Badie Khaleghian
Badie Khaleghian is an accomplished composer and multimedia artist celebrated both nationally and internationally for his intermedia works. His compositions and artworks have graced prestigious stages worldwide, including recent exhibitions at The United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia, New World Symphony in Miami, Florida, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in NYC, and Hobby Center in Houston, Texas. Notably, Badie has received honors, including grants from New Music USA, the Theodore Presser Foundation, and the City of Houston. As a composer fellow at the Ucross Foundation Artist Residency, Avolach Farm Music Institute, and Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Badie remains dedicated to broadening the reach of new music to diverse audiences.
Badie's research and creative practice are inherently interdisciplinary, bridging the gap between music, dance, visual arts, technology, cognition, neuroscience, and cultural studies. His innovative approach intertwines art and technology with a particular focus on the neuroscience of music cognition and interactive-immersive intermedia composition. His collaborations with outstanding institutions such as the NSF IUCRC BRAIN Center at the University of Houston, Medical Humanities at Rice University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center have driven pioneering projects involving mobile brain-body imaging, brain-computer interfacing, and real-time AI-driven brain data visualization and sonification.
Badie currently resides in Brunswick, Maine, and holds the Assistant Professor of Digital Music position at Bowdoin College. He teaches electronic music and multimedia while conducting research, composing, and creating art, all while embracing active learning. Badie holds degrees from the Bahá'í Institute of Higher Education in Iran, as well as from the University of Georgia and Rice University in the United States. Furthermore, Badie actively presents at national and international music festivals and conferences, with his works showcased at notable events such as the Atemporanea Festival in Buenos Aires, the Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society's Annual Conference in Seoul, and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS), among others.
