is an Iranian band blending Persian, jazz, rock, and world music influences. Known for their unique fusion of southern Iranian folk sounds with contemporary styles, they have gained popularity for their innovative approach to Persian music.

Noufān, originally from Tehran and now based in Berlin, is a trumpeter and singer with a background in performance art and theater. Oliver Doerell, originally from Brussels and living in Berlin, is known as a founding member of Dictaphone, SWOD, and Cummi Flu. Together, they launched Noufān, a project characterized by a unique blend of post-punk, krautrock, trumpet melodies, and experimental noise poetry.

is a duo of drummers Simon Popp and Florian König, blending world music and Krautrock-inspired grooves. Their sound ranges from meditative and light to massive and precise. Using infrared and magnetic field sensors, they translate movements into control voltages to trigger and modify synthesizers and effects.

presents music from southern Iran, blending Afro-Iranian, Arab-Iranian, and port city rhythms into an alternative interpretation. Their lyrics mix classical Persian and Arabic poetry with original works in both languages. Amidst prevalent nationalism in the Middle East, their music promotes cultural unity, challenging the separation between Persian and Arabic cultures, both within Iran and the broader region.

is an independent underground funk rock band that formed in Tehran in 2004. From the beginning until now, the band's protesting lyrics and musical characteristics place them in the category of underground music, which literally never had the opportunity to rise to the surface on the official stages in Tehran.

is an Electronic Rock/Synth wave band that came into being in 2020 amidst the chaotic underground music scene of Tehran. The band's formation coincided with the global spread of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns, which significantly influenced their creative process and perspective on songwriting.

is the new avant-garde jazz band from Gonçalo Mortágua (tenor saxophone), Sam Simons (piano and keyboards) and Minori Shimayama (drums). The trio's unusual line-up without bass opens up creative possibilities for the group and defines their original sound. The trio presents their own compositions and draws inspiration from a variety of styles such as modern jazz, Latin, classical music and free improvisation.

is a singer, songwriter, actor, director, art manager, and teacher living and working in Tehran. As a musician, he has collaborated with bands and artists like Kiawasch Saheb Nassagh, Naima, Kamakan, Pallet, Bomrani, Kingraam, Pouya Ehsaei, Amir Saremi, He and his friends, Dash, Loknat, Sardar Sarmast, Shahrzad Beheshtian, Arshid Azarine, etc. He has published two personal albums (Hejdah and To Trucks) and has two albums named “Far” and “Then Go” with guitarist Amir Saremi. He collaborated with “Naima Band” as the main vocalist in the album “Tehran’s Shore”.

is an Iranian music composer and producer with a taste of minimalism and simplicity, cherishing both the Iranian traditional melodies and the universal musical language, ambienting the acoustics, and creating different musical images. He’s a multi-instrumentalist, and multi genre musician: Neoclassical, Minimal, Ambient, Iranian, Rock. Other Projects / Bands: Dawnlight – Mahzad – Diyar – Manava – Masiv

is an interdisciplinary artist, freelancer composer, sound engineer/designer, researcher, music teacher, and performance artist currently based in Berlin. He was born in 1987 in Tehran. He studied Piano at the Conservatory of Tehran and auto-didactically experimented with electronic music and composition. In those days, he worked as a sound engineer in some recording studios.

Performance artist and archivist, based in Tehran, who collected a media archive of street protests, emergencies, special situations, using phone camera. The result is a video installation depicting the body in protests scenes. Due to security reasons, the artist prefers to remain anonymous, as this archive of protests scene may cause arresting by the regime. Therefore, the work is presented under the nick-name “The dark fold”.

born in Tehran and living in Toronto, is an internationally exhibited new media artist, musician and creative technologist. With a specialization in civil engineering and a background in environmental engineering and cinema, his multimedia works are both cerebral and visual. As a self-studied and experienced developer, programmer, and art activist, he uses technology in unique and often profound ways.

is an Iranian musician, producer and artist based in London. In addition to his solo experimental sound projects, he also collaborates with dancers, performers and other musicians.

composer - pianist - bass guitarist (b. 1996) - lives in Tehran, Iran is currently working and researching in the field of ambient music. She is producing her first solo album focusing on experiences in contemporary classical, ambient and electronic music.

from Tehran is a cross-genre artist collective and the brainchild of Bamdad Afshar. The band is known for spectacular stage performances with artistic theatrical elements and regularly erases the boundaries between music and visual art. Their expressive videos are true works of art. Their special kind of music brings together elements of Persian poetry, experimental electronics, rock and electro-acoustic folk.

is an Egyptian musician and composer born in Cairo, where he currently lives and works. He is the co-founder of the bands Bikya, Alif and Dwarves of East Agouza.

From lyrical to minimal, deep to industrial: the sound of LBT is multifaceted while being constantly pushed forward by a pulsing bass drum. Their music is a journey within, inviting dreams and ecstatic dancing alike. Having grown up on modern jazz, this trio takes its true love seriously: improvisation.

Karaba is an instrumental band from Munich and has always been strongly influenced by the Kraut and world music formation Embryo. Stylistically the band moves between progressive rock, jazz rock, the early psychedelic rock of the 60s/70s and shows strong influences of Canterbury bands like Soft Machine.

from Vienna, nominated by the jury for the young talent program "The New Austrian Sound of Music (NASOM)" 2023/2024, the goal is to capture the unexpected cutting through the familiar noise: There's something unexpected cutting through the familiar static. A fragile moment. A sudden outburst. A deep connection. A /cry for freedom. The trio's creation and development took place behind closed doors, adding depth to their music.

is a young experimental band that expresses itself sonically in a mixture of electro-acoustic beats, spherical-melancholic soundscapes, improvisational instrumental playing and commenting lyrics, where the mood can range from meditative to danceable.

a clarinetist and composer trained at Tehran Conservatory of Music, has been a sound engineer at Kargadan Studio since 2008. He joined the progressive jazz band Quartet Diminished in 2016. In 2020, he released Möhit, a modern jazz album recorded in Barcelona, and collaborated on a project for Moonjune Records with Tony Levin and Bele Beledo.

is an Iranian cellist and musician in the genre of Iranian traditional and fusion music. Mahyar has also been active in the field of theater music since his student days. In addition to working with the Pallett Band, he also composes and performs for the theater and is involved in various musical projects as a cellist.

is active as an artist bassist, double bassist, singer, composer, musical director. His broad collaborations has allowed him to perform in most European countries as well as other countries like Palestine, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, China, Israel, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritius, Reunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, USA, Canada, etc.

Iranian-French pianist and a world-renowned doctor in cardio vascular imaging based in Paris, founded in 2000 a “multi kulti” jazz fusion sextet called Azarine 6, which acted as an experimental musical lab mixing modern jazz, world music, poetry and inviting unexpected guests for new performances.

aka Habiboo, was born in Boushehr where is known as a crossroads of different cultures: Persian, Muslim and African influences give the rhythm and music of this region a unique sonic texture. Habiboo moved to Paris to continue his musical journey on experimenting the blending power of his folk-rhythms into Jazz.

a UK-based Iranian archaeologist, cultural curator, and musician, first gained recognition with Archive's Londinium in 1996 and has since collaborated with artists like Grooverider, Leila, and Rone.

is a cult band that has been blending jazz, world music, rock, and psychedelia for over 50 years, constantly evolving through collaboration with global musicians. Founded in 1969, the Munich-based group embraced experimentation and gained the respect of artists like Miles Davis. Since 2015, Marja Burchard, daughter of co-founder Christian Burchard, has led the band, continuing its tradition of musical exploration.

is a German electronic musician with Iranian roots, blending eerie vocal samples, organic beats, and his own chopped voice into his music.

Roody is a 22-year-old MC, producer, and multidisciplinary artist from West Tehran who refers to herself as a "Rapkon" or "Rap-doer" in Farsi. She began rapping at 15 and gained recognition with her 2019 debut single Tehran, followed by her 2020 album Cellul.

has started his musical voyage with singing and song-writing in his homeland, Tehran - Iran. Through developing his own unique atmospheric electronica sound, he found himself releasing major techno and dance records on Afterlife and Renaissance records alongside respected artists such as Mind Against, Recondite and Fur Coat to name a few.

is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist based in Salzburg, Austria, working across scenography, costume design, photography, performance, installation, and music composition. His projects explore themes like creativity, mental disorders, human limitations, and gender roles.