# Soroush Omoumi

Soroush Omoumi (Persian: سروش عمومی, romanized: Sorūsh Omūmī, Persian pronunciation:; born 1988 in Tehran), is an Iranian flutist, drummer, percussionist, arranger, and composer.

## Biography and career

Soroush Omoumi was born on 7 February 1988 in Tehran. Since his father was an aspiring musician, Soroush got interested in music as a child, beginning with drums and percussion. Being talented in rhythm and music in general, Soroush spent his childhood learning how to play instruments, mostly self-taught and occasionally helped by his father.
Encouraged by his family, he entered Tehran Music School at the age of twelve, where the flute was assigned his specialized instrument, and he began learning how to play it under the instruction of Mohammad-Ali Legha (محمدعلی لقاء).
Being instructed by the Music School's masters for six years, Soroush proved one of the best players, finishing the first several times in competitions. He took part in several contests and festivals, including Fajr International Music Festival, National Festival of Youth Music, and Municipality Music Festival, often getting first or second places.
Also keenly interested in playing instruments other than the flute, while studying at the Music School, Soroush took lessons in playing drums under the instruction of Houman Ghaffari (هومن غفاری), a famous player. Soroush taught himself in playing percussion, saxophone, piccolo, whistle, and recorder too. Towards graduating from the Music School, Soroush started working with various music groups and orchestras (classical, pop, rock, etc.).
After getting a diploma in music, he worked more professionally with more excellent groups and more professional players while teaching music. Having done his military service, he entered Music University while continuing his professional activities.
Soroush has played in numerous concerts around Iran and a few other countries.
After graduating from the University of Applied Science and Technology in Iran, in 2011 he went to London to continue his studies and was accepted into Middlesex University. There he attended various classes and workshops held by internationally renowned figures of music.

## Artistic collaborations

As an instrument player and arranger, Soroush Omoumi has collaborated with different world music groups and performed at various music events.
He has worked with singers and musicians such as Aref Arefkia, Faramarz Asef, Mehran Atash, Sami Beigi, Googoosh, Hengameh, Rana Mansour, Ayda Mosharraf, Babak Saeedi, Sattar, Shahram Shabpareh, Shakila, Shahyad, and many others.
Soroush also has collaborated with music bands such as Ajam, Nioush, Danoub, Zarbofoot, Tehran Wind Orchestra, Tehran Symphony Orchestra, and Alborz Symphonic Orchestra.

## Discography
### Instrumental album

He produced his first instrumental album under the title of 18 in 2018 and released it in early 2019. The album is including 9 tracks as follow: "Avalanche", "Fate", "Alfie's Theme", "Four Seasons", "Dance of Wind", "A Spanish Love Song", "Annie's Song", "Le Basque", and "Imagine".

### Collaboratings

Soroush also has collaborated in producing some other musicians' albums and tracks as composer, arranger, flutist, drummer, and/or percussionist.

#### Albums

| Album's title | Singer | Poet/Songwriter | Composer | Arranger | Mixing | Genre | Soroush's role | Publishing year |
| Tāp-o -Toop | Iman Siahpouoshan | Iman Siahpoushan | Mehdi Rameshk | Mehrdad Abbasi | Babak Shahraki | Iranian pop | flutist | 2008 |
| Dārvag | Rouzbeh Ne'matollahi | Rumi | Rouzbeh Ne'matollahi | Payam Ghorbani | Arash Pakzad | Iranian pop | flutist | 2013 |
| Rag-o Risheh | Ajam band | Ajam band | Ajam band | Ajam band | Ajam band | fusion | percussionist | 2016 |
| Khāham Goft | Soroush Ghahramanlou | Niush band | Niush band | Keikavous Mokhtari | Keikavous Mokhtari | fusion rock | drummer | 2019 |

#### Singles

| Song's title | Singer | Poet/Songwriter | Composer | Arranger | Mixing | Genre | Soroush's role | Publishing year |
| Madyoun | Mehran Atash | Amir-Hossein Feizi | Babak Saeedi | Babak Saeedi | Babak Saeedi | Iranian pop | flutist, percussionist | 2014 |
| Tou ayeneh | Mehran Atash | Vahid Bayati | Sadegh Zeinali | Arash Azad | Babak Saeedi | Iranian pop | drummer | 2016 |
| Naya baroun | Majid Fallahpour | Yashar Yekta | Majid Fallahpour | Peiman Aslani | Farshad Hesami | Iranian pop | flutist | 2016 |
| Ba to | Salar Sepahroum | Salar Sepahroum | Salar Sepahroum | Amir-Milad Nikzad | Amir-Milad Nikzad | Iranian pop | flutist | 2016 |
| Shaparak | Ali Azimi | Ali Azimi | Ali Azimi, Ajam band | Ajam band | Ajam band | fusion | percussionist | 2016 |
| Eshgh-e mamnou' | Mehran Atash | Vahid Bayati | Sadegh Zeinali | Amir-Milad Nikzad | Amir-Milad Nikzad | Iranian pop | drummer, percussionist | 2018 |
| Donya-ye bi-mantegh | Pedram Abessi | Maryam Assadi | Mani Rahnama | Mani Rahnama | Hamid-Reza Ādāb (Pop Studio) | Iranian pop | flutist | 2018 |
| Salam az ghalb-e Iran | Amin Ajami, Mirza-Mas'oud Mousavi | Amin Ajami, Mirza-Mas'oud Mousavi | Amin Ajami | Ajam band | Soroush Omoumi | fusion | mixing, mastering | 2018 |
| Leila | Keivan Lachin | Falak Khorasani | Keivan Lachin | Dariush Salehpour | Dariush Salehpour | pop fusion | percussionist | 2019 |

#### Turkish singles

| Song's title | Singer | Poet/Songwriter | Composer | Arranger | Mixing | Genre | Soroush's role | Publishing year |
| Vazgeçmem | Ayda | Ayda | Yiğit Albayrak | ــ | Sermet Ağartan | Iranian pop | percussionist | 2018 |
| Senkron | Ayda | Ayda Mosharraf, Sermet Ağartan | Ayda Mosharraf, Sermet Ağartan | Sermet Ağartan | Sermet Ağartan | Iranian pop | percussionist | 2019 |