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Arash Pournouri آرش پورنوری | |
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Pournouri on the right | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Arash Pournouri |
| Also known as | Ash Pournouri |
| Born | August 8, 1981 (age 43) Iran |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation(s) | Record Manager Record Producer Record Executive Songwriter |
| Labels | PRMD Music |
Arash Pournouri (Persian: آرش پورنوری; born 28 August 1981), also known as Ash Pournouri, is an Iranian-Swedish record manager, record producer, songwriter and record executive.
While he is best known as the former manager for Avicii, their artist-manager relationship ended in December 2016.[1] Pournouri is also known for co-writing the lyrics to Cazzette's song, “Beam Me Up”.[2] He owns the music label PRMD Music and the booking agency At Night Management.[3][4] He appeared in the documentary film Avicii: True Stories.[5]
In 2014, Pournouri was awarded as MVP (Most Valuable Person) at the Denniz Pop Awards founded by Denniz Pop.[6]
Pournouri along with Spotify founder Daniel Ek are the creators of the tech convention Symposium.[5] He has also owned and ran several restaurant and bars in Norway and arranged club nights in Stockholm.[7] On 9 July 2015, he was the presenter for Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[8] He is one of the founders of Brilliant Minds.[9] In 2018, he along with Brilliant Minds arranged a conference at Grand Hotel in Stockholm where Barack Obama attended.[9] In 2019, Arash became part owner of the video platform Triller.[10]
Pournouri is a judge on Idol 2024 which is broadcast on TV4.[11]
Pournouri graduated with a Master of Laws degree from Stockholm University from in 2006.[12][13][14]