Besides DJ-ing and producing music, Ipek Ipekcioglu has a strong social-critical agenda related to women, immigrant, queer and gender topics. She focuses on contemporary, everyday issues and transports these issues into her music.

Ipek is also known for her collaborations with well-known musicians such as Aynur Dogan, Brenna MacGrimmon, Selda Bagcan, Petra Nachtmanova, Kinan Azmeh, Baba Zula, La Nuit d’Antigone, Hakan Vreskala etc. 

The socialy- critical minded producer, DJ, is an activist and member of female: pressure network and is consistently on the cutting edge throughout the cultural arena. Ipek is also Patron (Schirmherrin) at the "Aktion Courage – School against racism“ (http://www.aktioncourage.org/startseite/)  and Boardmember at  Gladt e.V. http://www.gladt.de/ (LGBTQI* with immigrant background from Turkey) . Ipek maintains a principle of cultural – gender diversity and pushing boundaries within the ethnic and electronic music scene for over a decade. 

Ipek Ipekcioglu offers dj workshops for female participants. Its goal is to promote visibility amongst female DJs.  She gave workshops in Vienna, Graz, Beijing, Tunis, Istanbul, Montréal and in Berlin.

She has performed at Glastonburry, Fusion, Sziget, Garbicz, At. tension, Ms Dockville, Womex and many more international electronic and world music festivals from New York City, Tokyo, Beirut, Erbil, Yerevan, Salvador de Bahia, Istanbul, Novosibirsk to the desert Sahara of Mali, developing an exclusive brand name with her unique & hybrid Soundmix . She has toured across Europe, the US, North-Africa and South-Asia.

This vibrant mix and her work have earned her a place as “one of Berlin’s most important cultural contributors” [Zitty Magazine]. She proudly carries the title of "MC of cross-cultural understanding" (Daniel Bax - TAZ). 

The Berliner Label Katermukke released her track “Uyan Uyan, Wake up", which was for several months the most successful track at Beatport. She released Bir cift Turna and Gelme Bana at Epic Istanbul/Sony Music. Her remix Selda Bagcan’s “Gesi Baglari” was released at Majör Müzik. The Canadian Souq Records released her Techno track “Dame Sobh feat. Hany Mojtahedy”.

 

Discography:

Gaye Su Akyol - Kendimden Kaçmaktan - İpek İpekçioğlu Remix

Uyan Uyan feat. Petra Nachtmanova @ Katermukke

Gesi Baglari  - Selda Bağcan & İpek İpekçioğlu

Bir cift Turna feat. Hakan Vreskala @Epic Istanbul / Sony Music

Gelme Bana · Ipek Ipekcioglu & Hakan Vreskala

Huma Kusu remix @Kybele Records

Delale - Aynur & Morgenland Chamber Orchestra Remix @ female: pressure

Rise & Fall @ Reveller records

Atonal Resistance @ Monika Enterprise

Sakina Teyna & Trio Mara -  Berivan @ female:pressure

Baba Zula -İstanbul Çocukları Remix @ Doublemoon

Chemical Breaks @Teyp Records

 

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