About

Ray Zod is a highly acclaimed composer, conductor, orchestrator, and concert pianist. His natural gifts of creating a verity of rich and original melodies, in addition to his amazing virtuosity on the piano, along with his colorful mastery of orchestration have made his style of music quite unique and pleasurable. Ray Zod’s music has been majorly praised and admired by his peers and colleagues throughout the world.

Academic educations at “The Music Conservatory of Vienna” in Austria and also “The Royal Music Academy of London” in England, in addition to taking private sessions with some of the most outstanding classical, traditional, and pop style composers and concert pianists such as: Mastero Anoushirvan Rohani, Mastero Javad Maroufi, Ariana Barkeshley, Ph.D., Professor Morteza Hannaneh, Professor Emmanuelle Malik Aslanian, Professor Thomas Christian David, Ph.D., and Maestro Mikhail Michael Morgovsky are merely parts of his extensive academic background.

Ray Zod’s sold-out concerts have been performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls including “John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” in Washington D.C., “Dr. Martin Luther King Center the Performing Arts” in Chicago, “North Shore Center for the Performing Arts” in Skokie, IL, “Memphis Art Center” in Tennessee, and “The Los Angeles Performing Art Center” in Los Angeles.

Ray Zod was selected as the State of California’s Youngest Symphony Orchestra Conductor by conducting his own symphony orchestra at a fully sponsored concert held at U.C.L.A. on October 21st, 1991. Moreover, one of his compositions, “Jewel of the Night”, written for a musical play and video, received the Aurora’s Platinum Award, the highest international award for a musical play, in 1999.

On October 1st, 1999, Ray Zod had the honor of receiving the Key to the City of Ormond Beach, Florida, presented by Mayor Dave Hood. On April 30th, 2000, he was invited to Daytona Beach, Florida, to perform as the guest of honor at the “Final Peabody Auditorium Fiftieth Anniversary Concert”. Ms. Helen S. Rigger, Cultural Arts and Tourism Administrator for Daytona Beach wrote in appreciation: “Your performance was outstanding and inspiring to those of us who were fortunate enough to attend your concert. Our community was certainly blessed to have someone with your talent help us promote cultural understanding.”

“Silver Tears” one of Ray Zod’s compositions from his “New Life “album was chosen as a finalist for the Best Instrumental Song in “The U.S.A. Songwriting Competition”, the world’s leading competition, in the year of 2005. “New Life” is an instrumental album composed, orchestrated, and produced by Ray Zod, receiving numerous recognitions from the critics and fans worldwide.

Ray Zod currently resides in Los Angeles as he produces new instrumental compositions arranged for piano, symphony orchestra and electronic orchestra, with all the unique elements of Ray Zod’s style.