Emile Aouad, the Lebanese artist, grew up in a family who loves music.; from an Armenian mother who plays the piano and a Lebanese father who composes music and teaches Arabic singing,

Emile learned to play the oud at the age of 16 years old with the guidance of his father.

He studied audiovisual and cinematography at Saint Joseph University/ IESAV. And from year 2000, Emile Aouad instructs sound design, sound recording, technical listening and foley at the same university.

He has his own musical style and mixes between different musical genres like jazz, blues, rock, chill-out, and many other styles.

He has worked in the composition of music for films, and sound design for documentary films, for independent production houses and TV broadcasters such as Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera Documentary and many others. He also composed music for fiction films, TV commercials, TV Series, and TV programs.

Emile Aouad launches his first Album titled "Shankleesh" on July 2011