Putzi Productions

Meet the Putzis

PUTZI PRODUCTIONS

Music, differently

Putzi Productions is an agency that accompanies, represents and promotes authentic and inspiring artists from the Mediterranean and Switzerland. Putzi Productions was co-founded in 2019 by Kurt Werren (Switzerland) and May Arida Werren (originally from Lebanon) and is based in Bern, Switzerland.

Currently Putzi Productions collaborates with Selin Sümbültepe, Fusion Folk Pop from Turkey; Zeid Hamdan, Arab New Pop, nicknamed "the godfather of Lebanese underground music"; Kuwaiti / Lebanese artist Tamara Qaddoumi (Cold Pop); as well as with Sandmoon, an Indie Pop/Rock band from Beirut.

In 2021, Putzi Productions registered Putzi Records as a Swiss record label with IFPI and released its first EP in December 2021.

Contact us at reachout@putziproductions.com

Discover our artists

Selin Sümbültepe

Fusion Folk Pop

With her distinctive Fusion Folk Pop, Sümbültepe weaves Middle Eastern melodies into a Western pop aesthetic, creating a sound that is both contemporary and firmly rooted in tradition. Following her 2024 EP Hemhal—a Turkish–Arabic fusion celebrating the cultural heritage of her home region Hatay, devastated by the 2023 earthquake—she now returns with Khayal. This new EP will embrace the Arabic language as a musical and creative playground.

Acclaimed for her captivating live performances, Sümbültepe took her music to international stages in 2025, marking the beginning of a journey she intends to carry onto global stages in the years ahead.

Visit Selin's website

Zeid Hamdan

Arab New Pop

Nicknamed the “godfather of Lebanese underground music,” Zeid Hamdan is an artist, composer, and producer whose career has transformed independent music in the Middle East. Co-founder of the legendary band Soapkills with Yasmine Hamdan, he blended trip-hop, dub, and Eastern music, creating what the French press called “Eastern trip-hop.” Their albums Cheftak (2002) and Enta Fen (2005) marked a generation. More recently, with Bedouin Burger, Zeid collaborated with Lynn Adib to blend electronic music, jazz, and Bedouin influences, demonstrating his insatiable quest for innovation and his ability to revisit his cultural roots. A visionary and multidimensional artist, Zeid Hamdan continues to reinvent the Arab music scene and inspire new generations.

Visit Zeid's website

TAMARA QADDOUMI

Cold Pop

Endowed with voice, melody, and word, Tamara Qaddoumi’s striking vocals lead musical layers composed of galactic synths, expressive drums and searing guitars, embracing the conflicting dynamics of electronics.

Qaddoumi’s hybrid Kuwaiti, Palestinian, Lebanese and Scottish upbringing weaves conscious questions and discoveries around identity and belonging into her repertoire. Traveling through complex melodic arrangements, her lyrics oscillate between desire and observation. Since 2018, Tamara Qaddoumi has released two EPs, been featured in Marie Claire, Vogue, and Bazaar, and has regularly graced Lebanon’s stages with her band.

After her EP "Sorry Signal", a rumination on death carried by a sleek Cold Pop sound, Tamara Qaddoumi has released her first full album "The Murmur" in the spring of 2025.

Visit Tamara Qaddoumi's website

SANDMOON

Indie Pop/Rock

Lebanese outfit sandmoon offers an original take on indie pop/rock, infusing it with subtle Middle-Eastern intonations and melancholy, and a certain timelessness. Singer-songwriter Sandra Arslanian, who initiated the project, was born in Lebanon, raised in Belgium and has Armenian roots – a contrasted blend that is perceptible in the music.

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