Adib Ghorbani

Adib Ghorbani

Musicologist

After earning a Bachelor's degree in classical piano performance and a Master's in music composition, Adib leaves his country, Iran, for the United States to pursue his studies as a Ph.D. student in the ICIT program (Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and technology) at UC Irvine. Adib is also an actor, writer, and director who has developed his unique multidisciplinary style known as Silent Music or Electro-musical Mime by integrating theater, live music performance, sound design, and motion sensor technologies. Adib’s works span a wide variety of other genres, such as theatrical music, opera, film, contemporary music, experimental music, and free improvisation.