Artist description PERSONAL INFORMATION: Born on: 29th March, 1977 in Kuwait. Gender: Male Zodiac Sign: Aries Favorite Colors: Blue and shades of it Currently studying in: “The Higher Institute of Musical Arts” in Kuwait "Composing Department" Final year of 5 years. OBJECTIVE:� To express emotions I feel through my music and to someday be a successful musician like Sulaiman Al-Dikan and Yanni. PERSONAL STRENGTHS: Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills. Highly dependable, punctual and efficient. Hardworking, enthusiastic team player yet able to work independently. Able to prioritize workload and meet deadlines. MUSIC CAREER: I took a keen interest to music ever since I was 8 years old playing on a small Casio type organ. At the age of 10 my father bought me my first organ and I played music by ear up to the age of 12. I started learning to read notes at the age of 13 at High school instructed by my teacher Mustafa Lutfi. 10th April 2001: Supervised the concert for Hamad Al Rashid at Bayt Lothan in the VSA ( Very Special Arts ) 26th February 2001: Participated in a private concert held Arab Organization Council on behalf of former US President Mr. George Bush as a guitarist. 2000: Attended a concert with Sulaiman in Egypt Opera House as a member of Bayt Lothan’s Arts and Crafts Department. 2000: Accompanied Sulaiman Al-Dikan in his concert “Sada Al Ajras” in Lebanon as a Guitarist. 1998: Re-mixed Yanni’s “Standing in Motion” music and played it in Kuwait University. 1998: Composed my 1st music called “Spanish Breeze” played by Guitar, Violin & Accordion. 1995: Got my first exposure in a Piano Concert and was nominated No. 1 Student in whole of Kuwait. Held the position for 3 consecutive years. 1994: My first Piano recital in high school. AWARDS RECEIVED: In April 2000, I received an award for “Most Talented Student in Kuwait” for composing a piece on the piano for my academy. In 1989, I received a Gold medal in “Free Style Swimming”. INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: The piano is my main instrument, yet I do not consider my self a pianist or a concert performer, although I have reached a level where I could be considered as such. Due to lack of training and practice, I now focus on composing music rather than being a pianist.� I learnt the guitar at the age of 16. I'm learning to play the Violin at my Music Academy. MY TYPE OF MUSIC: It’s called “New Age Music” – it’s a mixture of classical, light, Indian, Latin and Arabic. Basically, any type of music that can be mixed together. My musical options are open to all types of music. I listen to Classical, Rap, Light Pop, Slow, Reggae, Country Blues and Arabic, Indian Latin.. All types ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: Computer Graphic Designer and Home Page editor and builder. MUSIC COMPOSED: To this date I have 10 classical piano pieces. Some which were instructed by my teacher at the academy – Dr. Abdullah El-Masri. Besides those, I have composed 25 other pieces. Two of which I have dedicated to my brother Hadi Nazar Al-Gharibeh who died in a tragic car accident on the 18th of January, 2001 – called “Manta Baeed” (means: “You are not far away”) words by his cousin Omar Ahmed Al-Sayed and “Change of Time” words by my mother. I have dedicated one piece to my mother, called “AnnMa” and I have this piece “Palestine” written by Hadeel Al-Mehri, dedicated to the people of Palestine. INSPIRED BY: Yanni, Beethoven, Chopin, Sulaiman Al-Dikan and my father. MY APPRECIATION GOES TO: My parents who have been my greatest support and have been there for me all the way. Today, I am what I am because of their encouragement. Sulaiman Al-Dikan and Sheika Amal Al-Sabah who have given and continue to give me great opportunities to expose myself. Occupation:�� I'm Currently Continuing my Studies in The Higher Institute of Musical Arts in Kuwait. And I work in "Bayt Lothan" as a Piano & Guitar Instructor. And I'm part of the Arts & Crafts Department Team Member. And recently managing and working in ALIEN Digital recording Studio. Future Plans: To complete my Bachelors Degree in Kuwait and travel to the USA. and continue my Masters and PHD. In Musical Composing. And to keep composing and editing music to satisfy my needs and express all the inner emotions and feelings, so that the listeners can share with me. And I plan on doing live concerts from time to time. And adding them on CD albums with a collection of my music.

Music Style New Age

Musical Influences Beethoven, Chopin & Yanni

Artist History In the beginning I focused my attentions towards computers.. not attempting to pursue my musical career because I wasn’t sure of him self; I was more concern what my family and friends would think and above all, I wanted to please my father and become a Computer Eng. “. Today, I am so glad that I did not relinquish music because others were not sure of me. After having stared college with computers in mind, my mind-set started to change and I realized that music was getting inside my body, emotionally, as well as physically. And that was taking a whole new dimension. My life changed and it became obvious, that music and not computers would be my chosen profession. To attain your goal, you must first see it in your mind’s eye. I knew very well that I would never be able to discover the ocean unless I had the courage to lose sight of the shore. And as an achiever I am possessed by a dream of doing my best, of reaching the outermost limits of my abilities and going beyond them. Before I set out on the road to achievement, I had to imagine my destination. Every great achievement begins with a vision: the power of imagination. Most of my friends and family included, view things the way they are and say. “ Why this? “ yet, in a small country like Kuwait, I dared to dream things that never are and say “ Why not this? “ in my onion, destiny is not a matter of chance, it’s a matter of choice: It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved. With music, I wan to be a magnet, pulling in people of different age groups from all around the world.” To me, talent is when one does easily what others find hard to do. And in a small country where there’s not really a scope for getting anywhere with a career in music, that’s what I call doing what is impossible for talent. My principle is, competing against myself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than I was the day before. It’s victory over oneself, that’s the virtue of achievement. And I believe that those who know this can never know defeat. I look for the spectacular, for something greater then limitations. It hasn’t been easy on me, but then again who said studying music would ever be easy. I wanted to have an influence. I wanted to have an effect. And that motivated me to go ahead and see what I could do. And try my hardest at it. I did not want to limit myself. We all are aware that life affords no higher pleasure then that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. I kept on trying even when there seemed to be no hope at all and today I have accomplished what I’ve always wanted in my life. Playing the piano and Composing for me is a refuge. I can escape from everything that is miserable in my life and I can be anyone I want to be in those moments. It is almost sinful how much I like it. The steps from an idea, which is very expensive, to a finished product are really immense, and it can involve years. To composer your very own music, to release your own album, to mange and run a studio and to host your own concert, so many element come together. It’s like streams making their way into the river. You see the river, and it looks like it’s a rational whole but, in fact, it’s made up of numberless – perhaps thousands – of small streams. And it’s hard even to talk about this phenomenon. It’s a sort of rushing current. If I had an idea, the idea would not be sufficient. It had to be reinforced by something from the unconscious, some king of sympathy or connection, some sense of drama that’s like a spark of identification. I wanted to compose my very own music. And that has been an idea that was in my mind for years. It’s taken both rain and sunshine for my rainbow to appear. Life is so very short and I believe you must cherish every moment. Dar to dream just once … I did !

Instruments Piano - Guitar - Violin

Albums Change Of Time

Location Kuwait, Kuwait - Kuwait

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