Marc Sinan is a composer. In his work, he explores new forms of collaboration between artists within a transcultural and transmedia context. He typically takes on multiple roles as composer, artistic director and guitarist, working with his own ensemble, the Marc Sinan Company, as well as a variety of international guests and institutional partners. Recordings of his works are released by ECM Records. He lives and works in Berlin.
His works, most of which are full-length, address current socio-political issues. They are performed internationally and have been featured at festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Istanbul Festival and MaerzMusik, as well as at venues including the Halle Opera, Wuppertal Opera, Bremen Theatre, Humboldt Forum Berlin, the Gorki Theatre and the Vienna Konzerthaus. Sinan has collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Weimar, the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, the No Borders Orchestra, the Ensemble ConTempo Beijing, the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and the media collective schnellebuntebilder. He has carried out projects with artists such as Iva Bittová, Oğuz Büyükberber, Jörg Widmann, Kayhan Kalhor and countless others from Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.
