Mohammed Haddad

(Participated with the UNESCO's traditional orchestra Playing the Oud, in a musical Concert entitled Magic Flute, but not only...(Part III of Mozart, but not only ...), on the occasion of Closure of UNESCO's 60th anniversary celebration, UNESCO) - Paris.

(Participated in The Cultural Bahraini Days with original Pieces composed for piano) - Abu Dhabi.

(Participated as a composer and piano player, with a group of musicians, in the concert “Ziryab”) - Isa Town Sport and cultural Club.

Mohammed Haddad (محمد حداد) (born 2 October 1975) is a Bahraini composer and music critic.

He is an active artist in the music scene of Bahrain and a leading composer in the film scores of Bahraini films.

He is best known for his work on the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed Bahraini motion picture A Bahraini Tale.

Mohammed Haddad was born on October 2, 1975, in Muharraq, Bahrain, the second child of father Qassim Haddad and Mother Moza Al Shamlan, along with his elder sister Tufool Haddad and younger brother Mahyar Haddad.

His father poet Qassim Haddad is an influential cultural figure in Bahrain.

In 1982, when Haddad was seven years old, he told his parents that he wanted to study music and become a musician.

Picked up the Keyboard at the age of 8 and quickly became the leading musician in his primary school's music band.

When he moved to his intermediate school at the age of 12, he picked up the Oud and made it his major instrument until he flew to Cairo to pursue a degree in music, where he studied music composition and conducting at the Cairo Conservatory of Music, focusing on the Piano.

Between those seven years 1993 - 2000, Haddad studied score-reading, orchestration and conducting under maestro Ahmed El-Saedi, counterpoint and music analysis under professor Awatef Abdel Karim and composition basics under Ahmad Abdulla, Mona Ghoneim and Rageh DaWood.

Mohammed Haddad had also been writing critical publications about music in several Bahraini newspapers since 1995 until today.

He presented a wide range of music workshops and panel discussions in many festivals, including the Spring of Culture Festival in Bahrain, the Gulf Film Festival in the UAE, and the Saudi Film Festival.

(Strings arrangement for the song “Ashes” by the Bahraini artist Ala Ghawas, performed by Studio Pros Strings) - Los Angeles, USA.

(Arranged music for two Ouds for a song by Hassan Haddad) - Ministry of Culture.

(Musically arranged the chant “The Bahraini” by Al Walla Band).

(Participated as a composer and piano player, with a group of musicians, in the concert “Watan”) - Al Riwaq Art Space.

In 1997, while Haddad was enrolled in his bachelor program in Cairo, he also participated in Bahrain in a musical workshop for Oud under the supervision of the Iraqi musician Naseer Shamma.

Upon his return from his educational journey in Cairo, Haddad was immediately involved in the art scene in Bahrain.

In 2000, Haddad had obtained his bachelor's degree in Music composition and conducting with an honors with distinction degree from the Cairo Conservatory of Music, Academy of Art, Egypt.

In 2000, he composed the music for the play “Three Girls…Harem” right after his graduation.

Upon his return to Bahrain from Cairo in 2001, he secured a position as the music specialist and the head of the Music club at the University of Bahrain.

And continued composing the music and sound effects for a number of plays afterward including, “Wedding Night” in 2001, “Adhari” and “Life Is Not Very Serious in Its Bits and Pieces” in 2003, “At Midnight” in 2004 and “News of the Mad Lover” in 2005.

In 2005, he married the architect Maysam Al Nasser.

Also, in 2005, while he was in a visit to Scotland, he composed music for the experimental animation “Emotion in Motion”- project by Hiba Aboulhosn, Edinburgh College of Art.

By the year 2006, Haddad had established himself as one of Bahrain's rising music composers, the same year he was assigned by Bahraini film director Bassam Al-Thawadi to compose the score of the Bahrain motion picture A Bahraini Tale.

The movie received excellent reviews all around the Persian Gulf region.

(Participated with original Pieces composed for piano in The Cultural Bahraini Week as part of “Algeria... Arab Capital of Culture 2007”), Palais de la Culture.

2008 was a productive year for Haddad, he composed the score for six independent films, “Future Vision”, a documentary directed by Bassam Al-Thawadi, then “A Dinner” directed by Hussain Al-Riffaei, “Absence” directed by Mohammed Bu-Ali, “Yaseen” directed by Jamal Al-Ghailan, then he worked with Emirati director Khalid Al-Mahmood in his short film “Bint al nokhitha”, and his last film in 2008 was “Mraimy” a short film directed by Ali Al-Ali.

Haddad collaborated in two projects with his father, the poet Qassim Haddad, and his photographer sister, Tufool Haddad, “Tarafa” and “Vincent”, each of which resulted in a music CD, a book of poetry and narrative, and an album of art photos.

He has also collaborated with a large group of musicians in Bahrain as a music arranger and oud player.

One of the most important musicians with whom he worked continuously is Ala Ghawas, where he participated in a number of his albums as a string arranger, pianist and oud player.

(Participated in the 10th International Universities Art Convention, in South Valley University) - Hurghada.

(Participated in Bahrain's 11th International Music Festival, composing A Dance, followed by a little Death, a piece for Orchestra, performed by The European Union Chamber Orchestra, Conducted by Gernot Süssmuth, The Directorate of Culture and National Heritage of the Ministry of Information) - Bahrain National Museum.

(Participated in the 5th International University Theatre Arts Festival, with music composition and arrangement for the original songs Voyaging Amulet, Land of prophets and Piano Nocturne Friend of the moon, Lebanese American University [LAU]) - Beirut.

(Participated as a composer and piano player, with a group of musicians, in a concert entitled “For her”, dedicated to Al Aqsa Second Intifada) - Gulf air Club.

(Participated in Bahrain's 12th International Music Festival, by composing Forlorn Apse, a piece for piano and cello, performed by members of Bahrain's Music Band, The Directorate of Culture and National Heritage of the Ministry of Information) - Bahrain National Museum.

(Participated in (Ja'salam) Cultural Festival, Invited by the festival organizer Sandro Lunin, the director of Schlachthaus in Bern, music for the play “Three Girls…Harem”) - Bern.

(Participated in the Arabic Child's Song Festival, music and arrangement for the song “Challenge”) - Amman.