Persia a.k.a Samira; Vocalist, Keyboards/Electronicist, Composer, DJ.
Musician and performer of the digital arts. Composer of electronica music. Using live hardware (main composition) that's experimental, sometimes dark & highly influenced by traditional mid-eastern and tribal sounds from Iran, connecting the ancient with the modern, mobilizing global awareness and promoting peace in the middle-east..
Composing in all genre's of modern electronica consisting of dance beats that iincorporate Iranian Poetry and traditional sounds unique and exotic to the ear.
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We are in the 20th century and we live in an era in which technology has and is advancing tremendously. Music is the one common thing in all cultures that has the ability to bring people of all races, gender and cultures together. My inspiration and success lies within my audience and the gathered community, the connectedness and the joy of being present, dancing, united as one.

HISTORY OF PERSIA

Born in California, Samira was rasied in Tehran,Iran she was introduced to electronic music in her early adolescent years and became fascinated with the art and the medium. Once in America she received her first synth as a gift from her brother allowing her further insight and inspiration. Not long after this she was introduced to Ebbnflo, an inspiring artist/musician who mentored her in the basics of turntablism and loop-based sequencing and introduced her to the world of hardware and eventually software tools. She began to DJ at parties and small gatherings mixing middle eastern loops into House and Trance music. She soon lost interest in the decks and got more involved in the makings of electronic dance music. In May of 2004 she began to compose and work with her very own Roland MC-505 Groovebox and has since graduated to and MC-909 taking advantage of it's sampling capabilities. By 2006 she was able to perform at many events and became an active artist of an organization supporting Iranian female artists.
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PRESENT

Currently working on a new project "Persia Beat", a live performance in collaboration with producer & husband, Ebbnflo~. "The Live hardware duo of knob tweeking and bass-dropp'n beats is only the beginning of their set, as dubbed out grooves intertwined in heavenly strings and guitar rigs, live percussion & didgeridoo takes listeners into a two world dimension on an unforgettable journey into bliss.