Mountain
Live performance with dancer and choreographer Juliet Widyasari Burnett. A_PART LIVE_01, 2026. Photo: Georgia Haupt.
Composer, musician and sound engineer based in South-East Queensland, specialising in dark, textural music.
Selected work
Liner Notes
Collaborative live performance for Shal's Art Bar takeover at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2025. Photo: Anna Kucera.
The Opposite of Rust
Collaborative piece for the Nike Air Max Dn8 launch, opening Shal's exhibition at Machine Hall, Sydney, 2025. Co-writer, guitar.
Listen
- I Cannot Be Here 2018. Originally released as Sam Haven.
- Cold Burn 2026. KAARST. Writer and producer.
- Music Is My Life 2025. Podcast theme for Lochlan Watt. Co-writer.
About
Sam Saljooghi is a composer, musician and sound engineer based in South-East Queensland. He writes dark, textural music on guitar, piano and synthesizers.
His work moves between records, live performance and commissions. Recent pieces include Mountain, a live collaboration with dancer and choreographer Juliet Widyasari Burnett; The Opposite of Rust, a collaborative piece for the Nike Air Max Dn8 launch in Sydney; and Liner Notes, performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art. In 2022 he scored Merinda Davies' exhibition Fully Automated Human Touch, shown at HOTA.
He plays in KAARST, Nerve Damage and King Dude. RŪMǏNOR, his collaboration with three other artists, recorded Flew Mirrored on the Water (2024) at Frying Pan Studios at MONA in Hobart.
He has spent nearly two decades in live sound and touring production as a sound engineer and production manager, on stages from small clubs to stadiums in Australia and overseas. Artists he has worked with include Suicidal Tendencies, Parkway Drive, Deafheaven, HEALTH, Northlane, Better Lovers, Greg Puciato and IC3PEAK. He has also worked on high-profile musicals, theatre, opera and ballet.
Available for film, gallery and brand commissions. Get in touch
With Lily Innis. Photo: Emily Halloran
