Shabnam J. Kermani is a composer, conductor, producer, engineer, and audiovisual artist from Tehran, Iran, residing in California, USA. A 2022 Berklee College of Music Film Scoring and Conducting graduate, Shabnam gained her Master’s degree in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation at Berklee Valencia in 2023.

Shabnam grew up in an art-loving family in Tehran, Iran. She received her initial training in piano in Iran, and under the instruction of well-known professors in the European classical tradition.

Currently working as a professional composer, audio engineer, and visual design artist, Shabnam has composed original scores for numerous short films and animations, as well as acting as the producer, engineer, or assistant engineer for several artists, which has given her a rich knowledge of working with musicians with different musical backgrounds.

Shabnam transferred to Berklee in 2019 after two years at the San Francisco State University where she double-majored in Cinema and Classics, and minored in Music. Her education has granted her an extensive knowledge in composition, music theory, orchestration, arrangement, ensemble performance, music technology, recording techniques, and the music production process (mixing, mastering, notation and copyist works, session management), and conducting orchestra or chamber ensembles. Additionally, she enhanced her performance techniques as both a solo and ensemble musician under the tutelage of noteworthy professors.

Shabnam has always been fascinated by the power of music as a storyteller that brings all people, no matter their backgrounds, together, and she fell in love with composition after moving to the U.S. in 2014. In her music, she draws upon her Iranian heritage as well as her studies in the field of archaeology and mythology. Shabnam aspires to bring a unique and innovative voice to the professional music industry not only as a composer, musician, and producer, but also as a creative storyteller.