Maz Karandish

Maz Karandish is a devotee of music—a well-traveled vocalist and multi-instrumentalist covering grounds from rāga, maqām, and dastgāh to harmony, jazz, and opera. Maz feels deeply connected to these musical traditions of the East that he began learning from a very young age. As an ethnomusicologist and a practicing psychologist, he’s come to recognize that people in his generation have an easier time engaging with traditional music when it’s integrated with familiar rhythmic and sonic environments, thus forming his vision of preserving cultural music through fusion-oriented avenues. Maz devotes his musical time to exploring the possible weaving of Indian, Persian, Greek, and Turkish music with modern soundscapes. He’s currently most interested in the integration of Indian Dhrupad and Persian Tahrir singing with electronic composition. Maz, the mind behind the project, has been a long time meditator and his music has been significantly influenced by Buddhist practice and meditation.