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born in January 1989 and grew up in Izmir. She is a singer, violinist, performer and composer. Based in Cologne and Mannheim. Her style uniquely combines the melancholy of Anatolia, her Mediterranean roots, as well as psychedelic and eastern influences. Güldeste’s first encounter with music was by singing with her father. She grew up listening to psychedelic – progressive rock, classical music and Turkish folk music. She listened to Avishai Cohen and Jaga Jazzist on her headphones on repeat. She studied violin, solmisation and chamber music at the College of Music Detmold in Germany, Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía Madrid in Spain and at the Conservatory İzmir in Turkey. 

Music brought Güldeste to visit India in 2014. In the legendary city of music, Varanasi, she spent several months learning Indian classical music rhythms and harmonies with Guru Sukhdev Prasad Mishra (Violin) and Keshvav Rao Nayak (Tabla). Thanks to the time spent in India she learnt not only about music but was introduced to their culture and philosophy too. The people she encountered on her travels in India, Israel and in southern European countries have strongly influenced her compositions to date. This results in her music having a special authenticity. Next to working on her own projects ‘Mahlukat’ and ‘Maha Pudma’  she composes music for contemporary dance and performative art.

Her signature sound for compositions could be described as a mix of minimal music, epic strings, deep bass, beats and dreamy vocals. Overall there  is a very cinematic feel to all of her music. She works closely with Kasia Kadłubowska, who is a vibraphonist, percussionist  and composer. Together they have released three albums. She still travels to India regularly and besides violin, she is learning some singing techniques from the Dhrupad singer ‘Pelva Naik’ , while she also continues to listen and study the Fusion Soul singer Nai Palm. At the same time, she continues to develop her production skills with her colleague and producer, Ivan Shopov. Her style is constantly transforming, depending on, or according to  the new musical influences and the emotional states she is in. Both : utopian and dystopian visions can be felt in her music. However, she likes to use music as a way of creating hopeful realities for the future and welcomes projects that deal with humanist, feminist and environmental topics. 

worked with Backsteinhaus Produktion, Neckarganga, Citizenkane Künstler Kollektive, Elfton Ensemble, junges NTM, Grete / David Pagan, Willy Praml, Martin Lejeune, Guido Preuss, Julie Pecard, Michelle Cheung, Nuran David Callis, Vivan & Ketan Bhatti, Tim Behren, Amelia Eisen, Franziska Schmitz, Peter Hinz, Dominik Fürstberger, Tobi Schmitt, Jan F. Kurth, Niko Seilbold and more.