Cem Adrian
Encyclopedia
Cem Adrian is a Turkish
singer, song writer, author
, producer
and director. He is known for his ability to sing from bass
to soprano
, as his vocal cords are three times the length of an average person's.
, Turkey
, the second child of a Albanian family. He started his musical studies and released his first recordings during his secondary school terms.
In 2003, he performed as the singer and dancer of the ethnic music band "Mystica" which he founded, in Istanbul
. In the autumn of 2004, he started his education as a "special student" at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Bilkent University
, at the invitation of Fazil Say
.
In February 2005, Adrian released his first album Ben Bu Sarkiyi Sana Yazdim
. This album includes the songs which Adrian had recorded by himself between 1997 and 2003 in Edirne
, and the live recordings of his first academic performance with Fazil Say. This demo album achieved sales of 16,000 copies.
He performed in a series of concerts which started with "Babylon" in 2005 in Istanbul
, and continued with the premiere of the Hamburg
Music Season with the Bremen Jazz Festival, including Fazil Say
and Burhan Ocal.
In 2006, he started working on his second self-produced album, which was published in November 2006 by the name Ask Bu Gece Sehri Terk Etti.
In 2008 he released two albums, Essentials / Seçkiler and Emir, and produced the music for Abdullah Oğuz's film Sıcak, where he also played the role of a young imam
.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
singer, song writer, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and director. He is known for his ability to sing from bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
to soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
, as his vocal cords are three times the length of an average person's.
Early life and education
Adrian was born in 1980 in EdirneEdirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the second child of a Albanian family. He started his musical studies and released his first recordings during his secondary school terms.
Career
Adrian started his career in radio publishing at eighteen, and continued for about six years. At the same time he studied theatre and photography and recorded about 250 of his own songs at the studios of a radio station where he used to work.In 2003, he performed as the singer and dancer of the ethnic music band "Mystica" which he founded, in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. In the autumn of 2004, he started his education as a "special student" at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Bilkent University
Bilkent University
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...
, at the invitation of Fazil Say
Fazil Say
Fazıl Say , is a Turkish pianist and composer born in Ankara, Turkey.-Biography:Born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey, Fazıl Say started playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Special Status for Highly Talented Children and...
.
In February 2005, Adrian released his first album Ben Bu Sarkiyi Sana Yazdim
Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım
Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım is the first album by Cem Adrian. It was released on February 14, 2005 by Imaj Music.-Track listing:# "Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım" - 5:07# "Aspiration" - 3:11# "Bana Özel" - 5:29...
. This album includes the songs which Adrian had recorded by himself between 1997 and 2003 in Edirne
Edirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
, and the live recordings of his first academic performance with Fazil Say. This demo album achieved sales of 16,000 copies.
He performed in a series of concerts which started with "Babylon" in 2005 in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, and continued with the premiere of the Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
Music Season with the Bremen Jazz Festival, including Fazil Say
Fazil Say
Fazıl Say , is a Turkish pianist and composer born in Ankara, Turkey.-Biography:Born in 1970 in Ankara, Turkey, Fazıl Say started playing the piano at the age of four. He continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Special Status for Highly Talented Children and...
and Burhan Ocal.
In 2006, he started working on his second self-produced album, which was published in November 2006 by the name Ask Bu Gece Sehri Terk Etti.
In 2008 he released two albums, Essentials / Seçkiler and Emir, and produced the music for Abdullah Oğuz's film Sıcak, where he also played the role of a young imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
.
Albums
Adrian has released five albums. The first, Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım – I Wrote This Song To You, was released in 2005. He released his second, Aşk Bu Gece Şehri Terk Etti – Love Has Left the City Tonight, the following year. After a gap of a year he released two more, Essentials / Seçkiler, Emir (Order) in 2008 and Kayıp Çocuk Masalları – Lost Fairy Tales in December 2010.- Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım (I Wrote This Song To You) (2005)
- Aşk Bu Gece Şehri Terk Etti (Love Has Left The City Tonight) (2006)
- Essentials / Seçkiler (Essentials) (2008)
- Emir (The Behest) (2008)
- Kayıp Çocuk Masalları (Lost Children Fictions) (2010)
Guest Appearances
- Made In Turkey Vol. IV (selection)
- Al Fadimem (folk song, from album Essentials)
- Lora: Bir Kadının Portresi
- Sis
- Artun Ertürk & Diplomatik Rock Opera
- Sevgisizlik
- Tetik: Ta Kendisi
- Beş kişi arabada
- Soner Canözer & Prag Filarmoni Orkestrası: Masalcı’nın On Beş Yılı (2009)
- Kaf Dağının Ardında
External links
- Biography at Official Web Site
- http://kayipcocukmasallari.com official Website to promote the LP Kayıp Çocuk Masalları
- Showcase profile