The Turkish studio’s sales manager spoke to ttvnews during MipJunior about the new project they’re working on, Mr. Do’s Music School, an animated musical adventure designed to teach kids to love music.
*By Luis Cabrera, from Cannes, France
Founded in 2020 by Mehmet Fatih Yalçınkaya and Volkan Gümüşlü, Turkish production studio Pickup Production Media has the mision to create boundary-pushing projects by combining imagination and creativity.
One of the newest productions in the pipeline is Mr. Do’s Music School, which combines the studio’s creator’s love and knowledge of the music industry in a show created to convey this passion to kids.
“It is an animated musical adventure”, Fatih Can Yalcinkaya, Sales Manager, Pickup Production Studio, began in conversation with ttvnews from Cannes, France. “It’s aimed at kids 6 to 9, but we are seeing it’s also appropriate for kids 4 to 12”.
The first season is composed of 13 episodes of 8 minutes, each one with a special surprise. “At the end of each episode, we have a unique original song. Our founder is a professional musician and he creates every song”, he revealed.
“This is designed to spread love for music to children with a fun and educational concept. We teach kids teamwork, creativity and confidence on the stage through the music and the instruments. We combine Western and Eastern cultures with the instruments as well”, he explained.
All of the production is made in Turkey, with more than 60 professionals working on the team.
It will be fully completed by January 2026, in Turkish, English and Arabic, with two subtitles in Turkish and English,” he concluded.
