[custom_adv] Shahram Shabpareh is a Pop singer and songwriter. [custom_adv] He started his career as a drum player in the early 1960s when he was 13. In the mid 1960s at the age of 17, he formed a band of his own named "Rebels". [custom_adv] After the Revolution, Shahram, who had migrated to California a few years earlier, did not have the opportunity to return to his homeland. Since then, he has been living in the United States. [custom_adv] With a career spanning 50 years, he is a popular artist in society and his concerts are well-received by Iranians all over the world. He is a judge on Persian Talent Show. [custom_adv] Black Cats are a popular Los Angeles based pop group founded and produced by Shahbal Shabpareh. The group was originally formed in 1960s as a rock outfit with members Hassan Shamaizadeh, Shahram Shabpareh, Farhad Mehrad, Erfan Z ,Shahbal Shabpareh before being reborn in 1990s Los Angeles as a pop group. While band members and singers changed frequently over the next two decades, Shabpareh has consistently remained the group's manager and producer.