After the 1979 revolution and the closure of the Higher Conservatory of Music, and the banning of music, he went to the national television of Iran and composed for children’s programs. He immigrated to Germany in 1984, where he and his old friend Behzad Pishro, a drummer, and Reza Zamini, a lead guitarist, formed the Sandy Ensemble in 1985, and later Vahid Habibzadeh, a keyboardist, and Homayoun Moshir. Akhbari, a bass guitarist, joined Sandy and Shahram Azar became the group’s composer and singer.