Tanju Arikan was born in İstanbul (1952).
He began his interest in music at a young age. He founded ‘Grup Marsandiz’ with 4 friends (1972).
Same year they released their first long play. He graduated from Marmara University where he majored in piano. (1975-76)
He established Marsandiz Studios
with Group Marsandiz members and he began work as an audio engineer (1980). He
has worked with many top artists such as;
Adnan Şenses, Ajda Pekkan, Arif Sağ, Barış Manço, Bülent Ersoy, Cem Karaca, Edip
Akbayram, Emel Sayın, Emrah, Ferdi Tayfur, Hülya Süer, İbrahim Tatlıses, Metin
Şentürk, Moğollar, Muazzez Ersoy, Kayahan, Sezen Aksu, Müzeyyen Senar, Müslüm
Gürses, Nilüfer, Orhan Gencebay, Sibel Can, Ümit Besen and Zeki Müren.
He continue his work at plaque , television screens and being an audio engineer till 1988. He has accompanied important artists such as Ajda Pekkan, Nükhet Duru, Leman Sam, Sezen Aksu.
In 1991, after Raks, the biggest audio video cassette manufacturer and filling facility of Turkey has headed towards music production, Marşandiz has merged with Raks group in the fields of studio and music production. It has worked with almost every famous singer of Turkey. Celik, Rafet El Roman, Izel, Aylin Livaneli, Harun Kolcak, Fatih Erkoc, Ajlan – Mine, Sibel Tuzun, Sinan Erkoc, Aysen and Feyzan Dogan are within the productions he has guided and produced.
In 1998, after the transfer of the companies to Universal Music, it has displayed activities internationally, as well.
Between 1991-1998 they have reached 7 million and 10 million annual sales of albums.
He has done some international work after the companies were merged with Universal Music (1998). The Jazz Project prepared for Japan with Sony Music was followed by Aysen’s album. This album, which has had a great effect on the Turkish market among listeners, was arranged and recorded in England with music producers Gary Stevenson and David West. Another production was lead in Egypt with Producers Fathy Salama and Ashraf Muhammed Abdel for Feyzan Dogan
He founded Marşandiz International company in both Turkey and America with Koral Sarıtaş(2000) He served as an executive producer in the world-famous Latin band Santa Esmeralda. His production also includes Sibel Can, Demet Sağıroğlu, Seda Sayan and Aşkın Nur Yengi.
In 2003, he has produced and
managed the album of Ahmet Ozhan.
In 2004 – 2005 he has managed and produced the albums of Askin Nur Yengi and
Anadolu Atesi ‘Toprağın
Sesleri’
In 2010, he has managed the recordings for one of his own projects Mozaik’in Renkleri (Colors of the Mosaic) within the Europe Culture Capital Events.
He currently is leading Studio Marsandiz and is a freelance producer.