Farzad Golpayegani's Official Website

For Electric and Acoustic guitar lessons by Farzad Golpayegani (in Istanbul / Turkey) please contact :

[For Turkish please click here]

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"84" from album "Five" | January 2012

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"Rockestan" launched | June 2011

Rockestan offers consultant, release, promotion, compose, mix, mastering, web design, cover design, logo design and related services for Persian Rock and Metal musicians inside Iran.

Rockestan has constructed by Farzad Golpayegani.

For more information please visit official website of Rockestan at:

www.rockestan.com

Find other pages of Rockestan at:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/rockestan

MySpace: www.myspace.com/rockestan

ReverbNation: www.reverbnation.com/label/rockestan

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"Five" released | June 2011

“Five” is the fifth full album by Persian composer, musician and visual arts artist Farzad Golpayegani. Five released in June 2011.

This album is not a heavy or metal record in anyway (nor was “Four”), this time he is getting Electronic Music involved and tries to achieve a kind of music easier to listen, but at the same time the technical playing goes on; this album includes the most complicated and extreme solos on 7-string electric guitar in comparison to previous records.

Like most of his previous records, “Five” is a self-released album and is totally produced by the artist himself.

Farzad would like to to dedicate the album to his loving mother “Farideh” also many thanks goes to Parsa Golpayegani, Yusuf Ozmenekse and all other friends for their support.

Tracks of this record: Intro, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84

For hear samples and buy MP3 version or physical CD (outside Iran) please visit Store page or refer to the following link:

For buying the album inside Iran please check out the Farsi page.

For info about whole sale please contact .

Farzad is an independent artist and he's not signed to any record label, so please support and only buy the records officially.

in Paintings Page:

Latest Paintings:

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digital painting

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digital painting

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Albums "Three" and "Four" available as CD | April 2011

For order (from inside Iran) the CD of albums please visit this page for album "Three" and this page for album "Four" in Palapal store page. By ordering both records at the same time receive the CD of album "Two" free of charge.

CDs are also available at "Beethoven Music Center" (No. 23 , Sanaei St. Karimkhan St.) in Tehran.

To purchase MP3 version of albums in Iran please visit Farsi page.

Albums are already available as MP3 and physical CDs for other countries here in Store page.

For info about whole sale please contact .

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Farzad's phone interview in "Ruye Khat" in VOA PNN | April 2011

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Divan Magazine interview (Farsi) | February 2011

The fifth issue of "Divan" Magazine includes an interview with Farzad.

Divan is a Digital Persian Magazine which focuses on Rock and Metal music. Magazine is published as PDF file and it's free to download.

For view and download this issue please visit this page.

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Farzad on BBC Persian | January 2011

Farzad was guest of "Kook" program on BBC Persian. He performed some pieces from his forth and fifth albums during the program.

"Kook" is weekly program which follows the latest events in the world of music. It's usually focused on Persian composers and musicians living in different countries.

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ProgArchieves.com Interview | January 2011

Farzad was interviewed by ProgArchives.com and talked about his experiences in Iran, previous and upcoming records and what he's up to currently.

Check out the full interview here.

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Articles in zirzamin.com

Farzad has started writing articles (in Farsi) in zirzamin.com from November 2010.

Find the first article "Songwriting in Rock and Metal" at:

Part One, Part Two, Part Three

Why and how to form a band

Role of Medias to promote and find more audience

Influence of digital technology in music production

"Gharbzadegi" in music?

Zirzamin is an Iranian online music magazine and the project concept is to create a forum to connect the new wave of Iranian independent musicians and bands, both inside and outside of Iran, to the Iranian public and the world.

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Farzad's Track "47" from album "Three" on Metal Hammer CD

Track "47" from album "Three" is now featured on Metal Hammer CD on April issue.

Previous albums with featured track by Farzad are:

- Flowers in the Desert (a compilation CD from EMI for a book with the same title)

- 89 (for the new Persian year)

- Empire of Rock vol. 1 (a collection from Persian Metal bands)

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Farzad Golpayegani's Digital Paintings are available at deviantART Print Shop. For details please check the link.

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"Four"

Farzad's forth record "Four" released on January 2010.

Unlike previous records of Farzad this one is not in Metal genre. In entire album there is no Electric Guitar, Drums and even Percussion. Composition of the instruments are: Steel and Nylon Acoustic Guitar, Resonance Guitar, Bass Guitar and Violin. Another elements of this "Fusion" album are influences of Iranian and Middle Eastern music and eastern tuning for Acoustic Guitars.

Farzad has played all the instruments and on last two tracks "Ali Sanaei" has featured on Bass Guitar.

Tracks of this record: 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 73, 74 and 75

For hear samples and buy MP3 version or physical CD (outside Iran) please visit Store page refer to the following link:

For buying the album inside Iran please check out the Farsi page.

Farzad is an independent artist and he's not signed to any record label, so please support and only buy the records officially.

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"Three"

Finally after 3 years Farzad Golpayegani's new record "Three" finished in Jan 2008. This is an Iranian Progressive Metal album and it includes only 3 tracks that are about 17 to 18 min. each.

Electric, Acoustic and Bass guitars, vocals and programming for drums and keyboards has been done by Farzad. Also "Arash Jafari" has played Kooze, Darbuka and Daf. Like previous albums Farzad has done recording, mix, mastering and has designed the cover.

This album is a medley of various themes with obvious influence of Iranian and Middle Eastern music.

Tracks of this album are: 14, 39 and 47. Also there is one hidden track in this record which is a cover from some rock and metal songs including: Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Fire (Jimmy Hendrix), Speed King (Deep Purple), Fits like a glove (Kiss), War Ensemble (Slayer), Damage, Inc. (Metallica), Birth of Tension (Overkill), Desperate Cry (Sepultura), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Cowboys From Hell (Pantera).

For hear samples or buy MP3 version or physical CD please visit Store page refer to the following link:

For you want to buy the album inside Iran please check out the Farsi page.

Farzad is an independent artist and he's not signed to any record label, so please support and only buy the records officially.

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