Ali Balighi

Ali Balighi is a composer and educator pursuing a DMA. His acoustic, electronic, and fixed media works focus on spatial audio, AI score generation, and integrating Persian microtonality with contemporary serialism. His music has been performed globally at festivals including ICMC at MIT, NYCEMF, and Sonic Matter.

He serves as Artistic Director for the Gilgamesh Arts & Culture Foundation and has been awarded a Kone Foundation Saari Residency. Balighi's research appears in the Computer Music Journal and Organised Sound, and his music is released on labels including Noise a Noise.