KAMRAN SADEGHI ︎ABOUT

Kamran Sadeghi is a composer, record producer, interdisciplinary artist and curator based in New York City. His work incorporates multi-channel composition, architecture, moving image, modular synthesis and field recordings. His evolving practice mirrors the unpredictability of life itself, shaped by accumulated experience and a commitment to staying open.

Extremely process-driven, with a catalogue built on custom-designed sounds, Sadeghi emerged in the ’00s improv, electro-acoustic, and electronic-music scene under the moniker Son of Rose, sharing the stage with artists such as Fennesz, Tim Hecker, and Vladislav Delay. His self-titled debut EP in 2005 was described by The Wire magazine as “…all six tracks build precise boundaries and parameters, so that forms gently manifest themselves through the accumulated flow of minute activities.” Sadeghi went on to work with legendary composer Morton Subotnick and at Diapason, one of the first galleries dedicated to multi-channel sound art.

Kamran’s album Disappearing Music (for Nam June Paik) was recorded while using the Paik/Abe “Wobbulator”. “Loss Less” was recorded live inside a defunct nuclear cooling tower and the audiovisual installation premiered at the Louvre Museum (Paris) and HKW (Berlin). Kamran’s soundtrack “Approximation” was in the group show 'Broken Music Vol.2' at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin. Kamran’s collaborative album, ’42.41’ is with installation artist Zimoun. Other distinguished collaborations include Patti Smith, Jean-Luc Godard Archives, Nan Goldin, Matthew Herbert and Sasha Waltz.

Recordings and productions are published on Sternberg Press, Vinyl Factory, LINE, SUPERPANG, Sacred Bones, Opal Tapes, Apollo Records and Dragon's Eye Recordings. As a music curator at platforms such as Fridman Gallery, Public Records and e-flux/Bar Laika Kamran has worked with Marina Rosenfeld, Aho Ssan, DeForrest Brown Jr., James Hoff, Unseen Worlds, Kyoka, Unsound Festival, Gábor Lázár, Qasim Naqvi, Ghostly Int., Afrikan Sciences among others.

Sadeghi’s performances, soundtracks, collaborations and installations have been experienced at Kraftwerk-MaersMusic(DE) Louvre Museum(FR), HKW(DE), ICA(Boston), La Gaîté Lyrique (FR), Corcoran Gallery of Art(DC), CTM Festival(DE), KOW Gallery(DE), MUDAM(Luxembourg), MuCEM(Marseille), Centre Pompidou(FR), Berghain(DE) and Berlin Biennale.

From 2010 to 2018, Sadeghi was vital in the transition of the audio tour guide company, Soundwalk, into the group Soundwalk Collective. As a founding member, lead composer, sound artist, live performance director, music producer and co-creative director, Kamran developed, directed and produced the companies very first live performances and official music albums.