Soheil Shayesteh
Kamancheh
Soheil Shayesteh is an audio-visual composer, violinist, and Kamancheh player born in Iran and based in Amsterdam. His interest in exploring the sound of the Kamancheh with live electronics has led him to develop audio processing units which are unique to the instrument.
He has developed a unique style of playing the Kamancheh because he believes that his instruments extended by live electronics and visuals are new instruments that require a new vocabulary.
As a composer, Soheil has achieved significant recognition for his work, including winning the first prize at the 'Tera de Marez Oyens' award with his audio-visual composition ‘Zha’ for kamancheh, live electronics and visuals.