Dr. Shahab Paranj (Persian شهاب پارنج) (born April 17, 1983, Tehran) is an Iranian-American composer and instrumentalist based in Los Angeles.

Paranj is a founder and artistic director of “Du Vert à L’infini” a contemporary music festival in the Franche-Comte region of France.

[1]==Career== Acclaimed by The San Francisco Examiner as "impressive",[This quote needs a citation] and by John Adams as "unique",[This quote needs a citation] Paranj blends Persian rhythmic and melodic influences with Western texture and form.

His style blends Persian rhythmic and melodic influences with Western texture and form.

[2] A cellist and master of the tombak, he has played on more than 40 albums with musicians all over the world, appearing at more than 100 well known festivals and venues, such as Lincoln Center in New York, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.