Pouya Ehsaei is a musician, sound designer, producer, curator and promoter from Iran, currently based in London. Pouya started his musical career in the underground scene of his hometown Tehran. He has since performed in acclaimed venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre and the Royal Academy of Arts as well as several festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival, Womex, Womad, Fusion, Shambala and Linecheck. He has released two solo albums There (2014) & RocRast (2020). Pouya is the leader of the band Ariwo and the figure behind the electronic and live music club night Parasang. With Ariwo he has recorded and produced two studio albums Ariwo (2017) & Quasi (2019).

The concert is a part of the Independent Electronics from Iran / Zabte Sote: Iranian Sound Artists Volume I project.