1. Mehdi Rajabian is an Iranian composer and musician.
15 Facts About Mehdi Rajabian
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Mehdi Rajabian was imprisoned for pursuing illegal musical activities in 2013 and 2015.
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Mehdi Rajabian made music for several official video teasers of Mercedes-Benz.
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Mehdi Rajabian has worked as the sound recordist and the sound recording director in the several music albums.
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Mehdi Rajabian was a student in relation with his professional music activity; after he was arrested in 2013, he was ceased on continuing education in this field.
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Mehdi Rajabian officially participated and monitored the quality of the publication and the music composition.
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Mehdi Rajabian was arrested by Iranian security forces on 5 October 2013 in his office and transferred to Ward 2A of Evin Prison and was sentenced to more than two months in solitary confinement, while this arrest ceased his personal project.
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When Mehdi Rajabian was arrested, he was recording "Research Album of History of Iran narrated by Setar ", his personal studio, all recordings, hard drives of recorded music were confiscated and the project became silent.
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Mehdi Rajabian was imprisoned in the ward 7 of Evin Prison in Tehran, but after a contentious struggle with the judicial officer of the prison was sent to the ward 8 for punishment.
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Mehdi Rajabian was arrested on 11 August 2020 for publishing his latest album Middle Eastern.
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The arrest of Mehdi Rajabian followed many reactions as Saeid Boumedouha's lecture, the head of Middle East and North Africa Amnesty International Organization can be noted in this regard.
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Mehdi Rajabian protested and announced in his Instagram page that his only property is his Setar to be sold to pay the fine as a part of the sentence.
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Mehdi Rajabian's setar was bought by Johan Verminnen, the Belgian Musician, in a ceremony hold for this purpose, and he was praised as a brave artist.
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The album attracted controversy and potential legal issues for Mehdi Rajabian, who had been arrested twice in the previous decade for his creative work.
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Mehdi Rajabian remained steadfast in his commitment to completing the album, despite facing arrest and potential imprisonment.