Mert Yücel
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Mert Yücel is an electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 producer and definitely one of the key players defining the underground house sound emerging from Istanbul
Istanbul
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. Yücel produced the first house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 album ever released in his own country, Turkey
Turkey
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 http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/1999/09/16/143726.asp. He also has several world wide chart-topping singles, such as "Dreamer"http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=151990, released on US and UK labels including Baroque Records
Baroque Records
Baroque Records is an electronic music label created by Mick Parks and Mick Wilson of Tilt. It has featured singles from Quivver, Tilt, Benz & MD, and Shiloh....

, Subversive Records
Subversive Records
Subversive Records is a UK based independent dance music record label. Founded in Camden, London, in 1995, Subversive relocated to Newcastle in 2004. The label's most commercially successful releases include "The Freaks Come Out" by NYC producer Cevin Fisher, "Ride A Rocket" by Victor Imbrez &...

, and Choo Choo Recordshttp://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cumartesi/4750843.asp?gid=66 . Another significant release by Mert Yücel is , his remix for DJ VIBE
DJ Vibe
This article refers to the House DJ Vibe, not the hardcore DJ Vibe DJ Vibe is a house music DJ.-Career:Vibe was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and became a DJ at 15...

's legendary track (under Underground Sound of Lisbon Moniker) called "So Get Up"(Kaos Records/Tribal America) which is played and charted by almost every house/techhouse/tribal house djs around year 2002. Until today he released more than 35 singles on various UK and US labels and most of them enjoyed a dancefloor chart success over various countries. http://www.mertyucel.com/basin/62.htm Also as a DJ he has a unique style of blending tribal and techy grooves.http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2005/05/21/cumartesi/cumartesi1.html

In addition to djing around the world and producing heavily at the studio, Mert Yucel runs a record label called DeepXperience Productions http://www.deepxperience.com which he founded in 2005 http://www.aksam.com.tr/haber.asp?a=85476,105&tarih=03.08.2007. The label is mainly concentrated on house , deep-house , tech-house and their derivatives. Featuring releases from some established artists alongside himself like Jamie Anderson , Joeski , Mieka Du Franx , Tyler Stadius , Tyler Lewis , Murray Richardson , C-Soul , Gideon Jackson , Alex Celler , Dave Mothersole and some up and new comer names like Wayne Duggan, Onur Ozman , Ertug Ozturk , Unus Emre.

Mert Yucel is also doing a radio show on Radio FG 93.7 FM http://www.futuregeneration.net for almost 7 years. Radio FG is Turkey's most popular dance music station and Mert Yucel's show is on air at every Sunday 17:00 EET.

External links

  • Mert Yucel's official website
  • Mert Yucel's discography at Discogs
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  • Mert Yucel's offical page at Soundcloud
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  • Mert Yucel's offical page at Twitter
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  • Mert Yucel's offical page at Facebook
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