Who We Are?

Dünya Müzik

Dünya Müzik was founded in 1998 by the singer, songwriter (lyricist), and composer Candan Erçetin with the aim of producing her own music and promoting her albums. The company's name, "Dünya=World Müzik=Music," reflects its goal of combining Eastern melodies with polyphonic Western forms and making Eastern music universal.

Candan Erçetin has released the following as Dünya Müzik Productions:

  • 7 Solo albums - consisting of brand-new songs,
  • 5 Remix Albums, including Turkey's first Remix album,
  • 4 Memory Albums (5th Year Special French Album, 10th Year Special Greek-Turkish Album, 15th Year Special French-Turkish Arrangement Album, And 20th Year Special Turkish Classical Music Album),

In total, there are:

  • 16 albums,
  • 3 Singles, and
  • A project for the Republic of Turkey’s 100th anniversary, consisting of 5 Anthems titled "100th Year Anthems."

Dünya Müzik, aspiring to be a boutique company, has brought together various artists to release:

  • 2 Turkish Folk Music albums,
  • 1 Pop Music album, and
  • 2 Singles -in the Pop Genre- of young musicians.

The production process for 30 video clips, most of which belong to Candan Erçetin, including concept creation, preparation, and execution, has been carried out by Dünya Müzik.

Dünya Müzik also handled the production, executive production, and music for two films; "Gölgesizler" and "Kaptan Feza."

Taking on the project creation, production, and management processes of the musical "Yıldızların Altında," starring Beyazıt Öztürk and Candan Erçetin, Dünya Müzik has successfully staged it.

Additionally, between 2015 and 2020, Dünya Müzik operated a music school named "CepSahne," providing music education to approximately 3.000 students. Unfortunately, due to pandemic-related conditions, "CepSahne" had to close its workshops in early 2022.

In addition to music education and production, for 25 years, Dünya Müzik has been involved in marketing and organizing numerous festivals and concerts in most cities across Turkey.

After a two-year production process, in 2022, Dünya Müzik, under the direction of Conductor Tom Cohen, managed the "Symphonic Candan Erçetin Songs" project with the Metropole Orchestra. The visual and audio content creation (for YouTube) of the recorded concerts in Amsterdam and Rotterdam were also produced and managed by Dünya Müzik.

In 2023, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, Dünya Müzik presented the project "Atatürk's Favorite Songs - Symphonic Concert" with a specially designed visual concept, featuring different symphony orchestras in various cities in Turkey.

Dünya Müzik proposes the concept of "New Generation Music Production" to the Turkish Music Industry, challenging the conventional definition of mainstream "music production" by introducing a new perspective where:

  • The creators, such as songwriters, composers, performers, arrangers, and art directors, continuously interact and share ideas and roles in the creative process,
  • Insights and income data are transparently shared immediately after the release,
  • The creators actively participate in social media and/or video content creation related to the work,
  • Awareness of copyright and protection of rights is instilled in composers and performers.