Artz

Turkish top urban music producer Efe Celik a.k.a. Artz, is mostly known with his works with <a href="spotify:artist:6LnJKrtFnTEGdbWQ2riWCL" data-name="Ezhel">Ezhel</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1XxdJaLo6jXdFbgR1zKJ3x" data-name="Bugy">Bugy</a> (three of them form the Turkish urban music powerhouse named KOVL).

With his boom-bap sound combined with reggae, trap and Anatolian sound, he contributed to a lot of artists in Turkey: released <a href="spotify:album:3ehINqY3qh1uc9QctOT7VE" data-name="Batı Yakası">Batı Yakası</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:2u4xMsh0M2B7R8Wb3pEWae" data-name="Anıl Piyancı">Anıl Piyancı</a> and <a href="spotify:album:1g0q9JCBfhrEDU3cKWx2pn" data-name="DEEV (Deluxe Edition)">DEEV (Deluxe Edition)</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:0FUsrstJwmg4WVHQMTYuUA" data-name="Şehinşah">Şehinşah</a> in 2016 and then his first solo album <a href="spotify:album:1jCDNHi5BVSchqEACzpypw" data-name="İşin Mutfağı">İşin Mutfağı</a> in 2017 which includes the infectious hit track <a href="spotify:track:1rbOPArNgrvQzd1Bku0MCR" data-name="Pavyon (feat. Ezhel)">Pavyon (feat. Ezhel)</a> and <a href="spotify:track:2PuOL2TPoCxywuCdKQuNcN" data-name="Yan (feat. Şehinşah)">Yan (feat. Şehinşah)</a>. Artz produced these albums while he was working at IBM as a software sales manager.

His work at <a href="spotify:artist:6LnJKrtFnTEGdbWQ2riWCL" data-name="Ezhel">Ezhel</a>’s debut album <a href="spotify:album:5mo701EsMb8GFdF4YL3NG8" data-name="Müptezhel">Müptezhel</a> and the singles onward have created a milestone in Turkish urban music. In 2019, Artz played a major role in the production process of “<a href="spotify:album:6DkWC425pAikMNKmNDnlJ8" data-name="Lights Out">Lights Out</a>”, album performed by <a href="spotify:artist:6LnJKrtFnTEGdbWQ2riWCL" data-name="Ezhel">Ezhel</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:5pVRwX5ZQR7hfJ18w8ZYkl" data-name="Ufo361">Ufo361</a> , including the trap bangers like <a href="spotify:album:5EWHawfUCgUf16DBCDaDa6" data-name="Wir sind Kral">Wir sind Kral</a> and <a href="spotify:track:6YwucF7ZUZubzJarv8lm6m" data-name="Kapat Işıklarını">Kapat Işıklarını</a>. In 2020, he was a part of the “<a href="spotify:album:1mDlX2DdJbX7FzqWTpCvIl" data-name="Made In Turkey">Made In Turkey</a>” album performed by Ezhel &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:2y1VzMKAa5nmfXKtJL9jnj" data-name="Murda">Murda</a> including the tracks <a href="spotify:track:3K502RIh0pAHAQUvVQ2pf9" data-name="Anadolu Flex">Anadolu Flex</a> and <a href="spotify:track:1wG4LOXtYR1Getm3Pka4B0" data-name="Duman">Duman</a>. Artz showcased his production skills by working with some of Turkey&#39;s top pop artists, including <a href="spotify:artist:1dpqJqIuNqideTvmxBsSku" data-name="Mabel Matiz">Mabel Matiz</a>.

In 2021, Artz achieved a milestone with the release of his producer album with Bugy, “<a href="spotify:album:2eVzQHnbH7tn6hSSRiXIje" data-name="We Survive">We Survive</a>”, featuring Grammy-nominated artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:0Y4inQK6OespitzD6ijMwb" data-name="Freddie Gibbs">Freddie Gibbs</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:46MWeeHNVMYRIIofQBEX98" data-name="BEAM">BEAM</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6DVipHzYsPlIoA0DW8Gmns" data-name="Royce Da 5&#39;9&#34;">Royce Da 5&#39;9&#34;</a>.

Artz is currently working on long-awaited Ezhel album as the executive producer.