Saman Mahmoudi was born in Tehran, Iran. He started playing Tombak (Persian drum) at the age of 5 under supervision of his father. Saman's natural talent in capturing the foundation of Persian classical music and instruments such as Santoor was noticeable from early stages of his childhood. He continued his learning under tutelage of two Iranian master musicians, Mehdi Setayeshgar and Pashang Kamkar for one year prior to departing Iran in 1984, where soon after he resided in Austria, he performed in 1986 in Vienna, accompanying Iranian vocalist Soroosh Izadi also known as Soosan Matloobi at age 15. Saman came to United States in 1987 and continued his work and music, mainly improvisation based on radif. He is known for his spontaneous improvising style and dominating ability on percussive instruments. Saman had the privilege of performing with or in the presence of many Grand Masters in Classical Persian Music such as Jalil Shahnaz, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Late Parviz Meshkatian and in one occasion with Mohammad Reza Lotfi in a fund raising tour for tragic Northern Iran earthquake which occured in 1990. Though Saman cherishes the experience and honor of performing with all these great master musicians for many years, three master musicians have always been his biggest inspiration in music: Late Parviz Meshkatian, Jalil Shahnaz and Mohammad Reza Lotfi. In the recent years, Saman surprised everyone with another one of his outstanding talents, his ability to sing. His vocal range enabled him to deliver unforgettable moments in many musical performances, wowing the audience. Saman has also started a series of Musical Fusion concerts, combining Classical Persian Music with music from another countries and regions, such as Greece, India and South America. His goal for doing so is to show the world that in spite of differences in beliefs, cultures and ideas; music is the bridge to connect the gaps. After all, music is the common language spoken by all mankind. Saman is currently living in Phoenix, AZ and continuing his work mainly with several Classical Persian musicians and percussionists of current genre such as Pejman Haddadi, Pezhham Akhavass, Mehrdad Arabi and Houman Pourmehdi as well as vocalist Ghazal Feyli.