Rawad A. Massih - aka Rudi - Music composer & audio producer

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Starting in the late 90s with his dissolved band The Hourglass, he is considered as one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal music in the Middle East. 

His first solo album Ancient Hope consists of orchestrated epic instrumentals with electric guitar solos as a primary instrument, a genre never played before in the Middle East.  

 In 2019, Massih signed with Universal Music MENA for releasing his album Away From Planet Earth, which is his first experience with electronic music, inspired by Jean-Michel Jarre and Vangelis, also a style that very few musicians in the Middle East approaches. 

 Massih later works were focusing on mixing Oriental (Ethnic) instruments like Oud, Qanoun and Buzuk with westernised musical arrangements, leading to unique musical passages and styles. 

 He composed TV soundtracks, cinematic original scores, plus commercial and advertising promotional themes and sonic logos.