Folk and Regional Music

Showcase your musical talents, if you are a solo artist or part of a band. Submit your original tracks for a chance to win and perform live at the Mehr Festival in Dubai.

Guidelines

How To Apply

To participate, please complete the following steps

To participate, please complete the following steps

  • Read the guideline
  • Download and fill out the Music Submission Form.
  • Prepare your original video files 
  • Upload the completed form and your files on the Submission Page.
  • The participation fee is 1,500,000 IRR per person in the group for participants residing in Iran, and USD 20 per person in the group for participants residing outside Iran.

Support & Communication

Head of Music Section

Head of Music Section

Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi

Mohammad Mehdi Goorangi is an acclaimed Iranian composer, music educator, and musicologist who began his artistic journey in childhood and pursued academic studies in music.

From 1995 to 2009, he collaborated with the Music Department of IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) as a composer, arranger, instrumentalist, and recording supervisor.

He has composed music for over 150 films and television series, with some of his most well-known works including the popular TV series A Traveler from India, For the Last Time, Help Me, Time Traveler, and the films The Loser, Rush Hour, The Summoned, among others.

In 2018, Goorangi received his Ph.D. in musicology from Georgia. He is currently teaching at the university level.

His professional and academic accomplishments include:
– Founding and chairing the Music Department at Soroush University
– Membership in the Iranian Music House’s Association of Researchers and Composers
– Membership in the Iranian Film Composers Association
– Founding and managing the MIS Music Department at the MehreTaban International School
– Serving as a jury member of the Iran Cinema Celebration
– Executive Director of the “Saal Navaye Mousighi Iran” Ceremony
– Director of the music section at the International Art for Peace Festival
– Director of the Colors of Compassion International Arts Festival
– Jury member for the regional and ethnic music section of the first Mehr Festival

Among his most acclaimed works is the album A Truth Like an Imagination, which showcases a fusion of classical, orchestral, and cinematic creativity.

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