Osman İşmen

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Osman İşmen
Born (1952-08-02) 2 August 1952 (age 69)
Istanbul, Turkey
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Conductor
  • composer
  • arranger
Instruments
Years active1973–present
Associated acts
  • Allegra Quartet
  • Kısa Dalga Group

Osman İşmen (born 2 August 1952) is a Turkish conductor, composer, pianist, keyboardist, and music arranger.

In 1973, he started his professional music career as a conductor with an orchestra group, and in 1977 he also started working as a music arranger. Togeth with his orchestra, Osman İşmen performed disco, funk and soul music for a number of years. In 1978, he published his first studio album Diskomatik Kâtibim. After publishing his second album Disco Madımak in 1979, he started collaborating with Kısa Dalga Group and together they released Disco Türkü (1980), Disco Maşallah (1981) and Disco Gencebay. These albums contained re-edited versions of songs in various musical styles. The instrumental works that were performed by Osman İşmen Orchestra in 1987 were later published under the name TRT Ara Müziği.

In 1998, he founded the music group Osman İşmen Project and started making jazz music. In this genre, he released Jazz Eastern (1998), Rakkas (2000), Jazz İstanbul (2003), Jazz Eastern II (2006) and East Inn (2006). In the years that followed, he released the albums Saharians (2009), Romantika (2009), Elektro Klasikler (2009), Saz ve Jazz Eserleri (2009), Modern Oyun Havaları (2009), Lounge with Our Golden Songs (2009), Guitar & Bouzouki Plays 10 Hot Hits (2009), Senfonik Rock Türkülerimiz, Vol. 01 (2013, with Allegra Quartet) and Tangopera (2014, with Allegra Quartet). Işmen has also worked as an arranger and composer for various other artists.

Early life[]

He was born on 2 August 1952 in Istanbul, to parents who both were civil servants.[1] At the age of 6, he started learning classic piano.[1] He studied at Mecidiyeköy High School.[2] In 1965, he found the orchestra group Grup Senkop.[1] The group won the Amateur Communities Competition organized by the Diskotek in May 1968, together with the Istanbul High School.[3] He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration in 1973.[1]

Career[]

Following his graduation, he started to perform live and accompanied various artists, eventually founding Ritim 93 Orchestra in the same year.[4] In 1976, he served as conscript officer for 3.5 months in İskenderun.[5] During his military service, İşmen met Ali Kocatepe who "brought him into the music world".[5] In 1977, he started working as a music arranger.[6]

Together with his orchestra group Osman İşmen Orchestra, he published his first studio album Diskomatik Kâtibim in 1978 under the label Beta Müzik.[7] The album received a Music Oscar award from Hey magazine in the year it was published.[8] It was followed by Disco Madımak, which was published by Yonca Plak in 1979.[7] The instrumental songs in the second album were used in the soundtrack of a number of Turkish comedy films at the time. In 1980, he collaborated with Kısa Dalga Group, and their album, which was a mix of Turkish folk music and disco music, was published under the title Disco Türkü by Yonca Plak.[7] In the same year, he ended his stage career and started doing studio works only.[9] For his 1981 album, Disco Maşallah, which was published by Yaşar Kekeva Plak, Osman İşmen Orchestra and Kısa Dalga Group came together. In the same year, Kervan Plak published his other album Disco Gencebay, on which Orhan Gencebay worked as a keyboardist and Kısa Dalga Group performed the songs. In 1987, his instrumental songs with Osman İşmen Orchestra were published under the title TRT Ara Müziği by Oskar Plak.[10]

In 1998, he founded the group Osman İşmen Project, with whom he worked on classic Turkish and jazz music, and the songs were published in the album Jazz Eastern.[11] In 2000, Bonus Müzik published his album Rakkas. He continued working on jazz music and in 2003 Universal published the album Jazz İstanbul, which included songs that were both composed and arranged by him.[12][13] In 2006, DMC released his new jazz albums Jazz Eastern II and East Inn. In 2009, Ares Müzik released Saharians. In the same year, Âti Müzik published his instrumental songs in a number of different albums: Elektro Klasikler, Modern Oyun Havaları, Romantika and Saz ve Jazz Eserleri. Two more albums, Lounge with Our Golden Songs and Guitar & Bouzouki Plays 10 Hot Hits, were later published by Şafakaraman Production. In 2013, Fono Müzik published his new album Senfonik Rock Türkülerimiz, Vol. 01, which contained new versions of his Turkish folk songs, and Allegra Quartet collaborated with him on it. He later worked with Allegra Quartet again, and their album, Tangopera, was released in 2014 by Anadolu Tur Reklam. In 2016, the song "Kale" from his album Rakkas was released by Gloss as a single.[14] The following year, Gloss released his other single "Gypsy Song Sahara".[15]

Discography[]

Studio albums
  • Diskomatik Kâtibim (1978, Beta Müzik; re-released in 2009 by Ossi Müzik)
  • Disco Madımak (1979, Yonca Plak)
  • Disco Türkü (1980, Yonca Plak, with Kısa Dalga Group)
  • Disco Maşallah (1981, Yaşar Kekeva Plak, with Kısa Dalga Group)
  • Disco Gencebay (1981, Kervan Plak, with Kısa Dalga Group)
  • TRT Ara Müziği (1987, Oskar Plak)
  • Jazz Eastern (1998)
  • Rakkas (2000, Bonus Müzik)
  • Jazz İstanbul (2003, Universal)
  • Jazz Eastern II (2006, DMC)
  • East Inn (2006, DMC)
  • Saharians (2009, Ares Müzik)
  • Romantika (2009, Âti Müzik)
  • Elektro Klasikler (2009, Âti Müzik)
  • Saz ve Jazz Eserleri (2009, Âti Müzik)
  • Modern Oyun Havaları (2009, Âti Müzik)
  • Lounge with Our Golden Songs (2009, Şafakaraman Production)
  • Guitar & Bouzouki Plays 10 Hot Hits (2009, Şafakaraman Production)
  • Senfonik Rock Türkülerimiz, Vol. 01 (2013, Fono Müzik, with Allegra Quartet)
  • Tangopera (2014, Anadolu Tur Reklam, Allegra Quartet ile)
Singles
  • "Kale" (2016, Gloss)
  • "Gypsy Song Sahara" (2017, Gloss)
As featured artist
  • Jazz 'n' World Vol. 1 (1999, Columbia Records)
  • Buddha-Bar III (2001, George V Records)
  • Kebab Connection (2005, Normal Records)
  • Homegrown Istanbul - 2 (2008, Pozitif Müzik Yapım)
  • Beyond Istanbul 2 - Urban Sounds of Turkey (2009, Trikont)

As arranger[]

Year Artist Title Label Note/Ref
1977 Nükhet Duru "Harp ve Sulh/Bir İnsan Doğdu" 1 Numara [16]
1977 Nazan Şoray "Yalnızlık/Seninle Doğmak" Öncü Plak
1977 "Biz Kadınlar/Nerden Bilsin Alem Beni" Gönül Plak
1978 Ayşegül Aldinç & "" EMI [17]
1978 Nükhet Duru 1 Numara With Onno Tunç and [16]
1978 Nükhet Duru "Anılar/Güneş" 1 Numara With Onno Tunç[16]
1978 "Aşkla Pazarlık Olmaz/Aşktan Başım Dönüyor" 1 Numara With Onno Tunç
1978 Tanju Okan "Parkta Yatıyorum/Çocukluğum" Philips Plak
1978 "Bir Artist/Sen Kimsin?" EMI
1979 Nilüfer Yavuz Plak
1979 Nükhet Duru "Portofino/Yıldızlar" 1 Numara
1979 "Ayrılık Olmasa/Dua" Şahinler Plak With Onno Tunç
1979 1 Numara With Attila Özdemiroğlu, , and Onno Tunç[18]
1979 "Bir Tanrıyı Bir de Beni Unutma/Haydi" 1 Numara
1980 Ferdi Özbeğen Kervan Plak
1980 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1980 Türküola Müzik
1980 Sezen Aksu Kervan Plak [19]
1980 Nilüfer Burç Plak
1980 Nil Burak [20]
1980 Öncü Plak
1980 "Kışla Havası/Günah Bende" Öncü Plak
1980 Nazan Şoray "Hal Hal/İyi Diyelim İyi Olalım" Öncü Plak With
1981 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1981 Sibel Egemen Balet Plak With Özkan Turgay
1981 Nil Burak With Buğra Uğur[20]
1981 Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1981 Seyyal Taner Yavuz Plak
1981 Nazan Şoray Öncü Plak With and Garo Mafyan[21]
1981 "Giden Gençliğime/Canım" Öncü Plak
1981 "Varsın Olsun/Bize Kalan Nedir" 1 Numara
1981 Nazan Öncel "Neden" [22]
1982 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1982 Nazan Öncel Tempo Plak
1982 Nilüfer Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1982 1 Numara With Esin Engin, Garo Mafyan and Melih Kibar
1982 Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1982 Lider Plak With Esin Engin
1983 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1983 Balet Plak
1983 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1983 Orhan Gencebay Kervan Plak With Orhan Gencebay
1983 Elenor Plak With Garo Mafyan and Müjdat Akgün
1984 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1984 Cano Sambol Plak
1984 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1984 Nükhet Duru Balet Plak
1984 Erol Evgin Balet Plak
1985 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1985 Nilüfer Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1985 Oscar Plak
1985 Sembol Plak With , and Ümit Eroğlu
1986 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1986 Kervan Plak
1986 Zilli Türküola Müzik
1986 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1986 Ahmet Kaya Gam Müzik
1986 Uzelli Müzik With Esin Engin and Melih Kibar
1987 Ferdi Özbeğen With
1987 Ahmet Kaya Taç Plak
1987 Sibel Can Kervan Plak With Özer Şenay and Vedat Yıldırımbora
1987 Selami Şahin Lider Plak With Cengiz Coşkuner and Metin Alkanlı
1987 Disco Plak
1988 Zeki Müren Yavuz Plak
1988 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1988 Arif Susam Özer Plak
1988 Bülent Ersoy Sembol Plak With Burhan Bayar, İskender Şencemal and
1988 Ahmet Kaya Barış Müzik
1988 Emel Sayın Yavuz Plak
1989 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak With
1989 Oscar Plak
1989 Bülent Ersoy Sembol Plak
1989 Cengiz Kurtoğlu Özer Plak
1989 Bülent Ersoy Sembol Plak With
1989 Ahmet Kaya Barış Müzik
1990 Ferdi Özbeğen Yaşar Kekeva Plak
1990 Emel Sayın Yavuz Plak
1990 Zeki Müren Yavuz & Burç Plak
1990 Cengiz Kurtoğlu Özer Plak
1990 Fatih Kısaparmak Özer Plak
1990 Gülden Karaböcek Almanya Konseri Özpınar Plak With Turhan Yükseler
1990 Özer Plak
1991 Ahmet Kaya Barış Müzik
1991 Hülya Avşar Tempa-Foneks
1991 Cengiz Kurtoğlu Özer Plak
1991 Bülent Ersoy Sembol Plak With
1991 Ferhat Tunç Bayşu Müzik
1991 Gülden Karaböcek Sedef Müzik
1991 Şan Müzik
1992 Ferdi Özbeğen
1992 Zeki Müren Yavuz & Burç Plak
1992 Bülent Ersoy Tempa-Foneks With
1992 Ahmet Kaya Tempa-Foneks
1992 Yeliz Özer Plak
1993 Ferdi Özbeğen Mega Müzik
1993 Özbir Müzik
1993 Cengiz Kurtoğlu Özbir Müzik
1993 Ahmet Kaya Raks Müzik
1993 Bülent Ersoy Tempa-Foneks
1993 Seyyal Taner Yavuz Plak With Norayr Demirci and Timur Selçuk
1994 Ahmet Kaya Raks Müzik
1994 Funda Haydi Durma Ercan Müzik
1994 Gülden Karaböcek Aziz Plak
1994 Ferhat Tunç Bayşu Müzik
1994 Arif Susam Özer Plak
1995 Ahmet Kaya Raks Müzik
1995 Muazzez Ersoy Levent Müzik
1995
1995 İbrahim Tatlıses
1995 Gülden Karaböcek Aziz Müzik
1995 Ferhat Tunç Bay Müzik
1996 Ferdi Özbeğen Mert Müzik
1996 Ebru Yaşar Çaçan Plak
1996 Ahmet Kaya Gam Müzik
1996 Yeminliyim Ben Uzelli Müzik
1996 İbrahim Tatlıses
1996 Gülden Karaböcek Aziz Müzik
1996 Jazz Plak
1997 Emel Sayın Raks Müzik [23]
1997 Selda Bağcan Majör Müzik [24]
1997 Bülent Ersoy Raks Müzik With
1997 Nükhet Duru Müzikom [16]
1997 Ferhat Tunç Destan Müzik
1998 İbrahim Tatlıses Raks Müzik
1998 Ferdi Özbeğen Kandil Kiss Müzik
1998 Muazzez Abacı Klip Müzik With Mustafa Savaş
1998 Ahmet Kaya Raks Müzik With İlker Yurtcan[25]
1998 Ferhat Tunç
1998 Hasan Cihat Örter Fretless Songs DMC
2000 Burak Kut Universal Müzik Yapım With Burak Kut, Eser Taşkıran, Hakan Kurşun and Tansel Doğanay
2000 S Müzik, Universal Müzik Yapım With Kıvanç K., Ozan Doğulu, Tamer Çıray, Tolga Tekin and İlker Akman
2001 Biraz Müzik Post Müzik [26]
2002 Bülent Ersoy Avrupa Müzik With
2002 Habersiz Türküler Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Kiss Müzik
2003 Fatih Kısaparmak Akbaş Müzik With Hakkı Balamir
2003 Ferhat Tunç Royem Müzik [27]
2004 Adam gibi Şahin Özer Müzik
2004 Muazzez Ersoy Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Kiss Müzik With Selim Çaldıran
2005 Deniz Feneri Şiirleri 4: Biz Barışmalıyız Artık Avrupa Müzik [28]
2006 Boğaziçi Müzik With Barış Engürlü, Murat Arslan, Nail Yurtsever and Necip Yılgın
2007 Zerrin Özer Ozan Video With Cihan Akyıldız, and Sezgin Gezgin
2007 Kutsi Erol Köse Production [29]
2008 EMI
2008 With Hüseyin Çebişçi and Ödül Erdoğan
2008 EMI
2008 Ece Ülker İnce Çizgilerde Ossi Müzik With Emre Bayar and Yıldıray Gürgen[30]
2009 Ferhat Tunç DMC [31]
2009 Sezil Güler Aşk Değil Âti Müzik [32]
2013 Hatırla Akustik Müzik
2014 Adalılar Haziran
2014 Yanar Sır Star Prodüksiyon [33]
2014 Bora Öznacar Hayat Bazen Fono Müzik [34]
2014 Özlem Eskimez Türkülerimiz Eskimez Fono Müzik [35]
2014 Derviş [36]
2014 Ferhat Tunç Kobani Kirkelig Kulturverksted
2016 Yanacaksın Seyhan Müzik
2016 İşte Gidiyorum Majör Müzik [37]

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