Ahmet Sendil is a Turkish

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and DJ who was an influential part of

Electronic Music Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...

scene in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

in the late 1980s and a leading performer and producer of minimal since the early 1990s.

Early life

Ahmet Sendil was born on 16 October 1973 in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

Musical career

Taking an interest in the newly introduced electronic music genre, Şendil started his musical career in 1989. He was amongst the pioneers of

in Turkey, DJing at Studio 54 Istanbul, one of the first

nightclub A nightclub or dance club is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a Bar (establishment), bar and discotheque (usually simply known as disco) with a dance floor, laser lighti ...

s in Turkey. In the 1990s, he played in almost every major club in Turkey, including X-tacy, Club 12, Moonlight and High End. He was offered being the resident DJ for Switch Club, then the largest club in

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, which he accepted in 2000. In 2007, Sendil formed his record labels M-Vitamine and Bosphorus Underground Recordings. After producing several tracks and remixes that reached #1 under Minimal category on Beatport's Top 100 Charts, Ahmet was nominated for Best Minimal Artist and awarded the 3rd place in 2008. After being recognized abroad, Sendil started performing in international clubs and festivals. He has played guest spot in

Turnmills The Turnmills building was a warehouse originally on the corner of Turnmill Street and Clerkenwell Road in the London Borough of Islington. It became a bar in the 1980s, then a nightclub. The club closed in 2008 and the building was later demol ...

in London and

The Warehouse Project The Warehouse Project is a series of club nights organised in Greater Manchester, England, since 2006. Unlike most other clubs, it has a limited seasonal approach rather than running all year. Each year's season runs from September through to N ...

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. He has also performed in festivals such as

Dance Valley Dance Valley ("The Woodstock of Dance") is an annual dance music festival organised by United Dance Company (UDC) in the summer in Spaarnwoude, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1995 when 8,000 people attended (and in 2001 90,000 visitors). ...

, WMC Miami, Electronica Global Gathering

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and MTV Dance Festival

. He has performed alongside many DJs/bands, including

Stacey Pullen Stacey Pullen is an American techno musician based in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Pullen was raised in Detroit, where he became interested in electronic music early in his life. He began working on the Detroit techno scene in 1990, studyin ...

, Dave Clarke, Dave Angel, Darren Roach, Jerome Pacman, Derrick May,

Moloko Moloko () were an English-Irish electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and music producer, producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their ...

, Red Snapper,

Kosheen Kosheen are an Anglo-Welsh electronic music group based in Bristol. The group consist of singer-songwriter Sian Evans, songwriter-producer Ron Mcelroy and drummer Mitchell Glover. The name Kosheen derives from the name of a North American Apac ...

and

Massive Attack Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol, England, by Robert Del Naja, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Daddy G, Grant "Daddy G" Marshall, Tricky (musician), Adrian "Tricky" Thaws and Andrew Vowles, Andrew "Mushroom" ...

. Sendil is currently actively performing and producing under his own label Bosphorus Underground Recordings.

Discography

Singles & EPs & Remixes * ''Ahmet Sendil - Hardener EP'' (2008) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil - Toronto EP'' (2008) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''

Utku Dalmaz Utku Dalmaz (born September 9, 1985) is a Turkish electronic dance music producer, jazz guitarist and web developer. He has been releasing deep house and tech house music under the artist name Utku Dalmaz along with his other music projects. ...

- Don't Get Lost (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2008) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil - Are Your Kisses Dynamite EP'' (2008) ender Records* ''Andrea Roma - Long' (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2008) ystika Records* ''Mario Miranda - Loca Banda (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2008) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Alex Kenji - Adelante (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) 03Lovers* ''Turn Giddy - Tokyo (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groeneveld - Rotate EP'' (2009) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - 2 Many Shots Of Jagermeister EP'' (2009) uperstar Recordings* ''Sivana - Feels Like I'm Dancing (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) azooka Records* ''Martin Eyerer & Namito - Ripcurl (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2010) ickboxer Recordings* ''Lissat & Voltaxx - High & Horny (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2010) oolroom* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groeneveld & R3hab - Istandam EP'' (2010) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil & Arturo Silvestre - Dordogne EP'' (2010) luFin* ''Phunk Investigation - Belo Horizonti (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2011) lobal Underground* ''Ahmet Sendil - I Still Have A Dream (2011)'' osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil - You So Strong (2012)''

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* ''Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Oldschool'' (2012) oolroom* ''Ahmet Sendil - Get Down'' (2013) abies Records* ''Ahmet Sendil - Where Are My Headphones'' (2013) osphorus Underground Recordings* ''D-Unity - Prophet (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2014) oshitoshi Recordings Compilations & Albums * ''Nico Diorio - Shop (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) Strictly Erick Morillo - Deluxe DJ Edition, trictly Rhythm* ''Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Flaps 128 (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) Spinnin' Deep Presents : Tech-House Essentials, pinnin Deep (Spinnin)* ''Federico Milani - Hooker (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2009) Best of Bosphorus Underground, osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groeneveld & R3hab - Istandam (Ahmet Sendil Kasimpasa Rulez Mix)'' (2010) Stefano Noferini Club Edition Ibiza Session 2010, eeperfect Records* ''Hardfloor & Yello - Vicious Games (Ahmet Sendil Summer In Bosphorus Remix)'' (2010) Ibiza Weapons 2010, iger Records* ''Ahmet Sendil - In Koln With Lissat (Original Club Mix)'' (2010) Leaders Of The New School Present Lissat And Voltaxx, oolroom* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groeneveld & R3hab - Istandam (Ahmet Sendil Kasimpasa Rulez Mix)'' (2010) Matinee Winter 2011, lanco y Negro* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groneveld & Arturo Silvestre - Dordogne (Ahmet Sendil Vocal In Love Remix)'' (2011) Stefano Noferini Club Edition Spring Session 2011, eeperfect Records* ''Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Turboprop (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2011) Sharam Live At Warung Beach Brazil, oshitoshi Recordings* ''Ahmet Sendil - I Still Have A Dream (Original Mix)'' (2011) Umek The Riot! Vol.2,

* ''Phunk Investigation - Belo Horizonti (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2012) Global Underground 2012, lobal Underground* ''Phunk Investigation - Belo Horizonti (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2012) Ministry Of Sound Live : Brazil, inistry Of Sound (UK)* ''Ahmet Sendil & Koen Groneveld & Arturo Silvestre - Dordogne (Ahmet Sendil Vocal In Love Remix)'' (2012) Techno Masterbeats, iger Records* ''Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Oldschool (Ahmet Sendil Mix)'' (2012) Toolroom Knights Mixed By Forza, oolroom* ''Ahmet Sendil - No Way (Original Mix)'' (2013) Minimal Tech Beats 001, osphorus Underground Recordings* ''Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - Oldschool (Ahmet Sendil Mix)'' (2013) Toolroom Miami Essentials 2013, oolroom* ''Tocadisco & Koen Groeneveld & Ahmet Sendil - 2 Many Shots Of Jagermeister (Ahmet Sendil Remix)'' (2013) Berlin Berlin - The Underground Collection Vol.5, uperstar Recordings

Early life

Musical career

Discography

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