Redd


Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1986 by tenor opera singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu under the name Ten. They used to play at bars until they set up their own studio in 2004. Their first album, titled "50/50", produced by Levent Büyük, was published a year later by Stardium Müzik, already under the name Redd. The first music video was shot for "Mutlu Olmak İçin". Their second studio album, "Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar", came out in 2006 under the label Pasaj Müzik. Their song "Falan Filan" entered the MTV World Music Charts at the 10th position. In 2007 the band produced their third album, "Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek". Redd started the studio recordings of their fourth album in 2009, published by Sony Music. Their first original soundtrack album for director Çağan Irmak's feature film Prensesin Uykusu was released in 2010. Songs from this album managed to enter the European music charts. Their last album, "Mükemmel Boşluk" was published in 2016 under the Pasaj label.

Foundation

Redd started working as a band in September 1996. Doğan Duru and Güneş Duru decided to make some changes in their group Invictus Band. Doğan invited Berke Hatipoğlu to their group, and then İlke Hatipoğlu also joined. After playing as Invictus Band for more than a year, the group decided to carry on performing under the name of "Ten".
Ten changed itself to Redd a bit later, and the band started to perform rock music in English especially in Istanbul. They started to write some of their own songs while they were performing, and in 2003 they moved their recording activities to record studios.
The band decided to find their own studio because of the rental studios difficulties and wrote many songs in one year.

Social Works

Rock for Van

A major earthquake occurred in Van on 24 October 2011. To support the people who lost their homes, Güneş Duru called various artists on Twitter to organize a charity concert. More than 15,000 tickets were sold and a school was built with the money raised by the concert.

Memorial Concert for Hrant Dink

To remember Hrant Dink, who was the main editor of Agos Newspaper and had been brutally assassinated on 19 January 2007, Redd organized a special concert in Ghetto, exactly five years after his death. Gripin, Kardeş Türküler, Jehan Barbur, Moğollar, Mor ve Ötesi, Aylin Aslım, Şevval Sam and Rojin performed in this concert. The money from this concert was donated to Hrant Dink Foundation. Redd also wrote "Özgürlük Sırtından Vurulmuş" in their album "21" for Hrant Dink.

Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener

Bon Jovi came to Istanbul during their 2011 Europe tour and Redd performed as the opening group for them. In the concert, Redd sang "Masal" for Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, who were unjustly in prison for 127 days.

Discography

YearTitleDirectorAlbüm
2005Mutlu Olmak İçinMete Özgencil50/50
2005ÖperlerMete Özgencil50/50
2005Bahçelere DaldıkMete Özgencil50/50
2006Falan FilanCemil AğacıklıoğluKirli Suyunda Parıltılar
2006Hala Aşk Var Mı?Murat KüçükKirli Suyunda Parıltılar
2007DünyaCemil AğacıklıoğluKirli Suyunda Parıltılar
2008Boşver Gökhan GürekGecenin Fişi Yok
2008Nefes Bile AlmadanEmir KhalilzadehPlastik Çiçekler ve Böcek
2009Don KişotCemil Ağacıkoğlu21
2009Seni BuldumEmir Khalilzadeh21
2009Her NeyseEmir Khalilzadeh21
2010Tamam Böyle Kalsın Gökhan Palas21
2010Prensesin UykusuyumÇağan IrmakPrensesin Uykusu
2011MasalAlper Çağlar21
2011Aşktı BuSinan Uçkan21
2012Yavaş Yavaş YavaşÖmer Faruk SorakHayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur
2013Beni Sevdi Benden ÇokCemil AğacıklıoğluHayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur
2013Aşık Oldum CelladımaGüneş DuruHayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur
2014Bir Yol BulursunHayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur
2016Aşk VirüsMükemmel Boşluk
2016İtirafMükemmel Boşluk
2017Tam Bi DelilikBaturhan BilginMükemmel Boşluk
2017Kalpsiz RomantikGüneş DuruMükemmel Boşluk
2017SextronotBaturhan BilginMükemmel Boşluk
2017Boşlukta DansGüneş DuruMükemmel Boşluk
2018Hala Seni Çok ÖzlüyorumGüneş DuruMükemmel Boşluk
2018KanıyordukGüneş DuruMükemmel Boşluk
2019Sen de SaçmalaKerem AkyılYersiz Göksüz Zamanlar
2020Tutmuyor FrenlerGüneş DuruYersiz Göksüz Zamanlar