayshiAndranik Asatourian"Niloufare Abi"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Daryayee"Mohammad Saleh AlaSiavash GhomayshiSchubert Avakian"Galoobandak"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniBrian Wayy

Khatoon +Khatoon album, Taraneh Records, 1997NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Khatoon"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Hormate Mehmoon"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Hala Bia"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Ashegh Shodan"Jahanbakhsh PazookiJahanbakhsh PazookiManouchehr Cheshmazar"Envare Donya"Homayoon HoushiarnejadOld MelodyElton Ahi"Aroose Kaghazi"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Hasha Makon"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Hamvatan"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar

Aroosak +Aroosak album, Taraneh Records, 1998-1999NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Aroosak"Masoud FardmaneshMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Khanomak"Homayoon HoushiarnejadManouchehr CheshmazarManouchehr Cheshmazar"Ghesmat"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Nefreen"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Yade Tou"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Pashin Pashin"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Eshgh Hameh Kareh Ast"Masoud FardmaneshMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Del Del"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian

Barge Gol (Petal) +Barge Gol (Petal) album, Caltex Records, 2000NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Vatan"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniSaeid Ghorbani"Jonoobiha"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Barge Gol (Petal)"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh"Aziz Dordooneh"Masoud FardmaneshMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh"Gol"Masoud FardmaneshMehrdad AsemaniKazem Alemi"Maryam"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Khejalat"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniSchubert Avakian"Ghalbe Pareh Pareh"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniKazem Alemi

Ghazal +Ghazal album, Caltex Records, 2001-2002NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Mehrabooni Kon Naro"Masoud AminiMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Ghazal"Homayoon HoushiarnejadMehrdad AsemaniMohammad Sattari"Aroosiye Irani"Jaklin DerderianMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh"Baba Karam (1)"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh"Mahe Man"Jaklin DerderianJaklin DerderianKazem Alemi"Takhte Jamshid"Maryam HeydarzadehMehrdad AsemaniBrian Wayy"Baba Karam (2)"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniMohammad Sattari"Dokhtare Kordi"Jaklin DerderianMehrdad AsemaniBrian Wayy

Magic of Love +Magic of Love album, Caltex Records, 2003NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Maahak"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Jadooye Eshgh"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniMohammad Sattari"Faseleh"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Naneh Baroon"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh"Yaare Gol"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniMohammad Sattari"Daste Man Nist"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Shatranj"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Gahvarehe Siavash"Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniAmir Badakhsh

Akse Fori (Snapshot) +Akse Fori (Snapshot) album, Caltex Records, 2004NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Divare Yaar"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Akse Fori"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Nasle Maa" (feat. Googoosh)Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Yek Tekeh Noor"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Harighe Shahre Gheseh" (feat. Googoosh)Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Saro Tahe Navar" (feat. Googoosh)Shahyar GhanbariParviz AtabakiMehrdad Asemani"Kardasty"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani"Raghse Bee Ejazeh"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniMehrdad Asemani

Shabe Sepid

With Googoosh

+Shabe Sepid album, MZM Records, 2008NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Jangale Shesho Hasht"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniAndy G"Boosehaye Piadeh Ro"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniAndy G"Hafteye Sepido Siah"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniAndy G"Koocheye Lokht"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniAndy G"Niloofare Abi Medley"Masoud Fardmanesh, Mohammad Saleh Ala, Zoya ZakarianMehrdad AsemaniAndy G

Taste of Dreams +Taste of Dreams album, Taraneh Records, 2010-2011NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Taraneh Hamo Pas Bedeh"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi"Festivale Gol"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi"Maah Baanoo"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi"Tamaame Ma"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi"Maalikhooliyaa"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi"Aatish Baazi"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniAli Elahi

Shabihe Hichkas +Shabihe Hichkas album, Avang Music, 2012-2013NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Shabihe Hichkas"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Beine Do Geryeh"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Rythme Vasvaseh"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Nemibakhsham"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Be Saa‐Atet Negah Kon"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar"Zedde Nour"Iraj Janatie AtaieMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar

Nabze Gol +Nabz Gol album, Avang Music, 2015NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Nabze Gol"Shahyar GhanbariMehrdad AsemaniArgamo Toros"Konje Mahtab"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniHamed Shams"Negam Kon"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniMehdi Ebrahimi"Dastamo Begir"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniHamed Shams"Mahtabe Varooneh"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniNima Nour-Mohammadi"Nafas Banou"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniMehdi Ebrahimi"Bonbast"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniHamed Shams"Rythme Azadi"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniArgamo Toros"Khanoumi (New Version)"Alireza MeybodiMehrdad AsemaniHamed Shams"Eyde Ghorbat (New Version)"Mohammad Saleh AlaMehrdad AsemaniArgamo Toros

Yare Shirin +Yare Shirin album, Asemani Music, 2017NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Yare Shirin"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei"Aghoushe To"Yalda HashemipourMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei"Hala Chera"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniHamed Shams"Invare Donya" (New Version) (feat. Asha)Homayoon HoushiarnejadOld MelodyMeraj Mirzaei"Don't Cry My Love"Jahanbakhsh PazookiJahanbakhsh PazookiManouchehr Cheshmazar"Engar Na Engar"Babak RadmaneshBabak Radmanesh-"Iran"Alireza MeybodiEmad RaamAmir Badakhsh"Niyayesh"Jahanbakhsh PazookiMehrdad AsemaniManouchehr Cheshmazar

Range Eshgh +Range Eshgh album, Asemani Music, 2018NameSongwriterComposerArrangement"Eshghe Zoleykhaie"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei"Mastane"RumiMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei"Javanane Vatan"Aref QazviniMehrdad Asemani, Aref QazviniMeraj Mirzaei"Bahane"Aref QazviniAref QazviniMeraj Mirzaei"Gerye"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniAli Hosseinzadeh"Deltangi"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniAli Hosseinzadeh"Dige Nemikhamet"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniAli Hosseinzadeh"Sareban" SaadiMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei"Tekrare Bihoode"Sina IzadbinMehrdad AsemaniMeraj Mirzaei

Composition for another singers