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Burak Baysun

@burakbaysun

I curate music programs and build cross-border partnerships for independent classical, jazz, electronic, and interdisciplinary artists.

Belgium

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead or coordinate ambitious music and cultural projects where I can connect artists, venues, educational partners, and international stakeholders through inclusive, cross-disciplinary programming.

I've curated and delivered more than 300 concerts at Pistache.brussels, spanning jazz, soul, funk, rock, electronic, and experimental music while creating opportunities for emerging local talent and international collaboration.

I manage the operational work behind cultural programming: venues, technical crews, artist hospitality, stage operations, budgets, compliance, reporting, and partnerships with festivals, institutions, municipalities, and educational actors. Through Muzik 1030, I also connected public cultural spaces with formal music education through Muziekacademie Schaarbeek.

Across A.K. Müzik and Opus 3a in Istanbul, I coordinated distribution, label representation, artist relations, licensing, publishing administration, inventory, sales, and promotional activity for leading international classical and jazz labels. I also supported artist visits, festival engagements, press events, and media relations.

I'm now building soniqApart, a curation and management agency for independent interdisciplinary work across Brussels, Istanbul, and beyond. My work focuses on contemporary classical music, electronic music, contemporary jazz, sound art, and performance art, with artist bookings, promotion, and cross-border cultural partnerships at its core.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder

Current

soniqApart

Founder of a newly established curation and management agency supporting independent, innovative, and/or adventurous music-focused interdisciplinary artistic productions from Brussels, Istanbul and beyond.

Curation Artist Management Booking

Artist Coordinator & Talent Manager

Sinia Music

Nov 2024 - Aug 2025 (9 months)

Assisted the launching of the Belgian-American music company focusing on jazz and beyond, coordinating artistic direction, label strategy, publishing, talent management, artist relations, project timelines, bookings, and administrative procedures.

Talent Management Labeling Strategy Publishing Project Management

Music Programmer & Artistic Coordinator

Pistache.brussels

Oct 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 1 month)

Curated and delivered 300+ concerts across jazz, soul, funk, rock, electronic, and experimental music, promoting emerging local and young talents and international collaborations. Managed logistics, venues, technical crews, artist hospitality, and stage operations.

Project Coordination Logistics Budgeting Partnership Development Event Management

Market Researcher & Coordinator

Suazio Consulting

Sep 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)

Conducted international market research in the medical technology sector, including multi-country studies in Eastern Europe and MENA region. Coordinated projects, led research on the Turkish market, including surveys, interviews, and data analysis.

Market Research Project Coordination Data Analysis Budget Management Stakeholder Communication

Coordinator – Operations, Artist Relations & Label Management

A.K. Müzik

Oct 2010 - Feb 2018 (7 years 4 months)

Coordinated distribution operations for prestigious classical and jazz labels. Assisted with copyright clearance, licensing, and publishing administration as the Turkish distributor of Schott Music.

Distribution Operations Artist Relations Licensing Inventory Management Vendor Relations

Distribution & Sales Responsible

Opus 3a

Oct 2010 - Feb 2018 (7 years 4 months)

Coordinated day-to-day store operations, sales flow and customer engagement of the operations of Turkey’s leading independent classical, jazz and world-music record store under the general management of A.K.Müzik.

Sales Inventory Management Customer Engagement Catalogue Management

Seminar Series Coordinator

BEKS – Association for Memory and Cultural Sociology Studies

Mar 2016 - Feb 2017 (11 months)

Organised seminar series such as Music, Politics, Social Memory; Contemporary Music and Political Art; and Music and Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present, coordinated with Prof. Dr. Alper Maral.

Partnership Management Logistics Budgeting