mehmet ali simayli
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mehmet ali simayli (1999, Istanbul, Türkiye) is a composer, improviser, researcher, and drummer working across interpretive and experimental contexts. His practice operates at the intersection of composition, improvisation, and media-based research.
...'s work, primarily concerned with sounding practices, combines electro-acoustic, multimedia, and contemporary compositional approaches, often engaging with both musical and extra-musical concepts.
Since 2025, ... has run the independent record label Rubber Commune, under which … curates and releases experimental music projects.
... studied composition and audio technologies at Istanbul Bilgi University (2017–2021) and completed a Bachelor's degree in Drum Set Performance at the Basel Musik Akademie, Institute of Jazz. Later on he completed a Master's degree in Composition and Electronic Music in Basel Musik Akademie and currently pursuing a post-graduate studies at the same school, studying with Prof. Johannes Kreidler.
...'s discography includes Portrait and a Dream (2021, Unit Records), which received coverage from several outlets including Bandcamp Daily Best Jazz; Nobody Presents (2024, iKi); I'll Hold The Flowers (2025, Rubber Commune); XU (2026, Rubber Commune); and all that is holy (2026, Rubber Commune). … work has also been reviewed or featured in publications such as The Wire, Jazz'n'More, JazzTimes, Bandcamp Daily, and Bant Mag, among others.
... has performed extensively in contexts ranging from improvised music and jazz to contemporary music. His performance setups include controlled feedback systems on snare drums and cymbals, light design setups with raw circuits, drum set, MIDI controllers, beam projectors, and transducers.
... is active in several co-led projects, including the grindcore band Market Saturée, the electro-acoustic duo Die Tryin', the electro-acoustic improvisation trio Blazed Runner, as well as numerous side-person collaborations.
… composed works often explore hyper-stimulus and sensory audio-visual environments, moving between noise, maximalism, political absurdism, and intense minimalism. Selected works include blank.midi (2025); H4NDS0FF (2026), Courante (2024); all that is holy is ibu-profaned (2025); I may swim slowly (2025), presented at HEAD Geneva; and deformation profile for 8 speakers, composed for I'm All Ears at Gare du Nord, Basel.
...'s research interests include media studies in experimental composition, avatarization, internet culture, auditory illusions, and Anatolian folk music.
... has participated in residencies, workshops, and festivals such as Roche Continents, IRCAM Manifeste, Donaueschinger Musiktage, and the Baksı Cultural Foundation Residency, and has received the Anatolian Music Awards from the Baksı Foundation and the Arif Mardin Fellowship from the American Turkish Society to attend an education program at Berklee College of Music.
In addition to his artistic practice, ... teaches drum set, works part-time, and organizes DIY concerts. ... has been based in Basel, Switzerland since 2021.