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FRISKY LOVES TURKEY
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30 APRIL 2011 @ 6AM Los Angeles | 09AM New York | 1700 ISTANBUL [Calculate time where you are]
The Concept: Pick a region, usually a country, and showcase its electronic dance music to the world. The hand-picked DJs from the friskyRadio robots are sure to paint a unique picture of whats hot in that part of the world.
The Show: friskyRadio Loves...
The History: It all began with Argentina. Back in 2005, we had an idea: Why not do a show solely on Argentina, where some of the most passionate friskyRadio DJs and fans come from. Indeed, the first friskyRadio Loves Argentina wasnt even called "friskyRadio Loves Argentina," for even we didnt know what a unique concept and show we were pioneering. At the time, there was simply nothing like it anywhere: not on Internet Radio, not in FM radio. Like so many things on friskyRadio - we were the first to bring the 'Country/Region' showcase concept to the world. Since then have visited well over 30 countries or regions, from Russia to Finland, from Turkey to Greece and everything in between.
FRISKY LOVES TURKEY: We last visited Turkey back in 2006. Since then we have visited more than 20 countries. All this travel has made us hungry - so its time for a little break for some gözlem and coffee. To go with all this amazing food, we have assembled the best friskyDJs from the country to provide you with the soundtrack for the day. So sit back (or dance) and rock out to FRISKY Loves Turkey - only on FRISKY!
friskyRadio Loves Turkey!
LINE UP - IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
KAANTURKER
ORCUN UNER
CAN INMEZ
MEHMET AKAR
OZGUR OZKAN
UMUT AKALIN
OZGUR DINC
SERDAR KARACA
ERDI IRMAK
SEZER UYSAL
MERT ONAT
HASAN ISLEK
SINAN KAYA
COSKUN SIMSEK
YAMAN SAATCIOGLU
21STREET
Can Inmez
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Can Inmez was born in 1987 September 24th in Izmir . His greatest passion is music since his childhood and he started his music career playing several instruments. As the years passing, electronic music drew his attention at the age of 16 and then electronic music become his only passion in his life. He started listening and collecting different genres of songs.In these days only listening was enough for him to make him happy but as the days passing only listening wasn't enough anymore. He had to do something different than listening in music. Then he created two different series of dj sets; one of them ''Therapy Sessions'' and the other is ''Influences''. After giving up these shows, in these days he is focusing on producing so it wont take long before we enjoy some good sounds...
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COSKUN SIMSEK
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Istanbul, Turkey, is where a young man named Coskun Simsek was born and raised. As with most people, he "found" music at a young age, and his music of choice is a melodic blend of deep and spiritual electronic dance music. Trying to constrain his music to one label or style would be to limit the music, and more importantly, the man. Coskun believes in a blissful musical journey full of twist and turns, peaks and valleys. A journey that wraps the listener in a world of sound with no beginning or end so they never feel like escaping it's hold over them.
Mr. Simsek has begun a new show for FriskyRadio, and this sense of being trapped in a maze of sound is where the title for his new show arises. Come join in an epic journey through the far reaching and endless possibilities that modern electronic music provides. Let Coskun be your guide through his "Labyrinth"
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MEHMET AKAR
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Mehmet Akar is one of the most respected and internationally recognized DJs/Producers from Turkey. His music combines deep, melodic and atmospheric elements based on progressive and house sounds. Since 2008 Akar plays on a regular basis on Frisky Radio where for the last 2 years he's also resident. His works (original production and remixes) has been charted, used in various compilations, used in multiple DJ-sets and in short finds great support from many famous DJs around the world. At the moment Mehmet travels a lot, offering his sound to many different countries where in his performances he shows in his own special way how the love for the music should be shared. Follow Mehmet Akar on
http://www.myspace.com/akarmehmet
http://twitter.com/mehmetakar
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Umut Akalin
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Well branded name in Turkish music industry, Umut Akalin has been into music since his exceptionally early ages whilst his passion inside has in fact grown until present to outline his experiences.
He became very interested in electronic music when he was studying in Cyprus. He learnt the DJ mixing techniques and applied the skills he gained while working as a resident DJ in Tropix, which is the biggest Dance Hall in Cyprus between 1995 and 1997. He worked as a DJ in Dance FM, which is the most reputable electronic music radio station and he played all wellknown clubs in Northern Cyprus between 1999 and 2001.
In 2001, he returned to his main residence to Istanbul / Turkey and launched Radio Le Chic which was owned by ATV group and carried out the role of music director. After a few months he was offered a position by Prosound; taken the role of music director for many renowned clubs and radios in Turkey and Cyprus. Also he played for many electronic music radios such as Radio FG, Frisky Radio, Digitally Imported, Proton Radio, Frisky Radio, Proton Radio, Kiss, Number1 FM, Radio N, Radyo5, Radio Cosmos, Unknown FM and more.
He played with Tiesto, Chemical Brothers, Yves Larock, Benny Benassi pres. The Biz, Nadia Ali, Tom Novy, Sander Kleininberg, Hernan Cattaneo, Greece 2000 aka Ton TB, Desaparecidos, Pakito, Side Kick, Tom Snare, MV, Oliver Klein, Hook n Sling, Niki Belucci, Main Element aka Gwill Morris, VinylGroover, Disco Brothers, Dave Randall, Nick Sentience, Quicksilver, Mr. Phillips, V-sag, Tommy Boy, Manic Mike, DJ Amadeus, Fitalic, Lucien Foort, Gilbert Van Haasen, DJ Tarkan, Flip, Zaki, Mannish, Louie Lou Gorbea, Dplay to name a few. Umut also hosts an online radio show called "Natural High,", is on the radios like FriskyRadio.com, DeepSound.FM London, Rhythm Digital N. Cyprus, West Radio Greece.
From 2009, He locates in London and he is working on his first album which will be
released from his own company Prosound Recordings He is resident in Renacimiento Cambridge, Muak London, Twilo London, Promised London parties.
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SERDAR KARACA
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Serdar Karaca was born 1987 In Istanbul, Serdar has become a new step of change to understand the electronic structure of the music in time for the technical sub- goal of the ongoing research studies, and between the years. His musical back ground is a deep journey of twisted nightscapes and dreams, haunting vocals and relentless beat.
Flashes of melody, acid and techy funk illuminate the darkness to the persistence of ever moving and flowing grooves.
It's a journey from darkness into the light and back again, as at home on the dance floor as on the headlight bathed highways in the darkest of nights.
The Luminary experience is as much for the depths of the soul as for the motion of the body.
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OZGUR OZKAN
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Interested in electronic music even in his early ages as a good listener. As soon as he realized that making music was more enjoyable than listening to it, he created his own home studio.
After he had been introduced to music world, he started to perform in various night clubs and parties in Istanbul.
He started to produce in the year of 2007, In 2009 his tracks started to appear in digital stores as Beatport, Juno, DJ Download among others.
Ozgur Ozkan produces musics with a progressive style, involving beats and many influences, since the deep house until influences of breaky and dark style.
http://www.myspace.com/oozkan
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ERDI IRMAK
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Erdi IRMAK was born in Istanbul in 1993.
His passion for music dj dragged.
That would seriously consider this as progress, and production began the work.
His choice of style Style Progressive , Tech , Electronica
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Sezer Uysal
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Sezer Uysal was born and raised in Bursa, Turkey. His love affair with music started at age 17 when he started to listen to electronic music. After couple of years he got interested with djing and producing electronic music. He has never studied music professionally, he raised up his producing and playing skills by himself and noone will ever say he did it bad.Sezer played at several clubs in Turkey and Russia and everywhere he plays his sound blend is supported by enthousiastic crowds. At beginning of 2008 he founded his record label called "Dark Pleasure Records". His collabration "Forgotten Emotions" track with Danny Terrazza supported any played by Matt Darey in his "Nocturnal Sunshine" radio show and also early in 2010 his successful track "Singing In The Bathtub" with Evren Ulusoy, which reached the 1st position of Beatport's Deep House Chart for 3 months and main Beatport's Top 100 chart for a few weeks (15th place). His tracks and label's tracks are also played and supported by many djs like: Armin Van Buuren, Andy Moor, Hernan Catteneo, John Digweed, Flash Brothers, Evren Ulusoy, Ferry Corsten, Nick Warren, Markus Schulz, Jerome Isma-Ae and many others.
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Mert Onat
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Mert was born in Istanbul, Turkey on April of 1973. He deeply entered the music as an interest while he was attending to high school and he discovered how felt himself by the beauty of melodies of the tunes.
His first rendevouz with music was a House tune that made him hang out more often with his club deejay friends just for getting better knowledge about becoming a good dj.
In 1994, he decided to put all his mixing techniques in to practice that was captured so far from his friend Dj Tarkan. Ever since he has been pushing his classy style up and playing for the parties and for some local & internet radios..
By 2006, he began to carry out the 2 hours live mixed show on ADN Alternative Radio and then started Proclubbinfm.,Deepsoundsfm, Pure fm & beattunes
....Now, it's time for you to discover Mert ONAT with his smooth music.
www.myspace.com/mert_onat
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Hasan Islek
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Hasan ISLEK, was born in Istanbul in 1985, started his journey in electronic music in mid 90s by hearing the Progressive vibes. Back then he started to join the local parties in Istanbul to have further contacts with the DJs and producers. In 2000 he got into the mixing and started to improve himself by joining some local parties as a Dj . After a year he played in touristic clubs at the seaside of Istanbul and got contacts with people from all over the world. ''It was a luck for me to play in touristic Clubs and meet with foreigner DJs and share our ideas. There i learned a lot about the different cultures and different ways to approach to music which helps a lot to a musican to develop his own style'' he says. After a couple of years he started to find his uniquity about the sound and the musical behavior which he today still continues to explore more dimensions in music. He still mixes in some worlwide radio shows and in clubs."My favorite genres are progresive house and sub genres " he says .Beside his DJ mixes he also started to make his own productions and experimenting his feelings in a different way.
www.soundcloud.com/hasanislek
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Sinan Kaya
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Hi, i'm Sinan Kaya ,djing since 2001.My passion is also my profession..
Deep and tech elements are which defines nowadays my productions and sets.
Also it's possible to notice eclectic materials of jazz,funk,chicago,jackin..
Creating unique sounds provides me a different vision for life.
Besides I care about environment and be worried about world future,i try to live a conscious life.
Cheers to all people,producers,labels,radios who stalks and admires my tunes.
Greetings.
http://www.sinan-kaya.com
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/sinankaya
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Orcun Uner
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He was born in 1983, 9th of march. His greatest passion was music since his childhood. Energetic and melodic music... the need to share his music as many people as he can led him to become a DJ. He started his Dj career with buying his first musical equipments and collecting records to create his own archive when he was 17.After a year he began to his live performances.He performed as a DJ in several of the well known clubs of Turkey with the best djs and productors like 'SANDER KLEINENBERG, NICK WARREN, ANTHONY,PAPPA, KASEY,TAYLOR, MARTIN ROTH, In deep we trust',,'Kintar'', etc...Wonderful mixing techniques which are peculiar to himself draw a large audiences around him. After then the next step was production. His sets began to play monthly on many of the global and local radio stations and his name became bigger with being guest dj in many programmes of Frisky Radio,Kiss Fm etc. Now; He still works in Radyovizyon(www.radyovizyon.com.tr FM93.0) which broadcasts foreign music in Ankara, as a production manager and performs the programme named gelectronic sessionsh and resident dj The biggest club in Turkey (SAKLIKENT)he continue to make good works just for 'music' LABEL: Plusquam Record -Nueva Digital- Panda Rec.- Balkan Connection.
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Kaanturker
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Kaanturker was born on the 5th of February, 1983. His love for music was arising throughout all the music lessons during his school years. They say that gout of hate comes great loveh thus pushed him to start having drum and guitar lessons in high school. He passed the audition of the Academy of Music of Anadolu University in 2001.
While he was studying at the Academy of Music of Anadolu University he managed to become the local radio producer, which supplied him with alot of music and a variety of diverse visions. Meanwhile, he took on more professional experience by composing for adverts and short films. After returning to Istanbul, he studied Sound Production at Galatasaray ITM for 1 year. In the meantime he was awarded 3rd at the Miller Music Factory DJ competition. After that, he signed his first contract with Holland based record label LuPS. A couple of days after releasing a remix,it was already topping the charts of many DJfs playlists. This then led to him to sign contracts with Sheeva Records, Dark Pleasure Records, Panda Recordings, Solid Fabric Recordings, Mistique Music and Balkan Connection.
Kaanturker has a natural ability with his hands,without prior experiance,he manages to fix washing machines, DVD players and even does plumbing. He prefers experimenting in the kitchen with unusual flavours, and creates colourful dishes. He drinks at least 15 cups of coffee a day which causes him to have anxiety attacks and for his hands to shake unstoppably - which he claims is due to the excitement he gets out of his job.
http://www.facebook.com/kaanturker
http://www.myspace.com/kaanturker
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Ozgur Dinc
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Ozgur Dinc was born in Eskisehir, Turkey. Music has been a part of his life since his childhood years. His deep feeling on electronic music began 2004
Ever since then his music knowledge enormously developed,
Until 2006, he had focused on rhymes and notes on every portion of EDM, Meanwhile he was hosted his own shows at local radio station and other radios. His passion on progressive totally extinguishes the listeners.
in 2007, he devoted himself and improved his music by frisky radio, Only a few months after touching the decks for the first time, he got 2 appearances at the legendary Frisky Radio.
in 2009, Ozgur selected Artist of the Week on frisky radio.
Ozgur,recently started to work on production.Working some labels LuPS Records,Panda Recordings.
http://www.facebook.com/dinc.ozgur
http://www.myspace.com/dincozgur
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Yaman Saatcioglu
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Born in late 80's in Istanbul, Turkey. Yaman S grew up listening to bands like Queen, Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode. He has always had a keen interest in different types of music. He was a classical music fan and also played classical music at age 9 till 13.
He started listening to electronic music when he was 15 years old. He developed his knowledge of electronic music by listening artists like John Digweed, Sasha, Dave Seaman, Nick Warren and Hernan Cattaneo.
At age 19 he started playing records. Behind the decks , he is also known for playing Deep/Tech and Progressive House mostly filled with melancholic vibes. His music productions began in 2010, and over the past a year, Yaman S created a deep and melodic sound. His influences are Guy J, Eelke Kleijn and Dogus Cihan.
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21street
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The band which was founded in 2002 has two members in TURKEY.two different souls and two different ideas band together in 21street.Each of the members has professional DJ cariers.
Their studies about production gave oppurtunity to them to work with various producers and also by their remix studies they had a chance to meet a lot of people. Their first album FROM EAST 4 REST was released in 2008 and Their second album TRONIC was released in 2009.
This Tracks in this albums have taken place in a lot of dj's playlists.The members of the band have performed their performances in various places and organisations since then.
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