Behrouz Saffarian (Persian: بهروز صفاریان, born February 13, 1978) is an Iranian composer, arranger, and producer.[1] Saffarian was named in the top ten in both the composer and arranger sections in the poll of the best Iranian pop music of 1991 by Taranehmah magazine. Saffarian activity dates back to 1997.[2][3][4][5][6]

Behrouz Saffarian
Behrouz Safarian at the funeral ceremony of Mohsen Chavoshi's father, 2022
Born (1978-02-13) February 13, 1978 (age 46)
Iran
Occupations
AwardsBarbad Award for Best Music Album of the Year - 2015
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboard
Years active2003–present

Biography

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Behrouz Saffarian was born on February 13, 1978.[7] He is the fourth and last child in the family. He has two brothers and a sister. His parents worked at the post office. Behrouz started playing the instrument for the first time at five and used the citadel of his brother, Behzad. His family did not allow him to play music as a child not to jeopardize his educational status. He was supposed to be sent a keyboard from Germany when he was 11 years old, but the customs officials of Mehrabad airport refused to deliver it to the Saffarian family. Guidance officials did not cooperate to clear this keyboard and Behrooz's dream instrument was returned to Germany. Finally, at the age of 13, he got a keyboard. He borrowed instruments from people with more advanced keyboards and made rhythms for them, and although he did not receive a salary, he was satisfied that he had access to new instruments. After middle school, he went to Bargh Conservatory, and after a few months, he achieved his dream and graduated from the music conservatory.[8][9]

Conductor

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Behrouz Saffarian, conductor of Fereydoun Foroughi,[10] Mohammad Esfahani and Ali Lohrasbi have been in charge for some time. He has announced that he does not intend to go on stage at the moment as the conductor of the orchestra, and for the last time, he officially appeared on the stage at our music festival and took the piece of Bagh-e-Raz alley to the stage.[6]

Artistic collaboration with singers

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Among the singers that Behrouz Saffarian has collaborated with as a composer or arranger are Qassem Afshar, Khashayar Etemadi, Shadmehr Aghili, Mohammad Esfahani, Ehsan Khajeh Amiri, Roozbeh Bemani, Fereydoon Esraei, Mehrzad Isfahanpour, Mohammad Khakpour, Ali Lohrasbi, Mohsen Chavoshi, Reza Sadeghi.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "آرزوهايم سقف ندارد". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  2. ^ "به موسيقی پاپ ايران ظلم شده". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ "پایگاه اینترنتی مجله ترانه ماه، اولین و تنها نشریه تخصصی موسیقی پاپ ایران". Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  4. ^ a b "برندگان جایزه باربد در اختتامیه جشنواره موسیقی فجر چه گفتند؟". ایرنا (in Persian). 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  5. ^ نیوز, اخبار روز ایران و جهان | آفتاب (April 4, 2016). "صاحب پرفروش‌ترین آلبوم موسیقی ایران چه کسی است؟". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  6. ^ a b "بهروز صفاریان: در "جشن موسیقی ما" به عشق نادر گلچین بعد از سال‌ها روی صحنه رفتیم". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  7. ^ https://www.facebook.com/IranianArtistsAndMusicians?ref=ts&fref=ts [user-generated source]
  8. ^ "گفته‌های بهنام کریمی مدیر برنامه‌ی صفاریان در مورد اتفاقات اخیر". موسیقی ایرانیان (in Persian). 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  9. ^ "صفاریان بهروز". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  10. ^ "پشت پرده درگذشت فریدون فروغی/ بهروز صفاریان: فریدون خودکشی کرد!/ قنبری: فروغی دو بار مُرد/ ماجرای مهاجرت و یک رویای ناتمام | ایران آرت". Iranart.news. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  11. ^ "موسیقی تازه‌ترین اثر داریوش مهرجویی را بهروز صفاریان ساخته است". Musicema.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-09-29.