Mahbod Shirvani is an Iranian electroacoustic composer and tar player based in the United States. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Persian music performance, studying under Darioush Talaei, Siamak Aghaei, Hossein Alizadeh, and Azin Movahed at the University of Tehran.

Shirvani has participated in international master classes and lessons with renowned composers such as Ken Ueno, Nina C. Young, Chaya Czernowin, Katharina Rosenberger, Marco Stroppa, Joachim Heintz, and Fanis Gioles.

Throughout his career, Shirvani has delivered a number of performances as both a performer and composer, including roles as a theater and film composer in Iran. He collaborated with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2024 and has published works including contributions to the Vision of Darkness compilation album by Unexplained Sounds Group Records in 2023, the YARAVA CD compilation (highlighting the winners of the festival in 2022), and the “21.4” compilation album by Noise á Noise Records in 2022.

Shirvani is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Composition at the University of Missouri School of Music, under the mentorship of Stefan Freund and Utku Asuroglu.

The world premiere of his composition Sounds for Nothing will be performed at the MICF by Resident Ensemble Alarm Will Sound.