
NEST Cycle II — NEST Selection Committee
Our external Selection Committee plays a key role in NEST. Their expertise and insight help identify artists with strong potential, ensuring that those selected for SoundLab can benefit fully from the program. We are thankful to our 2025 Selection Committee members: Abed Hathot, Wissam Khodur, Imed Alibi, and Jan Ghazi, for their time, care, and support.
Abed Hathot
Abed Hathot is a music composer, producer, music supervisor, and co-founder of the Palestine Music Expo. A recipient of the Metal Hammer & Orange Golden Gods Award, Abed has recently ventured into New Age music projects, generating hundreds of millions of streams.
Wissam Khodur
Wissam began his career as an accomplished artist, pioneering Hip Hop in Syria and Lebanon, as the regional scene began to take shape beginning in the early nineties. In 2003, he relocated to London, quickly finding himself a niche space by introducing Arabic rap music to the UK.
Jan Ghazi
Artistic director since the mid 1990s, Jan Ghazi is also a musician, composer, performer, arranger and producer.
As a label artistic director, he has had the privilege of working for Sony, Virgin and Universal, and of accompanying the debuts of Camille, Camélia Jordana, Pomme and others.
Imed Alibi
Imed Alibi is a distinguished Tunisian / French based musician, composer, and cultural expert whose career spans over two decades. His multifaceted expertise includes music performance and composition, artistic direction, cultural management, and consultancy on numerous international projects.