About Me
"Agah Bahari is writing cutting edge instrumental progressive rock.
His guitar playing is very impressive as well." Derek Sherinian
"Agah is a great up and coming writer and guitarist who has a really
fresh sounding approach that is really welcomed by me." Ric Fierabracci
"This (The Second Sight of a Mind) is an album that will not only have
prog fans wetting themselves with glee, but will be the ultimate chaff
weeder for those fun games of Friday Night Connection. (What connects
Mungo Jerry, Nancy Sinatra and Kiss). Go on, guess! ... It's an album
guaranteed to please the ears of the prog metal minded as the stellar
band brings excellent compositions like 'Orgasmic Sense of Insanity'
and 'Protectors Caravan' to life." www.the-rocker.co.uk
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Agah Bahari was born on July 3, 1983 in Tehran, Iran. He started
studying music at the age of seven, playing the recorder flute and
xylophone. When he was ten, he moved on to the classical guitar
(nylon string), but soon gave it up in favor of playing the keyboard
which he played for four years.
Then, when he was fourteen, he picked up an electric guitar for the
first time and hasn't put it down since! At the time, he loved Metallica,
Megadeth, Pantera and few other speed/thrash metal bands, and played
rhythm guitar in this style for four years. By 2002, he was ready to
play five sold-out performances for more than 1,000 people at the
Tehran Art University with the band Exir. Couple of month later, he
has accepted to attend world known Berklee College of Music, placed
in Boston, MA, which never happened as his student visa request has
been rejected by the american embassy.
Soon after, he formed his own experimental trio, D.N.A. In 2003,
D.N.A. performed four shows, for over 800 people, with proceeds
benefiting a charity for children with cancer. D.N.A. broke up about
a year later because of the problems musicians in Iran sometimes face.
Soon after, Agah was asked to write a song for a video and music exhibit
called "Depression: A Multimedia Project" at the Tehran art gallery
Tarrahan Azad.
In the Fall of 2004, he was invited to join the band Meera who had
released their first album in both Iran and Australia. Agah performed
guitar, songwriting and composing duties with the band, and recorded
three new songs with them, one of which he wrote. This song later
reached Number One on Iran's music billboard.
In 2005, Agah moved to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia for 5 months to
attend the International College of Music (ICOM).He studied music
and performed as a guest guitarist, getting his pre-foundation certificate
and improved his writing skill in the songwriting workshop with Sting and
Dominic Miller. He returned home to Iran and re-joined the band Meera,
playing four sold-out shows. After another live performance at the
Taraneh Music Institute in Tehran, he began to write and record his own
music.
In June of 2006, the first song, "Revolving Universe", was recorded with
members of Planet X, Derek Sherinian, Virgil Donati and Rufus Philpot.
The Planet X members recorded their parts in Hollywood and then added
Agah's guitar tracks,which has recorded in Tehran.
In Oct of 2006, the iranian ministry of culture announced that Agah
has been officialy banned for having any performance and/or recording
in Iran since 2003.Soon after, in Oct.11.2006, Agah has left Tehran, Iran
to Toronto, Canada.
In Jan.08.2006, Agah has re-started working on his first solo album with
the keyboard virtuoso Derek Sherinian, as well as other legendary names in Prog/Fusion music, Virgil Donati and Ric Fierabracci.
.... The journey has just begun - let's see what's next!
