HOLLYWOOD HAS A BRAND NEW HEARTTHROB: PERSIAN – ARMENIAN SINGING SENSATION ANDY MADADIAN -  APPEARING IN AWARD NOMINATED PICTURE: “ HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG” AND
3 NEW FILMS.

Bringing matinee idol charisma  to the silver screen is  ANDY, Persia’s legendary music exile. He's a natural leading man -   not just handsome, with a commanding presence. and  a great sense of humour., plus all the talent needed to tackle Tinsletown. He has so many  irons in the fire it's hard to keep up with him:  Dreamwork's “The House of Sand and Fog" with Sir Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly.  Andy plays a  featured singer.  In Guide Company's  “The Keeper” (The Legend of Omar Khayyam) with Academy Award Winner  Vanessa Redgrave, Andy plays the  governor of the ancient city of Samarkand ; also In  Salmaan Peerzada's “Scheherazade " - now in pre-production  and a film noir  short  from AFI called "The Florist"- . Andy first made his mark on ABC’s 2001 production of the “ Princess and the Marine”.

When Andy's not acting or producing moving scores, Andy's a musical trailblazer forging a new  path that redefines traditional musical borders.  He plays to sold-out venues all over the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, Russia and the Middle East.  His touring schedule regularly includes locales rarely if ever performed in by American--based artists such as Armenia, Uzbekistan, and cities Tashkent, Samarghand, and in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, amongst others, spreading his universal message of love and joy.  In the United States, he has played for the last five years to critical acclaim at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.  In a gala ceremony at Universal Studios, he was named Persian Pop Male Singer of the Decade.  For four years in a row he has received the coveted Best Armenian International Singer, Best Armenian World Artist and  Best Armenian World Album awards.  He was also  recognized and awarded twice by the City Council of Los Angeles for his contributions through music to the city.

At first glance, it’s the dance music side of Andy that stands out.   Somewhere between the mystery of an ancient civilization and music that dates back 5000 years and the youthful brashness of modern music, Andy  has made his own unique place in music history.  He has created a new fusion of sounds that combine traditional Middle Eastern instruments with the Western world’s drum and bass, guitar and modern technology.  His global sound embraces many exotic influences.  Aside from his Persian- Armenian heritage, Andy combines lush Arabic modes with African rhythms, which he spices with Spanish flamenco guitar licks, and western dance music.  Besides Farsi and Armenian, his two native languages, Andy sings in English and Spanish. Ironically, even though Andy ’s music is banned in his home country of Iran, his albums sell into the millions, though all are underground and bootlegged.

As stated by US News and World Report:  “One look at Andy Madadian and one’s sure he must be on God’s A-list.  His body is pure Rodin, he has chiclet teeth and a jaw bone so sharp it could open a soup can.”  You simply can’t take your eyes off him.

From his early childhood in Teheran, his life has been a study in contrasts.   His father built roads, yet the family had no car.  They were beyond poor - nine people living in a small one-room house but his mother’s careful management kept food on the table and enabled his parents to put six children through school.  Their house was filled with love, laughter, and most importantly for Andy, music.

As Andy was beginning to explore his musical roots, his native land began to broil with turbulence.  The Islamic Revolution under the new religious leadership brought civil war and Andy made the decision to leave Iran.  The revolution has made it totally impossible for Andy to perform in his native country because of the governmental ban on pop music.  Anyone caught listening to his music there can be fined and jailed.

Besides the profound respect Andy has for Persian and Armenian  poetry and traditional music, he developed an abiding love for contemporary Western music.  His musical icons include the Beatles, Deep Purple, Ray Charles and the masters of jazz, but mostly it is his love and respect for Santana’s chugging Afro-Latin rhythms that influenced him the most.  And like Santana, Andy invited some of the world’s most famous musical artists to collaborate on his latest album.

Today, Andy is the living proof of the American dream.. He credits Los Angeles, a city of contrasts that helped him forge his unique sound, and the musical mosaic that resulted has catapulted him to superstardom.

Audiences can’t get enough of this exciting combination:  the poetic beauty of Persian and Armenian music set against the vibrant backdrop of dance music.  Andy’s songs break every tradition and some taboos, but young and old alike, from East to West,  now pack his concerts and rush to buy his albums.

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