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Ameen Mokdad

Ameen Mokdad

Middletown

Summary

Award-winning composer, performer, and multidisciplinary artist working across film,
theater, and contemporary music. Founder of a youth orchestra in Mosul and
internationally active collaborator with ensembles and institutions in the U.S., Middle
East, and Europe.

Work History

Musician and Composer, Film score composer

Freelancer
  • "Double" Single - Composing, performing with Brooks Olson
  • "Uçan Ruh (Taking Flight)" album - Composing, performing with Kevin Bishop
  • "Rod Work Fine Dubled" EP - Composing, recording, mastering and performed by Ameen Mokdad
  • "Baghdad Bicycle" album - Composing, recording, mastering and performed by Ameen Mokdad
  • "The Sounds of the Silk Road" album - Co-composing, recording, mastering and performed by Ameen Mokdad and Cuatro Puntos Ensemble.
  • "Polyrhythmic" feature documentary film - Composed, recorded, mastered, and performed music score, contributing to six award nominations, including a win for Best Experimental Film.
  • "One Life Entry" short film - Composer. Film score award winner, two award winner, nine award nominee, by the American director Jon Schroth
  • "Taqasim Ala Alhayat" play - Composer, performer. Four awards winner play by the Iraqi Director Jawad Al Asady with presentations in Baghdad, Tunis and Cairo.
  • "Through The Eyes of Children" album - Composing, mastering. Performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble.
  • "A Dream" short film - Composer, singer and songwriter, Award winner film by the Iraqi directors Mounir Salah and Ameen Mokdad.
  • "M(O)ther" play - Composer, performing musician, play by the American Iranian director Vahdat Yeganeh.
  • "Haiku" short film - Composing, mastering, performing music score. Ten international awards nominee 2 Finalist. One award winner short film by the Iraqi director Mounir Salah.
  • "TISCHRIN Performance" play - Composer, performer. Play by the German creator Hella Mewis.
  • "Haneen Harr" play - Composer, performer. Play by the Iraqi director Jawad Al Asady.
  • "The Curve" album - Composer. Performed by Cuatro Puntos Ensemble and Ameen Mokdad.
  • "Light Orchestra" - Founder, Conductor. Youth orchestra based in Iraq/Mosul.
  • "1000 Stories And A Story" performance - Composer, performer. Dramatic reading from Hussain Muttar's booklet events at 5th TARKIB Baghdad Contemporary Art Festival.
  • Performed as musician at Flying Carpet Musical Festival in Mardin, Turkey.
  • Executed first solo concert at BAIT TARKIB in Baghdad.
  • "Iraqi Film" short film - Composed score, achieving five international nominations and one win, recognized by Iraqi director Mounir Saleh.
  • "Adad" musical instrument - One of the designers, makers of the musical instrument crafted under ISIS occupation in Mosul.

Musician, Performer, Choreographer, Conductor, Actor, Director

  • Directed award-winning feature documentary "Polyrythmic", showcasing Iraqi culture and artistic expression.
  • Directed musical tour across the US for the production "The Curve", overseeing all artistic elements.
  • Directed "Absent Man's Wedding", an Iraqi musical film that highlights cultural narratives and engages local audiences.
  • Directed and acted in the Iraqi short film "A Dream", focusing on thematic storytelling.
  • "Haiku" main actor/ Iraqi short film by Mounir Salah.
  • "TISCHRIN Performance" main actor. Play by the German creator Hella Mewis.
  • Choreographed and performed in four plays for the Arts Therapy Lab.
  • Choreographed "KIDS SKILLS SHOW" (KS SHOW), a children's performance inspired by Oskar Schlemmer's Bauhaus Triadic Ballet in Baghdad, Iraq.
  • "Body Percussion Performance" conductor. 5th TARKIB Baghdad Contemporary Arts Festival.
  • "Body Percussion Performance" conductor. BAGHDAD WALK, a group exhibition in public space, a project of the Goethe-Institut Iraq.
  • "Taqasim Ala Alhayat" actor. Play by the Iraqi Director Jawad Al Asady based on the novel "Ward No. 6" by Anton Chekhov with presentations in various festivals.

Trainer, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Song Writing, Expert lecturer

  • Expert lecturer in Arabic music moods and improvisation at University Of Hartford - The Hartt School of Music.
  • Facilitated songwriting workshops for arts-based research in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey.
  • Taught Light Orchestra class at Mosul, focusing on music fundamentals and ensemble collaboration.
  • Trainer, choreographer of the programme "Arts Therapy Lab" in BAIT TARKIB.
  • Trained and provided music therapy services at Sirkhane, Turkey/Mardin, focusing on individual and group therapeutic sessions.
  • Trained and delivered music therapy in Kids Studio Lab at BAIT TARKIB, supporting children's emotional and cognitive development.
  • Served as music teacher since 2016, delivering lessons in various musical disciplines.

Conceptual Artist

  • Curated "Crossing Points" exhibition in public space at Baghdad Walk III, showcasing contemporary art and fostering community engagement.
  • Organized "1000 Iraqi Lip Prints" exhibition in public space at Baghdad Walk, celebrating cultural expression and promoting local artists.
  • Facilitated "Tschiess" exhibition in public space during Baghdad Walk II.
  • Organized "Where?" exhibition in public space at Baghdad Walk II.
  • Displayed "They Were Here" at 5th TARKIB Festival in Abu Nawas Theater, Baghdad.
  • Presented "Propaganda" at 6th TARKIB Festival in Bait Tarkib and online.
  • Exhibited "Books From Hell" at FORB in Bait Tarkib, Baghdad.
  • Presented "Reflection" at 4th TARKIB Festival in Bait Tarkib.
  • Featured "Ameen Mokdad" at 3rd TARKIB Festival in Shatha Al Jameel, Baghdad.

Education

masters - music composition

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
01-2026

Bachelor degree - Animal Resources

University of Mosul
01-2013

Skills

  • Film scoring
  • Music composition
  • Songwriting
  • Arranging music
  • Orchestral arrangements
  • Audio production
  • Audio editing
  • Sound design
  • Music recording
  • Studio recording experience
  • Adobe Audition
  • Mixcraft
  • Ableton
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Musician collaboration
  • Performance skills
  • Lyric writing

Affiliations

  • IACCD, 01/01/22, present
  • Cuatro Puntos.org, 01/01/20, present
  • TARKIB Baghdad Contemporary Arts Institute, 01/01/17, present

Websites

Alternative Name

Ameen Mokdad

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/01/89
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Iraqi

Awards

  • 2025, Runner-up, Concerto Competition/ Wesleyan University
  • 2024, Best Experimental film award from Swedish film award on "Polyrhythmic"
  • 2023, Best Music Score award in the 48h project film festival USA/New Haven
  • 2021, Best director award in the Film and Television Festival, Iraq/Basra
  • 2013, 2nd Music award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq
  • 2012, 2nd Music award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq
  • 2012, 2nd Visual arts award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq
  • 2011, 2nd Music award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq
  • 2011, 1st Visual arts award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq
  • 2008, 4th Visual arts award in the Creative Arts Competition, University of Mosul/Iraq

Languages

Arabic, English, B2, B2, B2

Office Skills

  • Audio editing and sound design in (Adobe Audition, Mixcraft, Ableton)
  • Video editing (Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effect)
  • Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Visa

permanent residency 

Timeline

Musician and Composer, Film score composer

Freelancer

Musician, Performer, Choreographer, Conductor, Actor, Director

Trainer, Music Teacher, Music Therapist, Song Writing, Expert lecturer

Conceptual Artist

masters - music composition

Wesleyan University

Bachelor degree - Animal Resources

University of Mosul

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