"Ambassador of World Music" - PollStar Magazine

Mehmet Dede is an internationally recognized, award-winning Music Curator, Festival Producer and Tour Promoter with 20 years of experience in the culture space.

Dede has produced hundreds of concerts and event series collaborating with Lincoln Center, Central Park SummerStage, the Kennedy Center and many more for medium and large-scale events. He’s served as Director of Programming at Drom since 2010 and worked previously at concert promoter Giant Step and Universal Music Group. His experience in global music programming and cultural diplomacy has facilitated a meaningful presence for artists in the US and his consulting expertise is often sought by agencies in France, Hungary, England, Poland and Romania. He is the author of Make It Live: The Handbook for Getting Gigs to coach artists on strategies for booking and marketing live concerts. Dede regularly conducts workshops for artists and managers in the US and abroad. He was profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Pollstar, and featured on PBS, Crain’s New York Business and Voice of America.