Yasin Kiran was born in Berlin, his parents are from Turkey. He comes from a family of musicians and has been playing the clarinet from the age of 12.
He is a composer in his own right, and has compositions several of which are still unpublished. He currently plays with various instrumental bands in many cafés around the German capital and enjoys taking part in jam sessions and other music based events. For the SoundRoutes project Yasin is accompanied by musicians such as Ümit Ürgen or Salim Zibun. One of these bands is Anatolian Spirit.