Sifted Thoughts

Founder and guitarist of Nervecell talks all things metal, the new album, the scene in Dubai and shares his thoughts on the journey so far!

Ahmed and Ziad have a chat about their experiences with their bands, their working friendship, their musical influences and share lots of funny stories on the behind the scenes of their bands!

Musician Casper stops by the Sifted Thoughts podcast to chat all things music, relationships and life. Listen to the full episode to hear more on how it all started, her work outside of the band, and future plans.

Hadi returns to the podcast, and we have a super in-depth and personal discussion covering a whole range of topics including lucid dreaming, relationships and his band Benevolent.

The man behind DE, Gorgin Asadi, is joined by fellow musicians Hadi Sarieddine and Alan Short to discuss the concept behind DE and aspirations for future editions.

Ana, Kaveh and Ziad (with a special appearance from Carla) discuss Desert Experiment 5, and the particular challenges that could come along with it.

Listen to 3 of the Desert Experiment musicians discuss what makes the project so unique and diverse, and how it has changed over the years.

Ahmed (of AKB, Portable Mind), Fadi (of Aramaic, Svengali) and Josh (of Svengali and many other projects) get together to discuss and reminisce about their experiences with Desert Experiment so far.

Talented musician and artist Natasha Dahdaleh has a chat with me on the role of art and music in her life, family influences and childhood experiences.

Dubai based drummer Josh Saldanha has a chat with me about his experiences being in the scene from the early days, how he got into drumming, and other fun tidbits.

What do women talk about behind closed doors? Listen in to Tara and I discuss our experiences growing up as independent mixed breed women in the Arab world.

Self-described "old school" friend and drummer Khalid and I have a chat about our musical influences, the development of the local music scene, and our experiences in the UK.

JM Elias of Svengali and Damage Rite talks to me all things related to his bands, his experiences living in Dubai and what home and family is all about.

Best friends and long time Dubai dwellers Viara and Zakia have a chat with me about art and inspiration, healing, ambitions and other interesting topics!

Adnan Mryhij, singer of Svengali (as well as many other things), has a chat with me all things metal, the local scene, celebrity encounters and other fun tidbits.

My younger brother Yousef and I chat family, travelling, lifestyles changes and other topics.

Best friend Amanda and I sit down to talk Japan, procrastination, mindfulness and share funny stories about each other.

Musician and friend Hadi Sarieddine has a conversation with me about music, meditation and other musings.