Mohammad Motamedi

Seyyed Mohammad Motamedi (; born September 24, 1978) is an Iranian traditional vocalist and a ney player.

He started learning to sing and play the ney in adolescence, teaching himself by listening to the works of maestros of Persian singing. He studied "Film Directing" as his major in university. In 1997, he started learning the singing style of Seyed Hossein Taherzadeh. He became interested in the Isfahan school of singing and learned by practicing the songs of its maestros such as Taj Esfahani and Adib Khansari and has benefitted from guidance of masters such as the late Hossein Omoumi and Aliasghar Shahzeidi.

He has a resume ranging from working with the maestros of Iranian music such as Alexander Rahbari, Mohammadreza Lotfi, Hossein Alizadeh, Majid Derakhshani, Farhad Fakhreddini, etc. to as working with international figures and performances in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Theatre de la ville, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, etc. He also collaborated with Roger Waters in an album by Trio Jobran called "The Long March".

Discography

Boodan Va Soroudan (Majid Derakhshani & Khorshid Ensembl (Sun Ensembl)-2006 Sufi (Mohammad Motamedi, Sina Jahanabadi & Hossein Rezaeinia)-2007 Ashoora Opera(Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour )-2008 Vatanam Iran (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Hamnavazan-e Sheida (Sheyda Ensembl)-2008 Video Album of Dashti Concert– Vatanam Iran (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Sheida Threefold Groups)-2008 In Memory Of Aref Ghazvini (Aref Ghazvini & Mohammad Reza Lotfi)-2009 Ey Asheghan (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Banovan-e Sheida (Sheida Women's Ensemble)-2009 Rumi Opera (Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour)-2009 Video Album of Chavosh Concert – Iran Ey Saraye Omid (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Hamnavazan-e Sheida (Sheyda Ensembl) -2009 Saye- e Jan (Mohammad Reza Lotfi & Sheyda Ensembl)-2010 So Long Goodbye (Ali Ghamsari)-2010 Gahi Segahi (Pouya Saraei )-2011 Overwhelmed By Mist (Arash kamvar )-2012 Mohammad Motamedi & Chant Classique (Radio France)-2013 Badeh Toei (Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble)-2014 In The Distance a Call (Mehdi Teimoori )-2015 Pass (Ali Gamsari )-2015 Eshghim Gal (Azari )-(Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble)-2015 Dauntless (with Ebrahim Tehranipour)-2017 The Long March (with Trio Jobran and Roger Waters)-2018 Told me where you are (Majid wafadar) 2018 Sarmast (Majid Khalaj) 2018 Wait (Mahyar Alizadeh) 2020

Significant works Rumi Opera (Behzad Abdi & Behrouz Gharibpour-2009) The Long March (with Trio Jobran and Roger Waters)-2018

Awards Radio France prize winner-2013 Rumi Award- 2018

Concerts

Extemporization concert in theatre of Paris Concert in historical Palace of Versailles Concert at The Festival Of China-Shanghai-2005 Concert in Rasa theatre – Otrowkht, Trophen Theatre – Amsterdam (Poland) Concert in Music Conservator Rome-Italy Participation in International Festival of Sufi Music in Karachi – Pakistan Participation in International Festival of Magham in Azerbaijan Concert in Headquarters of UNESCO paris – Paris Participation in Morgan Land Festival – Osnabruck – Germany Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi – Iran & Flamenco Rumi Ensemble & Mohammad Motamedi European Tour 2013 Concert with Raz Music Ensemble (Honor of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī) at Konya, Turkey December 2015 Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at BOZAR – Brussels March 2016 Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Cleveland Museum of Arts, Cleveland OH March 2016 Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Zankel Hall – Carnegie Hall, New York March 2016 Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Lisner Auditorium, Washington DC March 2016 Qasida Concert: Rosario La Tremendita & Mohammad Motamedi at Berklee Performance Center, Boston MA March 2016 Concert at Garonne Theater, Toulouse France April 2016 Concert at Odeon Theater, Nîmes France April 2016