Interviews with SamZYArtist
Press information, interviews and selected awards of SamZYArtist.
Interview (2025)
Interview in October 2025 with the Belgian electronic music magazine "Tanzgemeinschaft".
Interview (2022)
Interview with the US Online Music Magazine
Indie Music Spot in 2022
Industry Roles
Film festivals
Open Eyes Film Festival
Member of the film screening team at the 29th OpenEyes Film Festival 2024 and at the 30th OpenEyes Film Fest 2025 in Marburg in Germany.
Bremen Film Festival
Member of the film screening team at the Bremen Film festival 2025 in Germany.
Speaker (Immersive media)
at the nextReality.festival on Nov.2024 in Hamburg on the topic of Augmented Reality (AR) in the film industry, animation, product design and marketing.
The nextReality.Festival is a two-day event that celebrates the most exciting and innovative developments in the field of immersive technologies and media.
With a mix of conference, exhibition, award ceremony and networking events, the festival offers a unique platform for professionals, creatives, interested parties and enthusiasts from the XR world.
Awards and Nominations: SamZYArtist
- A total of 10 awards and Nominations were received between 2024 and 2026 (May).
- These included 5x Best Sound Design awards for the release Bastan and Z (Perisan Instrumental),
- Best Director for Fish (shortfilm animation),
- Twice nominations for my interactive hybride XR Shortfilm Animation called I'm Virtual by the AWE XR USA 2026 in the Categories Best Art/Film and Best Content Creators
and more...
Please click here for an overview of the awards in 2024, 2025 and 2026 (Englsh)
and in German Language
Journalism: SamZYArtist Live
Sam Zand Yazdani, also known as SamZYArtist, is a Hamburg and Berlin based music, film and XR creator, interviewer and event reporter covering music, film, immersive media, sustainability, technolog and culture
Since 2024, regular and in depth coverage of major international trade fairs spanning themes such as technology, film, music, and sustainability has been published on LinkedIn, including events like AWE XR USA and the Hydrogen Expo Hamburg. Each edition, released bi-weekly via the LinkedIn newsletter "Festivals, trade fairs and events," delivers valuable business insights alongside updates on the latest AI tools, trade shows, and music events.
New Expansion: A newly introduced interview section extends cross-media reach and is now being rolled out in stages on Instagram and other platforms.
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SamZYArtist Live
XR • Music • Media • Culture
Interviews, insights & live access
LinkedIn, Instagram/ facebook, tiktok, YouTube
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Some examples:
Already published:
Music: Interviews on the Superbooth Synthesizer Trade fair Berlin 2026
Culture: Persians
Coming soon / June 2026 :
XR: Interviews with new talents & Trade Fair Exhibitors on the AWE XR USA 2026 in Long beach, California
EPK & Contact
Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
A short EPK can be found at the bottom of the first page (music) for download.
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