Growing up in a family of business owners and entrepreneurs in the photo and video industry in Iran, Hamed was always captivated by the storytelling power of foreign and American cinema. After moving to LA to study and score films, he wasn't happy with the mixes of his usually. So he immersed himself in post-production sound instead and co-founded MelodyGun in 2015 with the motto “using sound as a weapon®”.

 

You can hear his work on films including "Riddle of Fire" (Cannes 2022), the Spirit Award-nominated "Test Pattern" and Mads MIkkelsen's "Arctic," which premiered at Cannes in 2018 and hit number 1 upon it’s Netflix release in 2022. His ambition and creativity have given him an eye for the care and creative discourse each project needs. ​He is a judge for the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Blue Ribbon panel, and the Telly Awards.

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His studio's meticulous workflow and eagerness to elevate everything they touch has allowed them to build up an impressive clientele of production companies like Skybound, Netflix, Amazon, OBB Media, RYOT along with independent filmmakers whose movies have been winners at top-tier festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, and Slamdance. MelodyGun also collaborates with some of the best sound professionals through Formosa Group and Skywalker Sound.   

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Some of his most memorable moments for him so far have been getting to tell the stories of immigrants, BIPOC, and LGBTQ filmmakers. Driven by his own personal experience, Hamed is passionate about helping other immigrants break into the industry through internships and employment at his own studio. 

 

He is training his goldendoodle and himself to do therapy animal work at hospitals and senior homes.