Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1996 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" (To Be Happy). Their second studio album, "Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar" (Glitters on Dirty Water), came out in 2006 under the label Pasaj Müzik. Their song "Falan Filan" entered the MTV World Music Charts at the 10th position.MTV Europe World Music Charts. 29. 06. 2006. In 2007 the band produced their third album, "Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek" (Plastic Flowers and Beetle). Redd started the studio recordings of their fourth album in 2009,Vokal kayitlari; Official Redd Blog 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.HaberTurk Their last album, "Mükemmel Boşluk" was published in 2016 under the Pasaj label.
History 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
Over the course of its 20-year history, the group has released 8 studio albums, 1 film soundtrack, and 1 concert DVD. In addition, they have appeared on various compilation albums. In 2014, the group entered a new era following the departure of Berke and İlke Hatipoğlu.
Dogan Duru, the group's leading figure, express themselves as "none of our albums sound alike; we achieve that variety through constant change, transformation, and revolution within ourselves—in other words, there’s always a revolution happening in Redd, which is why our music is always evolving."
Moving toward a more electronic and indie-rock sound compared to previous eras, the group also stands out for its oppositional stance and political attitude.
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" ( Freedom was backstabbed) 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" (fairytale) for Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener, who were unjustly in prison for 127 days .
Discography 2005: 50/50 (Stardium) 2006: Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar (Pasaj) 2008: Gecenin Fişi Yok DVD (Pasaj) 2008: Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek (Pasaj) 2009: 21 (Sony Music) 2010: Prensesin Uykusu (Most Production - İmaj) 2012: Hayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur (Pasaj) 2016: Mükemmel Boşluk (Pasaj) 2019: Yersiz Göksüz Zamanlar (Pasaj)
Music videos
YearTitle Director Albüm2005 Mutlu Olmak İçin Mete Özgencil 50/50 Öperler Bahçelere Daldık2006 Falan Filan Cemil Ağacıklıoğlu Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar Hala Aşk Var Mı? Murat Küçük2007 Dünya Cemil Ağacıklıoğlu2008 Boşver (Live) Gökhan Gürek Gecenin Fişi Yok Nefes Bile Almadan Emir Khalilzadeh Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek2009 Don Kişot Cemil Ağacıkoğlu 21 Seni Buldum Emir Khalilzadeh Her Neyse2010 Tamam Böyle Kalsın (Live) Gökhan Palas Prensesin Uykusuyum Çağan Irmak Prensesin Uykusu2011 Masal Alper Çağlar 21 Aşktı Bu Sinan Uçkan2012 Yavaş Yavaş Yavaş Ömer Faruk Sorak Hayat Kaçık Bir Uykudur2013 Beni Sevdi Benden Çok Cemil AğacıklıoğluAşık Oldum CelladımaGüneş Duru 2014 Bir Yol Bulursun 2016 Aşk Virüs Mükemmel Boşluk İtiraf 2017 Tam Bi Delilik Baturhan Bilgin Kalpsiz Romantik Güneş Duru Sextronot Baturhan Bilgin Boşlukta Dans Güneş Duru 2018 Hala Seni Çok Özlüyorum Kanıyorduk 2019 Sen de Saçmala Kerem Akyıl Yersiz Göksüz Zamanlar 2020 Tutmuyor Frenler Güneş Duru
References
Sources Redd Biography
External links Official website