Zain Alam is an artist and musician of Indian & Pakistani origin, born in Flushing, Queens and raised outside of Atlanta, GA. 

His recording project Humeysha has been described as “a unique intersection, merging the cinematic formality of Bollywood and geometric repetition of Islamic art” and covered in the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and New York Times.

Alam’s practice extends his sonic sensibility into video, performance, and collaborations with artists across disciplines, including scores for film, digital media, and installation. His essays have been published in Miami Rail, Buzzfeed, and The New Yorker. He has been awarded fellowships with the Bruce High Quality Foundation, South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), and Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts & Sciences. 

Alam is a graduate of Wesleyan University and completed his masters in Islamic studies at Harvard University.