Ahmed Sirour

Ahmed Sirour is a multi-faceted performing artist, composer, arranger, producer and mixing/mastering engineer and globe-hopping world citizen from the borough of Brooklyn, NY, USA. He is a completely self-taught musician who learned how to play piano/keyboards by ear at the start of his 20s. He never learned to read music but became a professional musician in 2002. His musical range has covered Soul/R&B, Jazz, Funk, House (Soulful/Deep/Afro), Broken Beat, Instrumental Ballads, Rock, Alternative, Bossa Nova, Samba, Afrobeat, and much more as he loves to explore various genres. He also received a Masters degree in Audio Production from the University of Westminster, London (UK), although he never completed a Bachelors degree (go figure). In 2012, Ahmed's released his 12-track debut album, The After 2am Sessions (2012); a primarily instrumental, slow-paced/meditative album that was a standout from project from his radio-formatted peers. He would go on to create–not counting cover/remix/instrumental projects–10 original albums in a span of only 6 years...roughly 100 original compositions! Ahmed has also contributed to film/tv score as one of his tracks was handpicked by iconic film director, Spike Lee, who featured Ahmed's track, "We Rep Brooklyn", in the Netflix reboot of his debut film She's Gotta Have It (in Season 1/Episode 2 of the series), as well as a featuring it on the Spotify podcast with Spike personally highlighting his favorite tracks from the series.