"DIRDIR'' by Ferman Akgül feat. Pascal Nouma will be released on the 29th of July 2016 and will be available for download on all digital platforms. The single is released by Emi-Universal Music Turkey in collaboration with Ferman Akgül's label 06 Records , marking yet another step in their successful cooperation.
The song is written by Ferman Akgül and Pascal Nouma, with music by Ferman Akgül. Famous Turkish producer İskender Paydaş has put his magic twist on the song.
Ferman Akgül: "Pascal and I are neighbors and have been discussing doing a song together for over a year. It has been a great experience to work with Pascal who is a talent both on and off the court. The song communicates a positive message to all of us to stop complaining about the little unimportant things in life and get up and do something valuable. We hope it will get everyone smiling and dancing."
The video was shot by Turkish director Gökhan Palas on location, at the magnificent "Tuz Gölü" (Salt Lake) area in the middle of Turkey. The unique landscape set the perfect background for the song.
Pascal Nouma: "This is a new kind of project for me and it has been a lot of fun to work with professionals like Ferman Akgül and İskender Paydaş. I have been living many years in Turkey and I'm very excited to have had the opportunity to work on a project that allows me to express myself in my native French and in Turkish."
CREDITS
Producer: İskender Paydaş, Ferman Akgül
Music: Ferman Akgül
Lyrics: Ferman Akgül, Pascal Nouma
Arrangement: İskender Paydaş, Ufuk Özcan, Willem Laseroms
Recording/edit: Serkan Özyurt, Mehmet Arif Cengiz (Pay Records İstanbul/Bodrum)
Studio: StüdyoN (İstanbul) / Whitehouse (Amsterdam)
Elektric guitar: Serkan Özyurt
Back Vocals: Esen Şeyda, İskender Paydaş
Mix-Mastering: Tarık Ceran / Digilog by TC
Alternative Mix: Uğur Memiş
ABOUT FERMAN AKGÜL
MTV award winning frontman for rock band maNga, singer/songwriter, producer, director, actor and TV host. Ferman is one of Turkey's leading artists with a career that counts major hits both nationally and internationally and success that goes beyond music.
Born in 1979 in Ankara, Turkey, Ferman Akgül is the MTV Award winning lead singer and songwriter for legendary Turkish rock band maNga. Ferman Akgül's many talents have made him one of Turkey's most diverse artists. Ferman's educational background is architecture and cinematography, a skill that have made him a successful video director and arts commentator. He has produced and hosted three seasons of his own music show on Turkish State TV, TRT, and most recently starred in a leading role in the musical version of the classic story "The Little Prince". Ferman is the current presenter of Algida's "Aslan Max Fun Factory" on Cartoon Network. The show's soundtrack was written and produced by maNga. In 2016 Ferman branched out and released his first major solo music project with a number one hit "Istemem Söz Sevmeni". The same year Ferman opened his own record label "06 Records".
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