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Nesa Azadikhah
نسا آزادیخواه
Born (1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 40)
Tehran, Iran
Genres
  • Electronic music
  • Hip hop
  • Techno
  • House music
  • Ambient music
  • Dance music
Occupations
  • DJ
  • Composer
  • Music arranger
Instruments
  • Daf
  • Tombak
Years active2000–present

Nesa Azadikhah (born May 22, 1984) is an Iranian composer, DJ, and music producer.[1] She is a born and raised in Tehran and is one of the BBC's 100 Women.[2][1] Nesa is a supporter of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, which she demonstrates through her music releases and compilations like Woman, Life, Freedom in electronic music alongside DJ Aida.[3][4][5][6][7]

Activities

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Nesa Azadikhah started her music career at the age of six, playing the Tombak and Daf, and has been organizing underground gatherings in Tehran since the age of sixteen. Nesa is the founder and executive director of Deep House Tehran. Deep House Tehran daily, weekly, and monthly covers the electronic music scene in Iran, publishes music compilations, educational content, and podcasts, and reviews electronic music albums.[8][9][10]

She began her professional activities in music at a young age by participating in and performing at parties and gatherings of underground music in Tehran.[1] She is recognized as one of the first female DJs and live performers in Iran.[1] Nesa contributed as a composer in the albums “Khodha”[11] and “Gozaar”[12] by Bahram Nouraei, and she has also composed for plays such as “House, Kitchen”.[13]

Nesa Azadikhah has been a supporter of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, demonstrating her support through artistic and civil activities. She was one of the signatories of the Statement of the Iranian Artistic Community in Support of Art Students during the Women, Life, Freedom movement. She also released the electronic music album “Women, Life, Freedom” in collaboration with DJ Aida.[3][4][14][15][16][17][18] The release of this album led Nesa to leave Iran for Europe in August 2022.[3]

Nesa's portfolio also includes numerous international activities with various groups and artists.[19][20][21] As the head of Deep House Tehran[20] Nesa has collaborated with Sama' Abdulhadi, the first female Palestinian DJ,[22] aiming to create a space for electronic music expression in Iran.[20] Nesa collaborated in the exhibition “Every Beginning Is But a Continuation,” a work by her twin sister, Niyaz Azadikhah, and was responsible for the sound design of the videos in the exhibition.[23][24][25] This experimental exhibition included animated and static images and designs, along with various pleasant and jarring sounds from life that transformed into a video animation. Niyaz Azadikhah is Nesa Azadikhah's twin sister.[24]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iranian female DJs shaking the dance floor". BBC News Persian (in Persian). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "The Iranian female DJs shaking the dance floor". BBC News. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c "'Dancing is a symbol of freedom in Iran'". BBC News. 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ a b "'Woman, Life, Freedom': Iranian DJs Create Art Amongst Chaos | EDM Identity". edmidentity.com. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ Tammy, Moir (2023-01-24). "Shining the spotlight on Iran's female electronic artists". Happy Mag. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ "Women, life, freedom! Iranian electronic musicians reflect on a year of protest | Music | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ "New compilation WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM spotlights Iranian women producers · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ Peeleh. "Peeleh". Peeleh. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  9. ^ "About Deep House Tehran". deephousetehran.
  10. ^ "Middle Eastern Women at Two Music Festivals in Sweden" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  11. ^ "KHODHA". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  12. ^ "Gozaar". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  13. ^ "Majooni Reads 'House, Kitchen'". ILNA News Agency (in Persian). 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  14. ^ "Iranian women put together charity compilation to raise money for women's charity". Mixmag. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  15. ^ "Apranik Records announces new compilation of electronic music by Iranian women, 'Intended Consequence'". DJ Mag. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  16. ^ "Woman, Life, Freedom: Nesa Azadikhah and AIDA on their new compilation, protest and raising awareness through music". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  17. ^ Cain, Rosie (2023-01-20). "Iranian artists AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah release non-profit compilation, 'Women, Life, Freedom'". Ransom Note. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  18. ^ Hafteh. ""Women, Life, Freedom" became dance | Weekly News Media". Weekly News Magazine (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  19. ^ "TES + LUST: COLLECTIVE FAILURE - ATCH - INTT - Nesa Azadikhah - ZOYA BABOO at TES, Tbilisi (2022) ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  20. ^ a b c "Rex Club presents: Sama' Abdulhadi, Nesa Azadikhah at Rex Club, Paris ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  21. ^ Dari, Erfan (2021-03-24). "Collecting Noise, Noise 21.1". Contemporary Music Magazine (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  22. ^ "Criticism of the arrest of the first female Palestinian DJ for performing at Nabi Musa". Euronews (in Persian). 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  23. ^ Shamsai, Mahsa (1393). "Twins, Grandmothers, and Metro Riding in Tehran; A Look at the Arrangement of Niyaz and Nesa Azadikhah at the Georgeani Gallery". Golestaneh (in Persian). 132 (11): 39–41.
  24. ^ a b "An Image of Aging in Animated Designs". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  25. ^ "An Image of Aging in Animated Designs". kodoom (in Persian).
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