Shahab Paranj

Dr. Shahab Paranj (Persian شهاب پارنج) (born 1983, Tehran) is an Iranian-American composer and instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He is considered one of the pioneers among his generation of composers whose composition style integrates Persian and Western composition techniques. Known as a tombak virtuoso, he has performed, recorded and collaborated with some if the most celebrated artists worldwid! Paranj is a founder and

artistic director of “Du Vert à L’infini” a contemporary music festival in the Franche-Comte region of France. He currently serves as a faculty member at the

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.