composer
Bio
Kaveh is best known as a versatile composer who writes music in many different styles and disciplines. He works with orchestras and ensembles, with dance and theater, and with films and television-series.
Next to being a composer, Kaveh is the artistic director of the composing for film master's program at the conservatory of Amsterdam. He teaches sound design and develops courses and workshops about sound and music for young filmmakers in the Netherlands Film Academy.
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Education:
2013-2015: Master degree in Film music Composition at Conservatorium van Amsterdam
2012-2014: Master degree in Classical music Composition at Conservatorium van Amsterdam
2007-2012: Bachelor in Classical Music Composition at Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA)
2005-2007: Classical Music Composition at Yerevan State Conservatory of Armenia
2001-2005: Bachelor in Applied Physics- Science and Research University of Tehran
Teachings and Skills:
- Artistic leader and main subject teacher of Composing for Film Master's program at Conservatory of Amsterdam
- Teacher of sound design at the Netherlands Film Academy
- Teacher of classical music orchestration at Conservatory of Amsterdam
- Music coach at the Netherlands Film Academy
- Music coach at the Academy for Theater and Dance Amsterdam
- Fixed jury member for Keep an Eye Film Music Award
- Composer of classical/contemporary music for concert performances, dance and theater, film and tv
- Orchestrator and arranger of music
- Pianist, Persian tanbur player and singer in Persian style
Recent compositions and projects:
-2022- Chasing the [Blank]- Dance performance by Fractal dance Collective- Produced by Korzo Theater Den Haag
-2022- WILD- dance theater (6+)- Produced by Dance Theater AYA
-2021- Femi - feature film music composition - produced by Studio Ruba
-2021- Bach Dag - arrangement and musical dramaturgy - produced by Perforator
-2021- Karima - pop album music composition - produced by World of Wils
-2020- Buurmans Keukenparade - musical dramaturgy for theater - produced by Plan d
-2020- Egidius - for voice and violoncello - produced by Cello Biennale Amsterdam
-2020- Opera Arianna – composition for orchestra - produced by World Opera Lab
-2019- Hanging Gardens - a piece for cello, santoor and daf - produced by Gaudeamus
-2019- Moja Polska - documentary series - produced by vpro - on NPO2
-2018- Gewoon Held - theater performance - produced by Het Laagland
-2018- We Are Not Princesses - film music composition for documentary - on Amazon Prime
-2017- FENIX – composition for TV series - produced by Lemming Film - on Netflix
-2017- Opera Ontheemd - composition for orchestra - produced by Orkest de Ereprijs
-2017- I call my brothers - music for dance theater - produced by Dance Theater AYA / De Toneelmakerij
-2017- Guerrilla - music for dance theater - produced by Dance Theater AYA.
-2016- Dark but Light - electro acoustic music composition - produced by Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
-2016- Let’s Dance - electro acoustic music composition - produced by Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
-2016- The Last Sea Gypsies - film music composition for documentary
-2016- Sluier - music for dance theater - produced by Dance Theater AYA
-2015- Area D Five - story music composition - produced by Nederland Blazer Ensemble
-2015- Tarikat - film music composition for documentary - produced by NFA
-2015- Life of Oleg - commercial music composition - produced by Amnesty International
-2015- Done non – composition for orchestra and DJ - produced by Amsterdam Dance Event