Naïm Amor is a french born, Tucson Arizona based musician and composer.

Shortly after moving to Tucson from Paris in 1997, Naïm formed the “experimental avant pop” AMOR BELHOM DUO with drummer Thomas Belhom. They put out two albums on Carrot Top Records.

Naïm then began to collaborate and record with Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico. Together, they put out the album “Tete A Tete” under the name of ABBC (Amor, Belhom, Burns, Convertino).

Soon after Naïm enlisted the producing skills of John Parish for his first album, “Mistake Love” in 2004.

In 2005 he recorded “Sanguine”, an album produced by Joey Burns of Calexico and briefly released on Universal/Atmosphérique in France, now on german label Le Pop for Europe.

Naïm’s most recent album “Dansons” was released in May 2012 on British label Vacilando 68 and in Japan through Sweet Dreams Press.

An ongoing project for Naïm is a series of instrumental albums called Soundtracks (not to be confused with his soundtracks for film). Volume I was released in 2000 and the most recent, Volume IV was released in 2011.

Naïm also composes original scores for film. In 2011 he did the score for the PBS documentary “Precious Knowledge” and in 2012 the documentary “I Learn America”. Naïm also composes the music for a series of short films directed by Ira Chute for the website Dark Rye, produced by Whole Foods.

PITCHORK described Naïm’s music in these words:

“Naïm Amor is a Frenchman among the saguaros of Tucson. Since moving there with his wife Marianne Dissard in 1997, Amor has had a hand in numerous projects, including the Amor Belhom Duo and a collaboration with Giant Sand, as well as several instrumental and vocal albums as a solo artist. For Sanguine, his latest vocal album, he enlisted locals Calexico as his backing band– with Joey Burns as producer– to further cross-pollinate French pop with dusty Southwestern sounds. On the understated “Precious Second”, Calexico’s brushed snare and roomy bass create a sparse desert backdrop for Amor’s hushed vocals and guitar pirouettes, so that the song floats pensively in the dry Franco-Arizonan air.”

Released 15 May 2012

Naïm Amor (vocals, guitars, strings arrangements) Matt Mitchell (acc guitar), Thøger Lund (upright bass), Arthur Vint (drums, percussions), Marco Rosano (accordion), Emilie Marchand (vocals on *), Christian Ravaglioli (oboe), John Convertino (thunder drum), Howe Gelb (Wurlitzer electric piano). Mastered by Jim Blackwood. Thanks to Joey Burns for his prospective and advices in the mixing process.

Released 01 October 2007

PITCHORK: "On the understated "Precious Second", Calexico's brushed snare and roomy bass create a sparse desert backdrop for Amor's hushed vocals and guitar pirouettes, so that the song floats pensively in the dry Franco-Arizonan air."

Released 01 January 2005

This album was originally released on vinyl (we still have copies available), it is an overall "jazz" take on some on songs taken from album the Sanguine and Soundtracks (vol I), plus some exclusive tracks like Sketch composed and recorded with Joey Burns.

Released 01 August 2011

Fourth volume of the Soundtracks series, the new Soundtracks vol IV features the original score of award winning documentary motion picture film “Precious Knowledge”. The film is about the struggle of the students fighting against the banning of the Ethnic Studies program in the department of the Tucson Unified School District. The music here has a deliberate non literal approach as the Ethnic Studies program promotes the learning of ancient culture backgrounds only to create a new world, a new culture. Reading the past to reconcile with the present and embrace the future is really the message that the music here was meant to “illustrate”.

Released 01 March 2009

Imaginary soundtracks for films that never existed but in your daydreams. Third installment in the series.

Released 01 January 2003

Imaginary soundtracks for films that never existed but in your daydreams. Second installment in the series.

Released 01 October 2001

Imaginary soundtracks for films that never existed but in your daydreams. First of the series.