Sussan Deyhim

Sussan Deyhim is a composer, vocalist, performance artist and activist. LA Times quotes Sussan as one of Iran's most potent voices in exile In 1980 she moved to New York embarking on a multifaceted career encompassing music, theatre, dance, media and film. Her work has been presented at The Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royce Hall, The Wallis and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sussan’s wide-ranging collaborations include: Peter Gabriel, U2, Bobby McFerrin, Richard Horowitz, Deepak Chopra. She can be heard on the soundtracks of the Oscar Winning “Argo”, The Last Temptation of Christ,The Kite Runner, She has collaborated with Shirin Neshat on multiple projects, including Turbulent the winner of the Golden Lion at The Venice Biennial. Her activist works include collaborations with Eve Ensler, Saatchi and Saatchi's children benefit, The United Nation’s gathering of the spiritual leaders visioned by Ted Turner. Her most recent projects include her acclaimed stage production The House is Black Media Project inspired by Forough Farrokhzad’s works and life, recently presented at The Wallis and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her upcoming recording releases include La Belle et La Bete a jazz influenced album to be released by summer of 2019 and an all female vocal composition based of the Mystic Persian Poet Attar’s masterpiece “Conference of The Birds”.