Burak Yeter

Burak Yeter
Born (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Years active 2000–present
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Website burakyeter.com

Burak Yeter (born 5 May 1982) is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer.[1]

Early life

Burak Yeter was born on 5 May 1982 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He developed an interest in music at a young age and learned to play classical piano at the age of 5. At age 8, he picked up playing the guitar. After receiving his undergraduate education in Civil Engineering in Akdeniz University, Yeter settled in London and earned his master's degree in Sound Engineering from SAE Institute.[1]

Musical career

At the age of 22, Yeter came into recognition by winning Burn & MTV Dance Heat DJ Contest 2004. He performed at MTV Dance Floor Chart Party in Malta as a result. The same year, he came second in Miller Master Dj Contest, earning himself a respectable place in EDM scene.

Yeter's debut album, For Action,[2] was released under the record label DSM in 2005. The album is his first solo DJ album to be released worldwide. His second album, released in 2007 For Message Volume 2 [3] was released in support of raising awareness of global warming.

Yeter signed a contract with audio company Pioneer in 2008, and opened DJ schools in Amsterdam, Istanbul and Los Angeles, giving professional education. Burak Yeter is the CEO of Connection Records DJ School and has developed nearly 2000 certified students to this day.[4]

In 2010, Yeter won Best New Remix Award in 16th Kral TV Annual Music Awards with his remix of Ajda Pekkan song, Oyalama Beni.[5] He was also awarded the Best Newcomer award in Producer & DJ category. He shot a video for his new single, "Mr. International" in 2012, in starring Hot Rod,[6] and in 2012, he won Best Remix Award in 18th Kral TV Annual Music Awards with another Ajda Pekkan song remix, Arada Sırada.[7] The same year, he released his remix album, Blue.[8]

In 2013, he released the single "Storm" in Amsterdam. The song reached within the Top 100 spots on the dance charts Internationally. At the same time, he shot a music video for the song "Storm" in the Netherlands.

After ten years, Yeter started a new page in his career with his "New World" project; "new songs with a new world". He released his first single "Happy" on Spinnin' Records,[9] where the track was voted best song of the week in the Spinnin' Talent Pool.[10] Follow-up single "Tuesday" was a bigger success, reaching the top 10 in multiple European countries.

Yeter is working on upcoming projects in his studios in Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Istanbul, while DJing around the world. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
For Action Volume 1
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: DSM
  • Format: CD
For Message Volume 2
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: DSM
  • Format: CD
Blue
  • Released: 26 June 2012
  • Label: DSM
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[12]		 GER
[13]		 FIN
[14]		 FRA
[15]		 POL
[16]		 SWI
[17]
2012 "Mr. International"
(featuring Hot Rod)		 — — — — — — Non-album singles
2013 "Storm" — — — — — —
2014 "Summer Time"
(featuring Jimmie Wilson)		 — — — — — —
"Power" — — — — — —
"Speed of Light"
(featuring Dawn Richard)		 — — — — — —
"Pop of House" — — — — — —
"Voynich" — — — — — —
2015 "Kingdom Falls" — — — — — —
2016 "Reckless"
(featuring Delaney Jane)		 — — — — — —
"Happy" — — — — — —
"Tuesday"
(featuring Danelle Sandoval)		 2 2 4 6
[18] 		3 4
"Go" — — — — — —
2017 "GO 2.0"
(Burak Yeter x Ryan Riback)		 — — — — — —

Remixes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 Kral TV Music Awards Best Remixer Haberin Olsun by Bengü Nominated
2011 Arada Sırada by Ajda Pekkan Won
2010 Oyalama Beni by Ajda Pekkan
2006 Malta Shakedown DJ Contest Best Electronic Artist or DJ Burak Yeter
2005 Miller Master DJ Contest
2004 MTV and Burn DJ Contest

References

  1. 1 2 Burak Yeter. "BURAK YETER".
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - For Action by Dj Burak Yeter". iTunes.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - For Message Volume 2 by Dj Burak Yeter". iTunes.
  4. ↑ "Connection DJ Academy".
  5. ↑ "16.Kral Müzik Ödülleri Kazananlar".
  6. ↑ "Burak Yeter feat. Hot Rod - Mr. International".
  7. ↑ "18.Kral Müzik Ödülleri Kazananlar".
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Blue (1) by Burak Yeter & Çeşitli Sanatçılar". iTunes.
  9. ↑ "Burak Yeter New Releases: Happy on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  10. ↑ Records, Spinnin' (2016-06-24), Happy | Burak Yeter | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 2017-04-11
  11. ↑ "Storm on Beatport".
  12. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Discography Burak Yeter". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  16. ↑ Peak chart positions for Poland:
  17. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 3, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Goud en Platina - Singles 2017" (in Dutch). Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  20. ↑ "BVMI Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  21. ↑ "FIMI Certifivazioni" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  22. ↑ "IFPI Austria Gold & Platin". IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Edelmetall" (in German). IFPI Swiss. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  24. ↑ "SNEP Les Certications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Burak Yeter feat. Danelle Sandoval – Tuesday" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Sing Me to Sleep (Burak Yeter Remix) - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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