He says: “My musical discipline comes from a western classical construct, from all the years of playing the cello in an orchestra.” “I don’t “try to make fusion music,” it is what I do because of who I am.” “I used to think I am really Iranian here, but when I got there I realized how American I am.” Fared lived in Iran for a couple of years, training with masters and teaching music to support himself. Standing somewhere in between the two worlds, Fared’s identity as a man and as a musician has taken shape, offering his audiences a new voice, a new outlet for musical expression.