In 1993, Akram moved to
Los Angeles where he performed in various
Mainstream Top 40 bands while also writing his own music. In 2002, he signed a recording deal with Real Music. His first commercial album release that same year, titled
Opal Fire, reached
Billboard's New Age Top 15 Chart that same year. His sophomore release
Free As A Bird in 2004, produced and arranged by keyboardist
Gregg Karukas, featured world class violinist
Charlie Bisharat and Grammy Award-winning saxophonist
Eric Marienthal. This album also reached
Billboards New Age Top 15 Chart that same year. In 2007,
Secret Journey, produced, co-written and arranged by
Gregg Karukas, also critically acclaimed, featured
Ardeshir Farah. In 2012, Akram was nominated and won the
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for his album
Echoes of Love, also produced, co-written and arranged by
Gregg Karukas. This album was followed by
Daytime Dreamer in 2013 which featured six new recordings along with tracks previously released from
Opal Fire and
Free As A Bird. Akram's most recent album release "Destiny," co-produced with producer
Walter Afanasieff, was independently released through his own company, Twinbrook Entertainment, on August 9, 2019. Afanasieff also contributes vocals to the first single release from the album, "Here I Am". An accompanying official music video was directed by
Erik White.
Shardad Rohani arranged and conducted the
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra on two tracks. The album was mixed by four-time
Grammy winner Dave Reitzas at Westlake Studios in Hollywood, CA. Starting from the lockdown resulting from
COVID-19 pandemic, Omar Akram has been producing a docu-series titled "Omar's Music Chamber, where he performed a number of songs in his previous albums, as well as some newly written music. " From this collection, Omar Akram released a new album, The Light Will Come, on April 23, 2021. The Moments Of Beauty album was released on July 7, 2023. The album is animated by a spirit of reflection and contemplation that taps into personal cherished memories. As Omar notes, “it reminds me of my first album, Opal Fire, especially with its feeling of simplicity in the melodies and the simple truths they convey." Moments Of Beauty was nominated for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in November 2023. ==Awards and honors==