Patrick Duvignacq : Composition, mix, editing 
Julian Babou : Bass
Samir Laroche : piano , synth 
Charlie Chance: vocals
Mr. Y : Guitar
Bastien Andrieu: piano, synth 
Lukas Staratzky : Guitar
Louis Navarro : Double Bass
Felix Robin : Vibraphone, Balafon
Abdeljalil Aït Jimhi : Ribab, Lotar, Banjo 
Raphael Mateu : Trumpet, horns 
Etienne Juan Gesta : Saxophone
Nicolas Pujos : Saxophone 

We are now searching for a label. 

Hope you like our work

pduvignacq@hotmail.com
+49 162 1952 743

Istanbul Sessions is a unit consisting of 4 versatile musicians -- Ilhan Ersahin, Alp Ersonmez, Turgut Bekoglu and Izzet Kizil. Ilhan was born and raised in Sweden, his motherland, and since a long time now has been living in NYC where he founded Nublu, the club and record label. Having a Turkish father and always having strong ties to Istanbul and Turkey as a whole, Istanbul Sessions was conceived as a very organic project. The concept of the band is a combination of Ilhan's NYC/Nublu sound mixed with the sounds and spirits of young Istanbul. It’s a band that mixes Turkish scales, clubby beats and jazz improvisations. Their live sets are usually an experience in sounds, moods, and almost trance like vibes, all played live, almost as if they are dj's keeping the audience alert with beats, colors and songs weaving in and out until their set ends 1, 2 or 3 hours later. Alp is the bassplayer of Turkey's popstar Tarkan. Turgut is the drummer of Turkey's one and only diva Sezen Aksu and Izzet is a sought after percussionist heard on hundreds of Turkish released records already performed with very international names such as Bebel Gilberto, Natasha Atlas etc.– all very active in the Istanbul music scene. Ilhan, saxophonist/keyboards/composer is the founder of Nublu in NYC and the newly started Nublu Records. Ilhan has composed for Norah Jones, Bebel Gilberto, U-Roy and his other bands include Wax Poetic, Love Trio, I led 3 lives and Nublu Orchestra. A great way to hear fresh and new sounds from Istanbul with a different angle then is usually expected, here it is: Istanbul Sessions.

Grup Ses & Gökalp K Out Now!
Digital/Vinyl: https://soukrecords.bandcamp.com/album/grup-ses-go-kalp-k

Grup Ses: Beats from the Vaults 2008 - 2021
Order Digital/Vinyl: https://soukrecords.bandcamp.com/album/beats-from-the-vaults-2008-2021

@elektrohaf-z X Grup Ses collab album out now on vinyl/digital from @zelzelerecords
Order Digital/Vinyl: https://smarturl.it/ZEL03

Ethnique Punch X Grup Ses presents: Deli Divan
Order Digital/Vinyl: https://soukrecords.bandcamp.com/album/deli-divan 

for dj sets follow:
http://soundcloud.com/grupses

spotify playlist: https://spoti.fi/2UdrFPP
worldwide booking: virginie@doctordru.com
Instagram:  https://www.instagram/doctordru_official/ 

facebook: www.facebook.com/dottoredru

LABELS:

JEUDI RECORDS
Diynamic
Flying Circus


Doctor Dru has established himself to one of the key proponents of contemporary house music. With a rich, multi-layered history, which permeates into his present output; DJing, working as a drummer, running his own label JEUDI Records, composing for other acts and, of course, producing his own emotive, wistful signature tracks that have cemented his reputation as a purveyor of the finest in deep house music. 

Years of deep musical knowledge are reinterpreted into his electronic productions, fueled by his dedication to beats, rhythms and melodies, which began long before his first eighties records got their groove going on. Dru`s scores of machines were fiddled with, investigated and pushed to their limits.
But what about putting soul and smoothness into machines? And when Bootsy Collins asks you to produce his single? Well, you produce like you’re in funk heaven of course. From 2011 Dru conceived modern-day classic edits such as “Juicy Fruit” and “Anymore”. His interpretation “The Voice of Dru” hit the nerve of the time back then and established Doctor Dru as one of the deep house movement’s main players. Being a number one charted artist over the course of several months placed him on the right musical path. In Dru's following output you saw him more stretching out, showing his diversity of productions between the house and techno genre. His very own authentic fingerprint which found so many fans around the globe you can find e.g in “The Pattern” or the in 2017 so well acclaimed track “Prärie”. 

The big club and festival doors opened and traveling the globe has led to him representing at some of the world’s most lauded venues such as Warung Beach Club (Brazil), ZigZag (Paris), Destino and Ushuaia (Ibiza), Watergate (Berlin), Revolver Club (Melbourne), Treehouse (Miami), Loveland Festival (Amsterdam) and a many more.
While being busy with touring and tune tinkering, Dru also cultivated his own label JEUDI Records, which was founded with his mates Davidé and Takeiteasy. Based on a tightly-knit family ethos Jeudi Records gives Dru a platform where he is able to truly express his love of music and to A&R new talent from around the globe. The label was established in 2010 and continues to be influential and forward-thinking in its approach.

So there you have it, Doctor Dru’s devout love of electronic music combined with his years of experience and unerring will to roll out the very best tunes full of substance and dancefloor appeal are the key elements that form the foundation of his career. The constant aim: simply to stimulate both body and mind through his love for synthesizers!
With more new music and a whole lot more touring to come, a steady tide of other hugely intense tracks has continued to flow out of Dru’s studio.

Connecting club culture to the wider world, on screen and irl through parties, film and video.

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