Highest Altitude Guitar Performance, world record set by Burak Yeter

July 4, 2025

Barcelona, Spain--Burak Yeter ascended to 55,000 ft (about 16,700 m) above Earth in a stratospheric balloon launched from Barcelona, Spain, and delivered a live, guitar performance from inside a specially designed capsule with his One Day In Space project, setting the new world record for the Highest Altitude Guitar Performance, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

The world record was sponsored by: Lif3, DJ Mag, Pioneer DJ, Ultramagic, Zero II Infinity, Stein Music, Five Hotels, Five Music, Adam Audio, We Rave You, and Ulysse Nardin.

"“I’ve always believed that music has no limits,” he shared. “With One Day In Space, I wanted to take that belief to the skies — literally. Performing in the stratosphere was not just a dream come true, it was a message: the future of music is limitless, and it’s time to explore the unknown," the DJ Mag reports.

"Described as a “fusion of music, technology, and aviation”, the project aimed to extend the boundaries of creative innovation in live performance. One Day In Space was made possible through the collaboration of partners including DJ Mag, AlphaTheta, We Rave You, and more."

"At the age of 22, Yeter came into recognition by performing at the MTV Dance Floor Chart Party in Malta. The same year, he finished in second place at the Miller Master DJ Competition.

Yeter's debut album, For Action,[3] was released under the record label DSM in 2005. The album is his first solo DJ album to be released worldwide. His second album, For Message Volume 2[4] released in 2007 was in support of raising awareness of global warming. Burak Yeter is also the CEO of Connection Records.

"n 2013, he released the single "Storm" in Amsterdam. The song reached within the Top 100 spots on the dance charts Internationally. At the same time, he shot a music video for the song "Storm" in the Netherlands." (Wikipedia)

"This extraordinary journey began as a bold idea — one that combined Burak Yeter’s passion for music with his fascination for space, aviation, and human potential. The concept was simple yet ambitious: to perform a live DJ set in a part of Earth’s atmosphere never before used as a stage — the stratosphere. What followed was months of intense planning, experimentation, and innovation," the official website says.

"From the very beginning, One Day In Space was about more than music. It was about pushing creative and physical limits. Burak and his team assembled a world-class group of aerospace engineers, flight technicians, safety experts, and audiovisual specialists to design a mission capable of taking music into the stratosphere — a region typically only accessed by advanced capsule and research missions.

"The team faced a range of technical and environmental challenges: managing low pressure and oxygen levels, adapting equipment for high-altitude conditions, securing specialized flight permissions, and ensuring that both the performance and recording could be transmitted clearly and safely. Every step required precision, collaboration, and fearless imagination."