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Inar Music is an independent music label and creative platform founded and managed by Rani Stetie, composer, producer, author, and multidisciplinary artist. Established in Montreal in 1993, Inar Music reflects a creative journey rooted in decades of musical exploration, recording, and independent production dating back to 1987.

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Rani’s relationship with music began early in Beirut during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He first started piano lessons under the guidance of Zvart Sarkissian, though the lessons were interrupted due to the civil unrest affecting Lebanon at the time.

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Despite this, music remained constantly present. At home, classical music filled the atmosphere, while outside, the sounds of the 1980s opened doors to pop, electronic music, synth culture, dance rhythms, sound experimentation, radio, mixtapes, and emerging production styles.

As a teenager, Rani developed a fascination with rhythm, melody, atmosphere, recording, and sound textures. From creating mixtapes for friends at school to participating in plays, carnivals, DJ activities, and early creative recordings, music gradually became both a passion and a form of expression.

Leaving Lebanon at a young age, Rani’s artistic journey continued through France and surrounding European countries including Germany, Switzerland, Spain & Italy during his early years of studies and exploration. Exposure to different cultures, sounds, languages, artistic movements, and musical traditions expanded his creative vision and deepened his interest in production, arrangement, recording techniques, and sonic identity.

Later, London (UK) became another important chapter in his musical development during the vibrant club and electronic music era of the 1990s. There, Rani explored studio environments, built connections within major recording studios and labels, discovered underground club culture, promotional circuits, white label releases, independent distribution, and evolving approaches to dance and electronic music production.

Eventually making Montreal his home away from home, Rani continued developing an eclectic and versatile approach to composition, arrangement, recording, mixing, and sound mastering. Working across French and English came naturally through experience and environment, while Arabic songwriting and vocal structure required a different artistic discipline and approach, which he continued to refine and develop throughout the years.

During the early 2000s, Rani also briefly operated Vega Entertainment as part of independent creative and production activities before continuing to focus primarily on Inar Music and his evolving catalogue of artistic work.

Built around artistic freedom and independent creation, Inar Music has since developed a catalogue spanning multiple genres, languages, and atmospheres, including pop, electronic, oriental, lounge, cinematic, instrumental, multilingual, and experimental productions.

More than a traditional label, Inar Music serves as both a creative space and an archive of compositions, recordings, concepts, collaborations, books, productions, and artistic experimentation accumulated across the years.

This website presents a selected overview of the musical universe, catalogue, creative projects, and artistic journey of Rani Stetie and Inar Music.