Melkor is a Dark ambient / Drone / Atmospheric / Cinematic project and the virtual nickname for its founder, Behrad Fountain, an interdisciplinary artist and philosophy scholar based in Persia. He pursued his musical career in 2011 by learning the principles of music theory and playing drums at the Benaan Music Academy, and then he has been compozing electroacoustic and instrumental music since 20
13. Some of Melkor's pieces have been broadcasted in Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France, America, Belgium, and Canada; some have been chosen as soundtracks for theater performances, such as Noon theater (2021). Melkor has also composed music for Sci-Fi visual content of the National Observatory of Iran and collaborated in so many VA compilations such as Visions of Darkness (2022). The purpose is to demonstrate the most profound existential aspects and philosophical foundations of existence through the language of music. Additionally, Melkor embarks on conceptual and experimental expeditions to dark spaces, Blackness, and the origins of creation. Melkor Studio is a monastery for passionate souls from across the globe who possess a deep inclination towards the nexus of art, philosophy, and darkness which has started its activity in 2017 with the aim of providing a new approach in the production of conceptual, electronic and art music. Side projects of Melkor Studio: XIGRI, QUANTOMYSTIC, EXTERMINATUS (all currently on hold)
From Philosophy to Music - Deep, Dim, Doom (the dimensions of human creation).