Salar Asid, born November 14th in Erbil, Iraq, started playing the violin at an early age and is a professional Kurdish violinist and composer who specializes in Middle Eastern and Western classical music. Salar has performed live with artists like Kadim AL Sahir Assi El Hallani, Majid Al Mohandis, Şivan Perwer, and many more. He joined the band Oxford Maqam in 2017, and together they worked on the movie soundtrack for Walt Disney's Aladdin (2019). Furthermore he has contributed musically to the movies Son of Babylon and Kavoka Spi. He also frequently collaborates with Dutch composer Michel Banabila. Salar completed his Bachelor's degree in Music at Fonty's Academy of Music and Performance Arts in the Netherlands where he resided in the past. Salar completed his Master's at the Salahaddin University (Fine arts) in Erbil. He currently resides in London, United Kingdom.