Sunset
Balearic · Bossa Nova · Jazz · Lounge
01 / Approach
Atmosphere
over genre.
The room comes first: its light, pace, people, service and the exact hour of the day.
Fırat moves from Jazz and Bossa Nova to Balearic, Disco, House and Afro House without breaking the atmosphere. The point is not range. It is continuity.
People make the place.
Reading
the room.
Before the first record, Fırat studies the concept, theme and intention. No formula is carried from one venue to the next.
Once the room is live, the programme is shaped in real time: clothing, light, crowd density, group behaviour, the pace at the bar, the power of the sound system and the emotional temperature of the night.
Music can apply pressure or release it. Knowing when to move a room forward and when to leave it completely at ease is part of the work.
For Fırat, music stands beside service, quality and care as one of hospitality’s essential elements. When it is right, it can hold a room together and carry an imperfect moment with grace.
Technical fluency remains deliberately invisible. Technology is used only when it makes the musical experience more precise for the people in the room.
Selected films · 01 / 05 · 00:28
Topaz
Istanbul.
Restaurant and late-evening atmosphere, in motion.
Original event sound · Hospitality archive.
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02 / Musical spectrum
Music follows
the light.
Not a timetable. Four different rooms, four different energies. Every palette is selected for the venue, the service and the moment.
Dinner / restaurant
Jazz · Soul · Latin · understated grooves
After dinner / bar ambience
Disco · Funk · Organic · Deep
Night / till late
House · Disco · deeper club programming
03 / One continuous musical language
One continuous
musical language.
Fırat does not approach genres as separate boxes. His sets can move from jazz and Bossa Nova to Hicaz-inflected music, Balearic, disco, house and Afro House — while keeping one coherent musical narrative.
The connection is made through harmony, rhythm, texture, energy and mood. A sophisticated jazz record can lead into Mediterranean or Eastern tonalities, then evolve into Balearic music, disco and deeper house when the room calls for it.
17 hours. Non-stop.
Bobou Beach,
Çeşme
Fırat’s longest continuous performance was a 17-hour non-stop set at Bobou Beach. It began in a relaxed lounge environment and developed across the day and night into house music — without resetting the atmosphere or treating each moment as a separate set.
Jazz to Hicaz. Balearic to disco. Lounge to house. House to Afro House.
One room. One night. One continuous musical language.
04 / Experience
Rooms, residencies,
years.
Since 2000: service-led dining rooms, all-day beach clubs, rooftops, private rooms and late-night institutions across Istanbul, Bodrum, Çeşme and Germany.
Ulus Sunset, Istanbul
Wednesday Residency · DJ · Music Programming
Jun 2026–presentRaffles Istanbul
Isokyo Restaurant & Long Bar · Music Director
2025Biber Bar Nişantaşı
DJ
2015 · 2022–2024The Bar by Emre Ergani
Music Director · DJ
2013–2014Topaz & Upperist — The Marmara Istanbul
Resident DJ · Music Direction
2010–2018Blackk Club — Case by Cîroc
DJ · Music Direction
2007–2008 · 2011–2012Bobou Beach Club, Çeşme
Resident DJ · Music Direction
2011–2012Halikarnas The Club, Bodrum
Resident DJ · Music Direction
2007–2009Reina Club, Istanbul
DJ
2005–2006View full career — 2000–2026 ↓
Biber Bebek
DJ
2022–2024Biber Bar, Bodrum & Çeşme
DJ
2022–2024Şeşbeş Restaurant · Sinn Club · Shelby Live
Music Director · DJ · Owner
2018–2021Private Members’ Club, Arnavutköy
DJ
2017–2018Jack Russell · Rixos Pera
Music Programming
2013–2014Indaba Beach Club, Germany
Music Director · DJ
2010Juliana’s International Club · 34 Beach, Bodrum
Music Director · DJ
2008–2009A+Plus Club, Süzer Plaza & Etiler
DJ
2008–2010Café Zone, Nişantaşı
DJ
2007–2010Bianca Beach Club, Bodrum
DJ
2007–2008Coco a Gogo, Levent
DJ
2004–2005Mono Club, Süzer Plaza
DJ
2004–2005Mel’s Restaurant, Kuruçeşme / Havana Istanbul
DJ
2004–2005Solar Beach, Kilyos
DJ
2001–2004Urban Bug, Istanbul
DJ
2000–200105 / Sessions
Recorded
in the room.
01
Upperist, The Marmara · Sunset Set
The Marmara Istanbul · July 2024 · Sunset programming.
Play / listen here ↗02
Porsche Private Event · Topaz Bodrum
Topaz Bodrum · Private Porsche event · Chill House session.
Play / listen here ↗03
Topaz Beach Bodrum · Weekday Session
Downtempo and organic set · Topaz Beach Bodrum.
Play / listen here ↗04
Alperen Şengün Birthday
Mandarin Oriental Istanbul · Hakkasan Terrace · 2026.
Play / listen here ↗05
Mustafa Sandal · Recording Session
A private recording session, made together.
Play / listen here ↗06
Raffles Istanbul · Writer’s VIP Room
Live set · Raffles Hotel Istanbul · Writer’s VIP Room.
Play / listen here ↗07
Mandarin Oriental · Summer Bar Set
Disco and deep house · Mandarin Oriental summer bar.
Play / listen here ↗08
Biber Bar Nişantaşı · Bossa Nova Set
Live recording · Biber Bar Nişantaşı · 2015.
Play / listen here ↗09
Tipsy Çeşme · Live Bar Set
Live bar set · Tipsy Çeşme · 2010.
Play / listen here ↗10
Sunset Night Session
An excerpt from a long-form live set, filmed at the decks.
Play / listen here ↗11
Alperen Şengün After Party
Mandarin Oriental Istanbul · Private VIP Room · 2026.
Play / listen here ↗Live recordings from dining rooms, sunset terraces, private events and late-night spaces.
Event film archive
The film
archive.
Twenty-six films from restaurants, hotels, private celebrations, brand events and late rooms — preserved in their original aspect ratios.
06 / Music direction
Music, built
into the venue.
A venue should have a sound of its own. Fırat develops that identity across dayparts, playlists, DJ teams, service transitions and sound systems — from opening hours to the final room of the night. Production knowledge and music technology remain behind the scenes, serving the venue rather than defining it.
- Venue musical identity
- Daypart programming
- In-venue playlists & playback systems
- DJ team management & scheduling
- Event programming
- Restaurant, bar & lounge transitions
- Music production & technology
- Sound system & DJ booth consultancy
07 / Discorama Music
Official work.
Independent instinct.
Founded in 2021 by Fırat Tunçbaş and Emre Gören, Discorama Music works across original production, official remix projects and stage music. The catalogue moves from independent disco and house reworks to releases and commissions with major Turkish artists.
Explore the Bandcamp catalogue ↗Kenan Doğulu
Yüzsüz Yürek · Funky House Remix
House Remixes Vol.1 · Doğulu Music · 2025↗Mustafa Sandal
Sana İhtiyacım Var · Official Remix
Official remix project · Discorama Music↗Ajda Pekkan
Official Remixes & Live Stage Arrangements
Son Yolcu · Sihirli Aşk · stage music↗ANOTR
Talk To You · Discorama Remix
Discorama Music · latest remix↗Selected releases
Play the
catalogue.
Choose a release to play it here. Site music pauses when a Discorama player is selected and does not resume automatically.
Discorama Remix · 2023
Gülhan · Dokun Bana
Discorama Remix · 2024
Mustafa Sandal · Sana İhtiyacım Var
Discorama Remix
Ajda Pekkan · Son Yolcu
Discorama Remix
Sezen Aksu · Kolay Değil
08 / Studio & private archive
Offstage,
on record.
From Topaz Istanbul to a recording night made among friends, a quieter archive alongside the sets.
09 / Selected images
Rooms, light,
people.
10 / Photo archive
The working
archive.
161 images from a working life in music, 2000–2026.
11 / Contact
For the
right room.
Istanbul Available internationally
Music direction · International residencies · Hotel & resort programming · Private events