İpek

Based in Berlin, queer-living DJ, producer, and curator, İpek İpekçioğlu has an established reputation across nightlife scenes worldwide. Besides DJing and producing music, Ipek Ipekcioglu has a strong social-critical agenda related to women, immigrant, queer and gender topics. SheThey focuses on contemporary, everyday issues and transports these issues into her music.

In all musical events Ipek has curated and participated in, she has maintained a principle of cultural – gender diversity and pushed boundaries within the ethnic and electronic music scene for over a decade. The politically minded producer, DJ, activist, and member of female: pressure network is consistently on the cutting edge throughout the cultural arena. Ipek is also a Patron (Schirmherrin) at the „Aktion Courage – School against racism“ (http://www.aktioncourage.org/startseite/) and board member at Gladt e.V. www.gladt.de (LGBTQI* with immigrant background from Turkey) and in 2018 ipek received an award of lesbian visibility for their engagement.

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 the most successful track on Beatport for several months. She released Bir cift Turna and Gelme Bana at Epic Istanbul/Sony Music. Her remix of Selda Bagcan’s “Gesi Baglari” was released at Majör Müzik. The Canadian Souq Records released her techno track “Dame Sobh feat. Hany Mojtahedy