Murat Aydemir was born on
October 23, 1971 in Hanover, Germany. In 1982, he started
his studies at Istanbul Technical University Turkish
Music Government Conservatory. During his studies at
the Conservatory, which lasted for ten years, he studied
tanbur with Necip Gülses and in 1992 he graduated
from Instrument Education department. . During 1989, he was a member of Cultural Ministry’s
Istanbul Government Classical Turkish Music Ensemble
as a guest musician, whose general artistic director
was Dr. Necdet Yasar. He had opportunities to perform
in concerts with masters of Turkish music such as Bekir
Sidki Sezgin, Alaeddin Yavasca, Inci Cayirli, Erol Deran,
Ihsan Ozgen, Cinucen Tanrikorur and Necdet Yasar. Aydemir recorded “Ahenk, Volume 1” (1977) and
“Ahenk, Volume 2” (2008), collection of
instrumental compositions and improvisations with Derya
Türkan (kemençe) for Golden Horn Records
in the United States. Subsequently, Kalan released these
albums in Turkey. Duo performed during a nationwide
concert tour with eight concerts in Germany in 2003
and with seven concerts in the state of California in
the United States during September 2005.
In 2002, Aydemir recorded another duo album, “Neva”
which was released in Turkey by Kaf Müzik in Turkey
and later Golden Horn Records for worldwide release.
In this recording, he was joined by ney (reed flute)
player Salih Bilgin. Duo performed three concerts at
Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC as part of museum’s
exhibition on Ottoman costumes. Neva
Duo
Aydemir is also a member of Cantemir Ensemble, which
was formed in 1999. Next year, this ensemble recorded
two albums to accompany Prof. Dr. Yalcin Tura’s
translation of “Kantemiroglu Edvari”, published
by Yapi Kredi Culture and Art Publications in Turkey.
Aydemir performed in concerts, seminars and symposiums
with the Cantemir Ensemble.
“Mizrabin Nefesi” is another group that
Murat Aydemir is a member of which gave its first public
performance in 2003. Kalan released group’s debut
album in 2007. Mizrabin
Nefesi
Since 1997, he has been working with Incesaz, a group
that was founded by Cengiz Onural, Derya Türkan
and Murat Aydemir. Incesaz’s five released albums
include "Eski Nisan (Aged April)”, “Ikinci
Bahar (Second Spring)”, “Eylül Sarkilari
(September Songs)”, “Istanbul’a Dair
(About Istanbul)” and “Mazi Kalbimde (Cherishing
Bygone Days)”. Aydemir’s music and compositions
also accompany many TV series and documentaries. Incesaz
performs many of Murat Aydemir's compositions in these
recordings. Aydemir also plays lavta, another stringed
instrument. Incesaz
Since 1990, Aydemir has been a member of Cultural Ministry’s
Istanbul Government Classical Turkish Music Chorus as
a tanbur player. He has performed in many concerts in
Turkey and abroad with this group.
In 2004, Aydemir married Esra Ertüre and currently
resides in Istanbul. |