Hooman Sharifi was born in Urumieh ,Iran. At the age of ten with the help of his older brother Amir he learned how to play a rhythmic instrument called the Tombak. The Tombak is similar in nature to the Bongo drums. With encouragement and guidance from his brother at 15, Hooman then shifted his interest towards the violin. He learned how to play alongside his teachers Pezhman Khosravi, Samad Hasani, and Zaven Yadegarian. After six months of hard work, Hooman quickly mastered the violin. With his passion and talent for the violin, his first live performance was with a group of University students who invited him to play alongside them at the University concert hall. While still practicing the violin, Hooman was drawn to the guitar and this time he was his own teacher. Through the years, Hooman continued to play the violin and guitar for numerous musical bands. At age 18, Hooman created his own music pop band named "Sayeha". In the same year they performed to two sold out concerts in Urumieh, Iran. Sayeha gave Hooman Sharifi the opportunity to sing, compose, and arrange music for the first time. Hooman continued practicing with Sayeha until 2005 which lead them to their second live concert. By this time the group had expanded and consisted of a 21 piece orchestra complete with vocals. This concert was sold out 15 days in advance, something very rare for an Iranian concert at that time. The first night was a huge success but unfortunately, just a day before the second performance, Hooman was handed a letter from the Music Association of Iran which stated that they were putting an end to the second performance. The reason they claimed that the style of music played did not comply with the Iranian standards. The music was way too westernized. The Music Association also questioned the volume of people who attended the particular event. There were hundreds of people that had purchased tickets in advance and were left disappointed. The decision by the Music Association shocked everyone as Sayeha had received permission from the Music Association of Iran to perform months before. Sometime before his last concert, Hooman Sharifi was also invited to perform and to be interviewed for a television station. However because the concert had been cancelled by the Music Association of Iran, the television station would no longer air the interview. This unfortunate event resulted in the breakup of Sayeha. Although Hooman was very affected by this, his hope to continue with his musical passions made him even stronger. Years later, playing the guitar on his own, Hooman decided to join a professional guitar class taught by Firouz Vaysanloo. According to Hooman, not only did these classes help improve his style of playing but gave him greater passion for the instrument. In 2006, Hooman Sharifi enrolled in Kish Air University studying flight dispatch in Tehran, Iran. At the same time, he became involved in composing and playing music in a professional recording studio. Early in 2008, a former friend of Hooman who still played in Sayeha recommended that he reunites the band again. This resulted in a third and final concert for Sayeha in January of that year. Like the previous 2 concerts, this was also sold out. In March of 2008, after completing his unfinished projects, Hooman left Iran and moved to Canada. Once he arrived, he began working with Kaveh Yaghmaei to release his first album named “Bidari”. Soon after, he released his first music video named “Tange Ghoroub” which was one of the tracks in his first album. Shortly after, Hooman Sharifi and Keveh started on a second recording project for a local artist in Vancouver. This second project was named “Shora and Molana”. Hooman composed this album while Kaveh completed the arrangements. In 2012, Hooman recorded his second music video named “Dastato Migiram” from his upcoming album named “Madyoonam”. Hooman has since opened up his own recording studio in Vancouver and is currently working on his future music projects and videos. He is also composing and arranging music for other artists. Stay tuned for more....