GRGDN is a Turkish music production and artist management company and record label based in

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. The name of the company originates from the Turkish word ''gergedan'' which means

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. It was founded in 2003 by OIART-graduated producer

Haluk Kurosman Haluk Kurosman (born 1 March 1975, Istanbul) is a Turkish music producer and co-founder (together with Hadi Elazzi) of GRGDN, a music production – management company and record label; producing, mixing and mastering the albums of successful yo ...

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, who had previously worked for such companies like

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Turkey. The company has its own recording studio in Ulus, Istanbul and does the management of several renowned Turkish artists. In 2011 Haluk Kurosman parted ways with GRGDN to become a freelance producer.

Record label

GRGDN released the first album of Turkish

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band

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as an independent record label. Together with

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they released several other albums. The studio recordings usually take place at the company's own studio, supervised by

. The full list of albums published or co-published by GRGDN is as follows:

Artist management

The company undertook the management of several successful artists. Among others they manage

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, who have received gold status for their album sales in

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, who has won several prestigious awards this year as "Best Newcomer". The full list of GRGDN-managed artists is as follows: *

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References

External links

GRGDN Official Site
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GRGDN MySpace
{{Authority control Turkish record labels Record labels established in 2003 Music production companies Talent managers Music organizations based in Turkey