Yun Seok-cheol was born in
Seoul, South Korea. He attended Daejin High School and majored in jazz at
JEI University. He began playing in local jazz clubs at the age of 20, hosting a jam night at Club Evans in
Hongdae, Seoul for more than seven years. He won first place at the Ulsan Jazz Festival in 2005 and won third place at the
Jarasum International Jazz Festival competition in 2008. Along with bassist Kim Sang-yee and drummer Kim Yong-jin, he is a member of the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, which was formed with the desire to "create a jazz group that felt like a rock or indie band". In 2018, they released the
D Flat in April, an EP containing new tracks as well remakes of old songs. Yun is active in the
K-pop scene as a producer and session musician, working with singers such as
Zion.T,
Beenzino,
Jang Hye-jin,
Sam Kim,
Kwon Jin-ah and
Baek Yerin. which debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart in 2015 with an eventual chart run of 35 weeks. His production work fuses elements of jazz, hip-hop and electronic music. He joined
You Hee-yeol's music label
Antenna in March 2019. On September 17, 2020, he released
Tailor, his first album under the producer alias The Blank Shop. It featured guest appearances from
Sunwoojunga,
10cm, Ha Heon-jin,
Wonpil,
Yerin Baek, Cadejo,
Lee Jin-ah, and
Hello Ga-Young. Yun was previously a lecturer in the Practical Music Department at
Dongduk Women's University and the Jazz Music Department at
JEI University. He currently lectures at Kukje University of Arts. In 2024, Yun joined
V of
BTS and
Park Hyo-shin for an alternate version of the song, "Winter Ahead". On February 6, 2025, Yun Seok-cheol Trio (namely Yoon Seok-cheol, Jeong Sang-i, and Kim Young-jin) has been nominated for the "22nd
Korean Music Awards" under the category 'Best Jazz - Instrumental Album' category. Yun together with the Yun Seok-cheol Trio, will be having a club tour starting called '2025 Yoon Seok-cheol Trio Club Tour' in four regions od South Korea starting with Daegu on February 15, Jeonju on the 16th, Wonju on the 21st and daejeon on the 23rd. == Discography ==