# Ali Sepahvand (Alixsep) > Ali Sepahvand (Alixsep) is a frontend engineer and software engineering researcher in Tehran, who also writes and makes music. - Based in: Tehran, Iran - Now: Open to doctoral positions and research collaborations. - Expertise: Frontend engineering, Software engineering methodology, Discrete mathematics, Music production, and Mixing and mastering - Email: alixsep@outlook.com - Studio email: alixsep.music@gmail.com ## About Individuality is the universe discovering a new way to see itself. We often hear that the universe is an ocean and we are the drops of water that make it. I believe it is more than that. Drops are a poor analogy for people: they are interchangeable and indistinguishable, and no single drop can move the ocean. One person can, toward creation or toward destruction. The highest expression of existence emerges when every being, in every form, is true to its own nature. I have always wanted to unveil my full potential and bring something truly new into the world. In the end, we are all forgotten, but what we make sets the world on a path it would never have taken. What will you give back to the world you were given? ## Research Often the hard part is not finding the answer, but asking the right question. - Software engineering methodology: How intent becomes working software, and which practices hold up when they are examined rather than assumed. - Executable specifications: Specifications that people can read, that run as tests, and that yield formal models from the same source. - Discrete mathematics: Graph theory and finite-state machines, the structures underneath processes, workflows, and programs. Education: - MSc in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) (2023–2026). Supervised by Dr. Alireza Bagheri, and co-supervised by Prof. Mohammad Reza Razzazi. Teaching assistant for Advanced Software Engineering, Fall 2023, where I led hands-on sessions on React, TypeScript, and software testing. Teaching assistant for Database Design, Winter 2024. - BSc in Computer Engineering, Azad University, Khorramabad (2019–2023). Received the Top Student Award in 2022 for the top rank in the Computer Engineering program. - High school diploma, Experimental Sciences, NODET (Sampad) Shahid Beheshti School, Khorramabad (2011–2018). Middle and high school at NODET, Iran’s schools for exceptionally talented students. Admitted with the top rank in Lorestan Province in the final round of the national entrance exam. ## Development - [Yugilife](https://alixsep.com/development/yugilife/) (2021–now): High-quality online Yu-Gi-Oh! card maker Built with TypeScript, React, WebAssembly, and SVG. - [CircleLens](https://alixsep.com/development/circlelens/) (2026): Personal network mapping and analysis tool Built with TypeScript, Graph analysis, and Visualization. - [Chromapair](https://alixsep.com/development/chromapair/) (2026): Reference-based image color-matching CLI tool Built with Python, Color science, and CIEDE2000. ## Music - [Neural Eclipse (Deluxe)](https://alixsep.com/music/neural-eclipse-deluxe/): a 2023 album by Alixsep with 24 tracks. - [Fun But Not Fun](https://alixsep.com/music/fun-but-not-fun/): a 2023 album by Alixsep with 10 tracks. - [The Statement](https://alixsep.com/music/the-statement/): a 2022 single by Prokyon, Lost Heroes, and Alixsep. - [Falling](https://alixsep.com/music/falling/): a 2022 single by Alixsep. - [Rebellion](https://alixsep.com/music/rebellion/): a 2021 single by Alixsep. - [Dissolve](https://alixsep.com/music/dissolve/): a 2021 single by Alixsep with 3 tracks. - [Original](https://alixsep.com/music/original/): a 2021 single by Alixsep. - [Bulletproof](https://alixsep.com/music/bulletproof/): a 2021 single by Alixsep. - [Mystical](https://alixsep.com/music/mystical/): a 2020 single by Alixsep. - [Underrated](https://alixsep.com/music/underrated/): a 2020 single by Alixsep. ## Studio Prices are in US dollars. To book, write to alixsep.music@gmail.com. ### Creation - Song review: $15 per song. Timestamped feedback on your song, with the most important fixes first. Includes: Notes on writing and arrangement; Notes on sound and production; Clear next steps; Usually delivered within three days. - Live song review: $25 per song. We listen to your song together on a call, and I talk you through what to change. Includes: Everything in Song review; A 30-minute call; Your questions answered. - EP review: $50 for up to five songs. Feedback on your EP as one record: every song, and how they work together. Includes: Everything in Song review, for each song; Notes on order and flow; Usually delivered within a week. - Mix and master: $150 per song. Bringing your music to its full potential, ready for release. Includes: Full mix; Final master; Three rounds of revisions; Usually delivered within a week. - Vocal production: $100 per song. From raw takes to fully refined vocals, with precision in every detail. Includes: Comping the best takes; Timing and pitch correction; Doubles and harmonies; Three rounds of revisions; Usually delivered within a week. - Production: $250 per song. Turning your demos and ideas into rich, detailed, and expressive productions. Includes: Arrangement and sound design; Drums, bass, and instruments; Stems for every part; Three rounds of revisions; Usually delivered within two weeks. ### Packages - Full song: $425 per song. From the first spark of inspiration to a complete, finished release. Includes: Production; Vocal production; Mix and master; Two rounds of revisions at each stage; Usually delivered within four weeks. - EP: $2000 for five songs. Five songs brought together into one cohesive, meaningful record. Includes: Five full songs; One master session for the whole record; Three calls to shape the record; Two rounds of revisions at each stage; Usually delivered within three months. ### Collaboration - Feature (on your track): $400 per verse or hook. A vocal part written and recorded for your song, as Alixsep. Includes: Original verse or hook; Dry and processed vocal stems; Credit as feat. Alixsep; Usually delivered within two weeks. - Feature (on my track): $800 per verse or hook. Your verse on one of my songs, refined together over several rounds. Half is paid to begin, and the rest only once the verse is right for the song and released. Includes: Several rounds of review; Credit as a featured artist. ### Mastery - Lesson: $50 per hour. Production, mixing, vocals, arrangement, or songwriting, worked on your own music, one to one. - Session teardown: $100 per song. Send your project file. I fix the weak points on a recorded call and explain every change. Includes: The fixed session; The recording of the call. - Mentorship: $2000 for six months. Ongoing guidance for artists and producers building a body of work. Includes: Weekly one-to-one calls; Feedback between calls; A session teardown every month; Release and project planning. ## Writing Nothing published yet. ## Elsewhere - [GitHub](https://github.com/alixsep) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3kWMn1CfirJ7VCsyKHkkd0) - [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/alixsep) - [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alixsep/1492787708) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCastwuXz7jXiGEPS3yvVQpQ) - [DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/alixsep)