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It was in India a few years ago that Mashti met Bahramji, and he quotes.. "I was a DJ and Soundman at a beach club in Goa, and I had to make sound for Bahramji, I had never met him before, but when he started to sing and play I knew right away that I had to make music with him, the longing and beauty in his voice and playing was exactly what I felt, and that's how our beautiful journey of music and friendship started".
Mashti a.k.a. Mads Nordheim was born in Oslo - Norway in 1965, and was surounded with music from birth because of his father, the well known modern classical composer Arne Nordheim. In 1979 Mashti moved to Copenhagen - Denmark where he got involved with the underground music scene as a keyborard player and bass player, but from the end of the 80's he got into electronics & computers for making music, he had been making music for documentaries, art installations and cd's, he has also been working as a DJ for the last 15 years in Denmark, Holland and India.

Mashti quotes.. "For me making Music is a way to stay sane in an insane world! Fusion is the key to everything".

Bahram was born in 1952 in the Kurdish city of Kermanshah in Persia.
As a child he heard the ancient Sufi melodies, which are the inspiration for his music today. At the age of 13 he learned to play the Santoor and started to perform at several places in his hometown.

In 1977 he left Persia, studied and travelled in India and later on in Europe.
Through playing whirling music for wanderers from different cultures, his style has changed from the traditional approach to his own. He melts old songs into a new form, creating a meditative sphere, to uplift body and soul. Bahram's instrument is the Persian Santoor, a traditional string instrument, which is said to create the sound of emptiness.
Besides the Santoor, he started to play the Persian Settar and the Ney; a Persian bamboo flute.

He also started to sing songs using the words of mystical poets like Rumi.
His first album "Sama" was released in 1997 in Holland where he lives now.

After living and performing in India for a long period, he discovered the island of Ibiza in 2003.There he met many other musicians, DJ's and producers who inspired him to change his style. In 2004 he made the album "Call of the Mystic" together with different musicians in an ethno/ambient style.

The past 3 years he has been playing and recording in Ibiza during summer and spending the winters in India, performing, recording and getting inspired by Indian and other musicians.

His music is a special combination between the ancient and traditional, connecting with the modern and technical. Most of the lyrics of his songs are based on Rumi's and other mystical poetry, the tracks carry an urban vibe rooted in meditation.

Fusion is the word to describe this music, but actually a new word needs to be found, because he has taken it to a whole new level. It has the energy to carry a power flow. The length of the songs allows a deep, slow driving bass line to hypnotize you as the melodic Santoor and other instruments carry you to other places. Yet this is not meditation music, it has incredible energy. Bahramji and friends have made not only a great listening experience but also have created something magical.
You can find out more at http://www.bahramji.com
For further info about Mashti you can view his online profile on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/bahramjiandmashti

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