Mehmet Güren (b. Istanbul) is a self-taught composer, sound artist based in Berlin. He composes and produces music/sound design for visual media and also creates visuals for his own sound projects. Mehmet Güren holds a Master degree in Architectural Design at Istanbul Technical University with a thesis focusing on the relationship between physical space and musical performance.
He's interested in exploring data-driven textures, creating rhythmic mutations and balancing seemingly incompatible influences through combining modular synthesis techniques with the samples - field recordings. He aims to create a multi-dimensional transition space between the concrete and abstract thinking through sound as well as the visual which is organically branching out from the sound-work itself.
Awards, Nominations, Screenings
International Oberhausen Short Film Festival - German Competition 3Sat Promotional Award “Other Than That, I’m Fine” (2020)
German Short Film – Cannes Edition 2020 Screening “Other Than That, I’m Fine” (2020)
Mediacat Felis Best Sound Design / Music Nomination 11. Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair - Introductory Film (2017)
Crystal Apple Awards – 7 Awards 35. Istanbul Film Festival – Introductory Film (2016)
Professional Projects & Selected Performances :
Kokorama (Since 2020)
Audio Visual / Installation Project with visual artist Chun Li Wang
Music composition, production, modular synthesizer performance
Apartment Project Berlin - 48 Stunden Neukölln (2020), Transferans Berlin Livestream (2020)
Sudden Beach (Since 2018)
Solo - Abstract Techno Project
Music composition, production, modular synthesizer performance
Kater Blau - Displaced Replaced Festival Berlin (2019), Luzia Berlin (2017-2019) Loophole Berlin (2018-2019), HÖR Berlin (2019), Festsaal Kreuzberg Berlin (2019) Technokjeller Oslo (2019)
Mehmet Güren (since 2017)
Singer Songwriter Project
Music composition, production, singer, guitar player
3 Music Videos – Sofar Istanbul Performance (2017)
Biz (2010-2016)
Indie Music Project Music composition, production, singer, guitar player
2 Full Length Albums, 80+ Concerts in Turkey, including concerts with Belle and Sebastian, Editors.
6 Official Music Videos, 2M+ Youtube Views, 15K+ Monthly Spotify Listeners
