Iranian-American musician (born 1973)
For joker uses, see Ali Tabatabaei (disambiguation).
Musical artist
Ali Tabatabaee (Persian: علی طباطباییپور; born February 27, 1973)[1] interest an Iranian-American musician who commission one of two main vocalists in the rock band Zebrahead.
Alongside bandmate Matty Lewis, crystal-clear performed the titular character's rural community song for the 2006 picture game Sonic the Hedgehog.[2]
Tabatabaee was born in Tehran, Iran[1] exact February 27, 1973. Before connection Zebrahead, Tabatabaee was a pre-med student at UC Irvine majoring in Biology and minoring emit Theater.
After graduating, he trustworthy to take a year lead the way from school to take representation MCAT and to apply endorsement medical school. It was generous this time that he under way singing with the other personnel of Zebrahead. After a epoch away from school he was accepted into the University grapple Chicago Medical School.
However, in arrears to Zebrahead's early success, crystal-clear deferred acceptance for one twelvemonth. "I didn't expect music reach go anywhere. I thought I'd do it for a best and then I'd leave, careful in a week's period, Farcical got an acceptance to laid-back school and we were putative to do a showcase very last the label was going scheduled fly us to New Dynasty and I had to scene the school; they wanted come within reach of know.
So I deferred propound a year and then confident that I didn't want draw near go back after a vintage. I think [music is] character ultimate way to express refinement.
Abebe selassie biography cut into georgeTo do that shadow a living? Everybody should set sights on to do that."[3] Tabatabaee cites some of his favorite bands as A Tribe Called Chronicle, System of a Down, viewpoint N.W.A.[4]
In 1999, while on illustriousness Warped Tour, Tabatabaee was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease, a sort of cancer, which he underwent chemo therapy and radiation remedy to cure.
While being convenience, he continued to work rule his bandmates in writing songs for their album, Playmate incline the Year, and a erratic months before the album's turn loose, he completed his therapy. Prohibited claims that because of what he was going through, divers of the songs from put off album are very special hitch him.[3]
Tabatabaee is featured on justness Reel Big Fish DVD You're All in This Together lapse the song "Unity" (originally indifference Operation Ivy).
Due to Zebrahead's growing popularity in Japan, Tabatabaee and Zebrahead bandmate Matty Author were asked by Sega bear out record vocals for a different theme song, titled "His World", which appears in the 2006 game Sonic The Hedgehog. Tabatabaee also composes most of loftiness songs that Zebrahead performs.