Özgür Akgül is a composer, violinist, arranger and audio producer. Born in Istanbul, he first studied economics at Bosphorus University (1996-2002) before devoting himself entirely to music. During his studies, he began working as a composer and arranger for dance and theater music. Since 2002, he has been active as a violinist with Kardeş Türküler and Mabel Matiz, among others, and completed a master’s degree in Turkish music in Istanbul (2003-2006). 

He then completed a further master’s degree in Film Music & Sound Design at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (2007-2010). Since then, he has been working as a film music composer, including on the music documentary Romanistanbul (2012), which he also directed and produced. As a founding member of Stüdyo Kolektif, he has been involved in interdisciplinary film music and sound design projects for many years. Between 2011 and 2013 he was music advisor to the Cultural Forum Turkey-Germany. 

Since 2022, he has been a co-founder and member of the Berlin band Schnieke, which combines electronic music with elements from the Mediterranean region. The band was included in the Listen to Berlin compilation and played at the Waves Vienna Festival, among others. Their debut album Hediye is released on vinyl by Rumi Sounds Berlin. He was responsible for the soundscape for Atilla Oener’s production Im Strom (2022) at Ballhaus Naunynstraße. He took part in the Extended Cooperation theater workshop in 2025: The production developed there, for which Özgür Akgül created the sound, has been part of the repertoire since fall 2025 under the title Your Baggage Unattended.