Maryama
{{short description|Iranian-American singer and songwriter}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| native_name = مریم میرباقری
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| alias = MARYAMA
| birth_place = Iran
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| genre = {{hlist|Rock|Soundtrack|Soul}}
| occupation = composer, songwriter, Entrepreneur
| instrument = Vocal, Guitar, Piano, Setar
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| website = {{URL|maryama-music.com}}
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Maryam Mirbagheri (Persian: مریم میرباقری; born February 18), known professionally as Maryama, is an Iranian-American singer, songwriter, composer, music producer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=Calarts Music Source|url=https://musicsource.calarts.edu/soloists/maryam/|publisher=California Institute of the Arts|language=en}}{{cite news|date=2 March 2017|title=Single Review: "Where the Mermaids Are," Maryama|language=en|work=HuffPost|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/single-review-where-the-mermaids-are-maryama_b_58b8628fe4b0ffd61787bced?ncid=engmodushpmg00000005}}
Early life and education
Maryama was born and raised in Iran.{{cite web|date=22 April 2017|title=Discover Where the Mermaids Are with Marayama|url=https://almostrealthings.com/2017/04/21/discover-where-the-mermaids-are-with-marayama/|website=Almost Real Things}} Her parents used to live in the United States until they decided to move back to Iran.
She later moved to California to study Jazz voice and composition at the American River College and obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Fine Arts in Music Composition and Film Music from the California Institute of the Arts.{{cite web|title=Maryama "Where The Mermaids Are"|url=https://www.hipvideopromo.com/clients/maryama/|website=HIP Video Promo|date=20 February 2017 }}{{cite web|title=The Happy Fits with Maryama|url=https://bpt.me/event/2906073|website=bpt.me}}{{cite web|title=Maryama reveal the hypnotic 'Where The Mermaids Are' video|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/Underground/104423/Maryama-reveal-the-hypnotic-Where-The-Mermaids-Are-video|website=Music-News.com}}
Musical career
Maryama started to take guitar lessons starting at an early age and started her first musical band during middle school, and she eventually ended up in Iranian underground music scene.{{cite web |title=Maryamamusic |url=http://www.losanjealous.com/post-your-band-or-event/ |publisher=losanjealous.com}}
Maryama studied guitar with the Iranian rock stars Ardayan Anzabipour and Homayoun Majdzadeh who were the leaders of the metal band Kahtmayan.{{cite web|date=2 March 2017|title=Maryama "Where The Mermaids Are"|url=https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2017/03/maryama-where-the-mermaids-are/|website=Essentially Pop}}
After moving to California, she has performed in several jazz festivals and concerts such as Fajr International Music Festival, The Capital Jazz Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and The Columbia Jazz Festival. Maryama also served as the lead singer for ARC Jazz band and performed at the Sacramento Music Festival for 2 consecutive years.{{Cite web|title=March 2012|url=https://shiftsyncmedia.com/2012/03/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=Shiftsync Media|date=21 March 2012 |language=en}} During her time in ARC, she studied with the jazz musician Joe Gilman. During her time at CalArts she performed and studied with Pirayeh Pourafar, Ulrich Krieger, Joe LaBarbera and Miroslav Tadić.{{cite web|title=Maryama New Video "Where The Mermaids Are" – Skope Entertainment Inc|url=https://skopemag.com/2017/03/07/maryama-new-video-where-the-mermaids-are|website=skopemag.com|date=7 March 2017 }}{{cite web|title=Vox Musica - PICTURA: New Music for Women's Voices|url=http://www.sacchoralcalendar.com/Reviews/Reviews-2014/Vox_Musica_3-30-14.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206235601/http://www.sacchoralcalendar.com/Reviews/Reviews-2014/Vox_Musica_3-30-14.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 6, 2015|website=www.sacchoralcalendar.com}}
Mirbagheri scored the music for AT&T sponsored VR experience Pippa's Pan directed by Celine Tien and short film Hereafter directed by Freddy Tang.
In the recent years, she has rose to prominence by scoring the music for award winning films Forbidden to see us scream in Tehran and The Gift directed by notable Iranian Director Farbod Ardebili.
In order to avoid confusions amongst her fans, Mirbagheri has two Spotify artist accounts one under her stage name Maryama which features her singer-songwriter projects and one under her full name Maryam Mirbagheri which features her instrumental film scores and soundtracks.
Awards
Her 2014 single In Zendegist and 2017 single Sufi were both nominated for the Hollywood Music Media Award.{{cite web|date=31 October 2018|title=Maryam Mirbagheri|url=https://edmjobs.com/resume/maryam-er7rsxh-music-industry-professional-los-angeles-ca-usa/|website=EDMJobs}} She has won the Jazz Downbeat Award with ARC vocal jazz ensemble. Her 2017 debut album named Where the Mermaids Are was mixed and mastered by GRAMMY award winning producers Marc Urselli and Scott Hull. In 2018, Maryama won the California Video Music Award for Where the Mermaids Are.{{cite web |title=Maryam Mirbagheri to Perform a Mermaid Baptism |url=https://blog.calarts.edu/2018/04/13/maryam-mirbagheri-to-perform-a-mermaid-baptism/ |website=calarts.edu|date=13 April 2018 }}{{cite web |title=Maryama Nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Award |url=https://blog.calarts.edu/2017/10/17/maryama-nominated-for-hollywood-music-in-media-award/ |website=calarts.edu|date=17 October 2017 }}{{cite web |title=MCVA Visual Effects Award Winner – TasteTV |date=30 December 2017 |url=http://www.tastetv.com/2017/12/30/maryama-mermaids-mcva-coolest-visual-effects-award-winner/ |publisher=tastetv.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Iranian women singers
Category:21st-century women composers
Category:21st-century Iranian musicians
Category:21st-century American women guitarists
Category:Women film score composers
Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni