Üstün Yildirim

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Üstün Lütfi Yildirim, also known as Akkor, is a sound artist, composer, and performer. Born in Turkey, he holds a master's degree in Sonic Arts from Istanbul Technical University, Center for Advanced Studies in Music, earned in 2017.

He composed music and did sound design for the short film "Crowd" by Recep Akar, which won multiple awards, including Best Sound Design at the Focus International Film Festival in 2021.

He self-released two albums, "Uzak" in 2013 and "Durma" in 2020. In 2013, he collaborated with visual artist Uygar Demoglu on the installation project "Anonymous for Now," which was accepted into the Borusan Contemporary Art Collection.

In 2018, he participated in the 20th Red Bull Music Academy in Berlin.
He played his music live in venues including Zeiss-Großplanetarium, Sonar Festival, VII. International Sinop Biennial, and Babylon Istanbul.

Currently, he works as a freelance artist in Berlin. Besides his solo work, he collaborates with artists from different disciplines, mainly film, theater, contemporary dance, and installation.

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Nationality
Turkish
Languages
English: fluent
Professions
Composers, Music prod., Sound designers, Sound editors
Preferred working area

Music Composition
Music Production
Audio Postproduction

Experience & skills

Education

Electronic Music Composition and Sound Design — Masters Degree
2014 - 2017, Istanbul
Istanbul Technical University, Center for Advanced Studies in Music

Experience abroad
Germany, Türkiye
Special skills

Music Composition
Music Production
Sound Design
Audio Postproduction

Own equipment

Steinberg Nuendo
Steinberg Spectralayers
Max / MSP
Ableton Live
Apple Logic Pro

Awards

Crowd (Short film)
Sound designers

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