Demirel studied nuclear engineering at Hacettepe University and architecture at Middle East Technical University (METU). After receiving his degree, he worked and lectured at GISAM (Audio-Visual Research Center) of METU.

In 1993, he started experimenting with video. As his practice developed, he began working with electronic musicians, and is well-known for his collaborations with Richie Hawtin/Plastikman. Their work together includes the sleek music video for “The Tunnel,” from Hawtin’s album DE9: Transitions; the 2010-11 Plastikman tour; and the 2013-14 Plastikman live show. Demirel is known across minimal electronic music for his singular aesthetic.

Other work of his also includes Meta-Control, a collaboration with Burak Arikan, which consists of interactive, kinetic visual compositions generated through programming language Processing. More recently, he has been working on a series of video installations which examine post-apocalyptic utopias. 

Demirel has performed live at Sonar Festival, Spain; Mutek Festival, Canada; Detroit Electronic Music Festival; among others. His work has been shown at institutions and spaces such as Guggenheim Museum, New York; TodaysArt.NL; ICA, London; International Short Film Festival, Hamburg; and Ankara International Film Festival.