Born 1976 in Maraş, Ulaş Özdemir completed primary, middle and high school in Maraş. After attending Istanbul University, Political Science Faculty, Department of Finance for three years, he entered Yildiz Technical University and earned his Master’s Degree from the Art and Design Faculty, Department of Ethnomusicology.

During his high school years, he began collecting folk music with his father in Maraş province, which has a rich folk music tradition. During the same years, he began publishing articles on music in weekly magazines. He has now published articles in many magazines, newspapers and internet sites.

Along with collection efforts focused on the music of the Alevi-Bektaşis and the different ethnic groups of Anatolia, he has conducted works with Ahl-i Haqq communities in Iran. He has also accompanied such Iranian artists as Ali Akbar Moradi, Kayhan Kalhor, Sussan Deyhim, Mamak Khadem and Niyaz on bağlama and vocal.

He has participated in a variety of concerts in Turkey and abroad, as well as world music festivals such as the San Francisco, Sfinks and Brosella festivals, performing on the traditional instruments of Alevi-Bektaşi music, the dede sazi and ruzba, He has also given several lectures on Alevi-Bektaşi musical culture.

He also has composed film scores and written arrangements that employ a broad array of instruments, with references to various music cultures from his country.

Since 1997, Ulaş Özdemir has worked for Kalan Muzik as producer and production director.

Albums:

Ummanda/Maraş Sinemilli Deyişleri, Kalan Müzik, 1998

O da Beni Seviyor/Orijinal Film Müziği (Mare Nostrum’la birlikte), Kalan Müzik, 2001

Asker Türküleri (Derleme albüm), Kalan Müzik, 2003

Gül Türküleri (Derleme albüm), Kalan Müzik, 2003

The Wind (Kayhan Kalhor ve Erdal Erzincan’la birlikte), ECM, 2006

The Companion (Ali Akbar Moradi’yle birlikte), Hermes Records, 2007
Bu Dem/The Breath, Kalan Müzik, 2008

Book:

Şu Diyar-ı Gurbet Elde / The Life and Poetry of Aşık Mücrimi, Pan Yayıncılık, 2007

Albums Produced:

Fethiyeli Ramazan Güngör, Kalan Müzik, 1998

Abuzer Karakoç, Alvar Deyişler, Kalan Müzik, 2000

Tülay German, Burçak Tarlası, Kalan Müzik, 2001

Balarısı Ahmet, Kalan Müzik, 2001

Adnan Önder, Hoş Geldin, Ada Müzik, 2002

Lütfü Gültekin, Gül Türküleri, Kalan Müzik, 2003

Feyzullah Çınar, Fazilet, Kalan Müzik, 2004

Dertli Divani, Hasbıhâl, Kalan Müzik, 2005

Soundtracks:

O da Beni Seviyor (with Mare Nostrum) , Barış Pirhasan – Filmacass, 2001

Babba (Film for television; with Aytekin G. Ataş) , Yalçın Yelence – Gülşah Film, 2005

Untitled / Only After Dark, (Short Films), Bojan Sarcevic, 2007

Music for TV Series: 

Hızma (with Engin Arslan) , Dijital Sanatlar – Show TV, 2002

Berivan (with Engin Arslan) , Gold Film – Kanal D, 2003

Kapıları Açmak, Sinegraf Film – Kanal D, 2005

Son Tercih, Fergün Yapım – Show Tv, 2007

Music for Documentaries:

Karaman: Gelenler, Gidenler ve Kalanlar, Hasan Özgen – Nöbetçi Ajans, 2006

Otel Odaları, Sevinç Yeşiltaş – TRT, 2007

Music Supervisor:

Pusat, Sinegraf Film – Show Tv, 2007