Ulaş Özdemir is a musician, ethnomusicologist, film score composer, record producer and writer who is living in Istanbul/Turkey. He has performed and recorded albums with Ali Akbar Moradi, Kayhan Kalhor, Erdal Erzincan, Dertli Divani, Azam Ali, Niyaz, and his latest group Forabandit with Sam Karpienia and Bijan Chemirani. He worked at famous Turkish independent label Kalan Müzik as producer and production director between 1997-2010. He recorded several solo albums, compilations and soundtracks. He has composed film scores and written arrangements that employ a broad array of instruments, with references to various music cultures from his country. He is the author of ''Şu Diyar-ı Gurbet Elde - Âşık Mücrimi’nin Yaşamı ve Şiirleri'' (2007), ''Kimlik, Ritüel, Müzik İcrası: İstanbul Cemevlerinde Zakirlik Hizmeti'' (2016), ''Senden Gayrı Âşık mı Yoktur: 20. Yüzyıl Âşık Portreleri' (2017) books and several scholarly articles. He is currently working at Istanbul University State Conservatory as staff member and touring with his music projects.