Black Cats are a popular Los Angeles based pop group founded and produced by Shahbal Shabpareh. The group was originally formed in 1960s as a rock outfit with members Hassan Shamaizadeh, Shahram Shabpareh, Farhad Mehrad, Erfan Z ,Shahbal Shabpareh before being reborn in 1990s Los Angeles as a pop group. While band members and singers changed frequently over the next two decades, Shabpareh has consistently remained the group’s manager and producer.