Turkish-born producer/DJ who now resides in LA Mahmut Orhan is again breaking boundaries with his latest single ‘Redemption’.
Following his recent foray to the darker and more edgy side of electronic dance music with his single ‘Allies’, Mahmut is delving deeper, expanding into the scene further, crafting a body of work which undoubtedly will be sonically outstanding, but will also be paired with a truly unique live show offering of which more is to be revealed about in the coming months.
Mahmut’s biggest hit so far ‘Feel’ (released 2016) has amassed an immense 500 million+ combined streams across streaming platforms and YouTube. This saw the record capture top ten chart spots in Greece, Luxembourg and Poland, with top 100 spots in Turkey, Germany and Romania – a huge milestone by any standards.
Following this up the Turkish talent released 6 Days (released 2018), a collaboration with Colonel Bagshot which also skyrocketed into the top 100 charts of many countries. Moreover, the single further built on Orhan’s success securing number 1’s in Turkey, Greece, Romania and Serbia. With consistent accolades building it wasn’t long before top tier press outlets came knocking. Mahmut was subsequently featured in GQ Turkey’s men of the year awards as the DJ of the year 2017, mincing with the biggest and best talent from his home nation. He has since become a regular fixture in publications such as billboard, Dancing Astronaut and many others.
However, more recently Orhan has collaborated with the ever-ascending pop-juggernauts SOFI TUKKER on ‘Forgive Me’ which featured in their massively successful WET TENNIS album which was has proved to be a seminal project for the duo. Not to mention, he also remixed their massive hit ‘Swing’ which realised commercial success and amassed over 12 Million streams respectively.
The newest instalment ‘Redemption’ is just the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the now LA-based musician. With a plethora of unique and forward thinking releases to come, it seems this is the start of an incredibly exciting new chapter for the Dance Music Juggernaut. On his upcoming single Mahmut says “This track is the very first release of my new chapter. I am super excited to share this with my fans.”
2023 is proving to be an incredibly exciting year as Mahmut lines up multiple releases leading up to a jam packed summer. He is set to play in Canada, USA, Croatia, Albania and Belgium throughout May and on to his beloved home nation of Turkey in June.
