Burak Yeter

Burak Yeter
Born (1982-05-05) 5 May 1982
Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
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Years active 2000–present
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Website burakyeter.com

Burak Yeter (born 5 May 1982) is a Turkish Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer.[2]

Early life

Burak Yeter has issued mixed declarations about his birth place. On his own site he has said that he was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,[3][4] while in interviews he has claimed he was born in Trabzon, Turkey.[5][6] 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.[7]

Musical career

At the age of 22, Yeter came into recognition by winning Burn & MTV Dance Heat DJ Contest 2004. As a result, he performed at MTV Dance Floor Chart Party in Malta. 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,[8] was released under the record label DSM in 2005. The album is his first solo DJ album to be released worldwide. His second album, For Message Volume 2[9] released in 2007 was 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.[10]

In 2010, Yeter won Best New Remix Award in 16th Kral TV Annual Music Awards with his remix of Ajda Pekkan song, "Oyalama Beni".[11] 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,[12] and in 2012, he won Best Remix Award in 18th Kral TV Annual Music Awards with another Ajda Pekkan song remix, Arada Sırada.[13] The same year, he released his remix album, Blue.[14]

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,[15] where the track was voted best song of the week in the Spinnin' Talent Pool.[16] 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.[17]

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
AUT
[18]		 GER
[19]		 FIN
[20]		 FRA
[21]		 ITA
[22]		 POL
[23]		 SWI
[24]
2015 "Kingdom Falls" ———————
2016 "Reckless"
(featuring Delaney Jane)		 ———————
"Happy" ———————
"Tuesday"
(featuring Danelle Sandoval)		 2246
[25]		—34
"Go" ———————
2017 "GO 2.0"
(Burak Yeter x Ryan Riback)		 ———————
2017 "Echo"
(Burak Yeter)		 ———————
2018 "Crash"
(Burak Yeter)		 ———————
2018 "My Life Is Going On"
(featuring Cecilia Krull)		 ————8
[33]		——

Remixes

Awards for music sales

Gold Record

  •  Belgium
    • 2017: Single "Tuesday"
  •  Denmark
    • 2017: Single "Tuesday"
  •  Italy
    • 2017: Single "Tuesday"
  •  Poland
    • 2017: Single "Tuesday"

Platinum record

  •  France
    • 2017: Single "Tuesday"
Country Gold Platinum Website
 Belgium 1 0 ultratop.be
 Denmark 1 0 ifpi.dk
 Germany 0 1 musikindustrie.de
 France 0 1 snepmusique.com
 Italy 1 0 fimi.it
 Austria 0 1 ifpi.at
 Poland 1 0 bestsellery.zpav.pl
  Switzerland 0 1 hitparade.ch
 Finland 0 2 warnermusicfi
Total 4 6

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. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY".
  2. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY | Official Website" (in Turkish).
  3. ↑ "BIOGRAPHY | Official Website" (in Turkish).
  4. ↑ "Burak Yeter". Burak Yeter.
  5. ↑ "Burak Yeter dünyayı sallıyor". oncevatan.com (in Turkish).
  6. ↑ "Atatürk'e sevgimden şapka kullanıyorum" (in Turkish).
  7. ↑ "Atatürk'e sevgimden şapka kullanıyorum" (in Turkish).
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Music - For Action by Dj Burak Yeter". iTunes.
  9. ↑ "iTunes - Music - For Message Volume 2 by Dj Burak Yeter". iTunes.
  10. ↑ "Connection DJ Academy".
  11. ↑ "16.Kral Müzik Ödülleri Kazananlar".
  12. ↑ "Burak Yeter feat. Hot Rod - Mr. International".
  13. ↑ "18.Kral Müzik Ödülleri Kazananlar".
  14. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Blue (1) by Burak Yeter & Çeşitli Sanatçılar". iTunes.
  15. ↑ "Burak Yeter New Releases: Happy on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  16. ↑ Records, Spinnin' (2016-06-24), Happy | Burak Yeter | Spinnin' Records, retrieved 2017-04-11
  17. ↑ "Storm on Beatport".
  18. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  19. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Discography Burak Yeter". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Discography Burak Yeter". Italian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  23. ↑ Peak chart positions for Poland:
    • For "Tuesday": "Burak Yeter feat. Danelle Sandoval – Tuesday". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "Discographie Burak Yeter". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 3, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "Goud en Platina - Singles 2017" (in Dutch). Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  27. ↑ "BVMI Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  28. ↑ "FIMI Certifivazioni" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  29. ↑ "IFPI Austria Gold & Platin". IFPI Austria. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Edelmetall" (in German). IFPI Swiss. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  31. ↑ "SNEP Les Certications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Polish single certifications – Burak Yeter feat. Danelle Sandoval – Tuesday" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 41" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  34. ↑ "Sing Me to Sleep (Burak Yeter Remix) - Single by Alan Walker on Apple Music". 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  35. ↑ Ciao Adios (Remixes) - Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music, 2017-04-21, retrieved 2017-09-08
  36. ↑ Spinning Over You (Remixes) - Single by Reyko on Apple Music, 2017-05-12, retrieved 2017-09-08
  37. ↑ Lirika (feat. Rada) [Burak Yeter Remix] - Single by Filatov & Karas on Apple Music, 2017-11-28, retrieved 2018-04-25
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