BIOGRAPHY

İSKENDER PAYDAŞ

İskender Paydaş is a musician, producer, arranger, composer and musician who has shaped the Turkish popular music market and has undertaken countless projects as a music director, with a shelf full of awards.

is a songwriter…

 

One of the greatest musical geniuses to come to Turkey in the last century

İskender Paydaş, who is called one of the most important musicians of his time, grew up with the rehearsals of his famous orchestra conductor father's "Muhittin Paydaş and the Lords" band, and for this reason, he has lived and breathed with music ever since he can remember.

He met his first instrument, the drums, when he was 3 years old, started piano lessons at the age of 5, and at that age he was called "Alexander the Great"

She also started her singing career under the name of "The Girl Who Loves Me". While she was still a child, she released two 45 singles and toured Turkey by giving 145 concerts with her father's orchestra.

 

At the age of nine, he went to primary school in the mornings and started attending the piano department of the Istanbul State Conservatory in the afternoons and also took part in the conservatory choir. From this period, when he started his first compositions, until he was 12, the classical education and theory he received at school, combined with the modern music and practice he received from his father at home, created a rich mixture. Later, Paydaş, who left school because he was tired of the strict guidance of conservatories, formed his first rock band.

 

Thanks to his unique vision at that time, he always continued to produce, and with his discipline and dedication, he managed to become one of the most important musicians of Turkey. Born in Istanbul in 1967, İskender Paydaş completed his middle school at Şişli College and high school at Kabataş Erkek Lisesi. Later, his higher education journey, which continued with Istanbul University Faculty of Letters Latin Language Literature, then Anthropology and Philosophy, and then Open Education Economics, ended completely when he met Kayahan and his musical path began. He continued as Mirkelam's producer for many years. Standing out with his versatility, İskender Paydaş is also a songwriter, producer, pianist, drummer, orchestra conductor and composer.

 

İskender Paydaş started his music career in 1986 with the keyboard in Kayahan's orchestra, and worked with Mirkelam and many others, and worked as a producer, arranger and music director on countless songs with dozens of artists. With his mastery of the keyboard and synthesizers, he made significant contributions to the formation of new sounds in Turkey, and pioneered the entry of many famous names into music. Since he is an innovative name who always follows technology and can reflect global music trends in the most up-to-date way in his works, the songs he makes are parallel to this talent.

It has become an iconic song in the Turkish music industry and has always been among the most listened to songs on music lists.

 

İskender Paydaş, who has made a splash with every song he has made and every project he has realized, has become famous for the "timeless" nature of his work. With his hat as an arranger and music director, Nilüfer, Nazan Öncel, Harun Kolçak, Aşkın Nur Yengi, Ajda Pekkan,

Suat Suna, Kibariye, Orhan Gencebay, Sertap Erener,

He worked with names such as Mustafa Sandal, Levent Yüksel, Mazhar Fuat Özkan, Özgün, Atiye, Nil Karaibrahimgil, Keremcem, Sıla, Hadise, Deniz Seki, Murat Dalkılıç, and with giants such as Şebnem Ferah, Emre Altuğ, Ajda Pekkan, Kurban, Mezdeke and İlker Çalışkan in the context of producer and music director.

 

In 2011 and 2014, he released two albums called 'Timeless Songs', which were freely reinterpreted versions of the songs he signed. Simultaneously with these albums, the orchestra he founded occasionally hosted guest artists.

He continues his stage performances which are enlivened by the participation of the musicians. He shows his passion for live music through his performances and

İskender Paydaş, who presents his talents with stage shows, creates a real musical experience for his fans with his orchestra's LED drums, striking visuals, a custom-made rotating keyboard stand and laser shows in his concerts.

 

İskender Paydaş has always been a pioneer in Turkey and in 2017, he took his own musical identity to the highest level and produced the "Timeless Songs Symphonic" project. The Symphonic Orchestra, which blends eastern and western tones by adding strings to its core orchestra, continues to bring pop arrangements to the audience with symphonic arrangements.