BIO

Amir Oosman is a Los Angeles-based artist. Originally born in Karachi, Amir was brought up overseas for 9 years prior to moving to the Bay Area. 

After completing his Bachelors degree at University of California Santa Cruz, Amir earned his Masters in Music (Performance & Composition) from California Institute of the Arts at the age of 22. CalArts helped cultivate his deep interest in world music, sound design and audio engineering. Under the guidance of Swapan Chaudhuri and Randy Gloss, he developed his proficiency in tabla and world percussion. Since graduating, Amir has toured the world as a clinician, performer, composer and producer.

As a marching percussionist, Amir was a member of the 2008 Madison Scouts, 2009 Bluecoats, 2011 and 2012 Blue Devils Drum Corps. He won gold at the DCI I&E solo competitions in 2011, 2012 and earned a DCI World Championship title with the Blue Devils. Most recently, Amir has arranged drumline pieces for Kanye West’s Sunday Service.

Amir endorses Promark Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads and iConnectivity interfaces. He's an avid practitioner of Ableton Live both as a producer and as a playback engineer. Amir currently tour manages Atlantic Records’ artist, Oliver Tree.

PERFORMER

COMPOSER

Amir’s compositions have been featured in short films, commercials and hit TV shows. His works for Le Pain (2015) earned nominations at the Madrid International Film Festival and St. Tropez International Film Festival. His live performance pieces have been featured by the American Contemporary Ballet, Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, and Kanye West. Most recently, Amir has licensed music to Amazon, Adidas, Airbnb, Sappi, Will Smith, and FOX. Amir is currently signed by creative agency, Marmoset.

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