Haluk Kurosman
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Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
music producer and co-founder (together with Hadi Elazzi
Hadi Elazzi
Hadi Nabil Elazzi is one of the founders of Turkish music production - management company and record label GRGDN. He is the manager of several renown Turkish artists like maNga, Gripin, Göksel, emreaydın and Vega....
) of GRGDN
GRGDN
GRGDN is a Turkish music production and artist management company as well as a record label based in Istanbul. The name of the company originates from the Turkish word gergedan which means rhinoceros....
, a music production - management company and record label; producing, mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
and mastering the albums of successful young Turkish artists. Kurosman started to play the guitar at the age of 15 and had his own band, where he was also the frontman. By the age of 23 he decided to move "backstage" and work as a producer. He is a graduate of Deutsche Schule Istanbul
Deutsche Schule Istanbul
Deutsche Schule Istanbul or Özel Istanbul Alman Lisesi or simply Alman Lisesi is one of the most prestigious high schools in Turkey. It was established in May 1868 for the children of German traders, artists, engineers and diplomats living in Istanbul...
and Marmara University
Marmara University
Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country...
in business administration. Later he went to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where he attended Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
The Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology is a private career college in London, Ontario, Canada. The institute trains audio engineers for a variety of careers in music production, recording arts, audio engineering, sound recording and related fields. Founded in 1983 by engineer and...
(OIART) and graduated in 1999 as "perhaps the most brilliant student to attend OIART since its inception". Thus the institute has founded the Kurosman Award to be given to the most talented students.
Besides being a producer, Haluk Kurosman also contributed to some of the albums as a musician (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, keyboards
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
) and as a co-songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
-lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
.
Works
Haluk Kurosman's works include the album of maNgaMaNga
Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009...
, that reached gold status in Turkey as well as Emre Aydın
Emre Aydin
Emre Aydın is a Turkish rock singer-songwriter. He has been referred to as emreaydın on his official site to establish a trademark. The singer won the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 in the "Europe's Favourite Act" category. He is also the former lead singer for the Turkish rock band 6...
's Afili Yalnızlık album that is currently a smash hit in Turkey. The full list of Kurosman's works is as follows:
| Year | Artist/Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 6. Cadde 6. Cadde 6. Cadde was a former Turkish alternative rock group formed by MTV EMA winner Emre Aydın and Onur Ela in 2002 in Izmir.... / 6. Cadde |
| 2004 | gripin Gripin Gripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :... / Hikayeler Anlatıldı Hikayeler Anlatildi Hikayeler Anlatıldı is the first album by the Turkish music group Gripin, released in 2004 by GRGDN. It was later re-released as Hikayeler Anlatıldı 2 by Sony Music/GRGDN, containing a bonus cd with the acoustic versions of the songs.-Track listing:... |
| 2004 | maNga MaNga Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009... / maNga MaNga (album) maNga is the self-titled album of Turkish rock band maNga, released in December 2004 by Sony Music/GRGDN. It was reissued in 2006, with two additional tracks and a bonus DVD.-Track listing:#Açılış – 1:18#Kapkaç – 2:51... |
| 2005 | gripin Gripin Gripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :... / Hikayeler Anlatildi 2 |
| 2005 | Vega Vega (band) Vega is a Turkish alternative rock band, founded by keyboardist Gökhan Mert Koral , vocalist Deniz Özbey, and guitarist Esat Tuğrul Akyüz in 1996. Gökhan Mert Koral left the group in early 2003. They played in many Turkish festivals like Rock 'n Coke... / Hafif Müzik Hafif Müzik Hafif Müzik is the third album of Turkish alternative rock band Vega, released by Sony Music/GRGDN in 2005.-Track listing:# K-9# Elimde değil # Serzenişte# Mendil... |
| 2006 | maNga MaNga Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009... / maNga+ MaNga+ maNga+ is the re-released version of the first, self-titled album of Turkish rock band maNga, released in 2006 by Sony Music/GRGDN. Two new songs were added to it, along with a special DVD.-Track listing:#Açılış – 1:18... |
| 2006 | emreaydın / Afili Yalnızlık Afili Yalnizlik Afili Yalnızlık is the first solo album of Turkish alternative rock musician Emre Aydın, released by Sony Music/GRGDN. The album has received wide attention and several awardsin Turkey. The entire album is built around the concept of loneliness, concerning both the lyrics and the melancholic music... |
| 2007 | gripin Gripin Gripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :... / gripin Gripin (album) Gripin is the self-titled second studio album of Turkish rock band Gripin, released on 26 February 2007 by Sony Music/GRGDN.-Track listing:#Böyle Kahpedir Dünya#Sana Ne Bundan#Sensiz İstanbul'a Düşmanım #Olduğu Kadar... |
| 2009 | maNga MaNga Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009... / Şehr-i Hüzün Şehr-i Hüzün -Album information:The album initially placed at #36 in the Turkish Charts, even though it was released just two days ahead of 2010. As of March 2010 Şehr-i Hüzün made it in to the Top 10 in MTV Turkey and has enjoyed rising success in MTV European Charts... |
| 2010 | maNga MaNga Manga is a Turkish nu metal band whose music is mainly a fusion of Anatolian melodies with electronic elements. In 2009, they won both the Best Turkish Act award from MTV Turkey and consequently the Best European Act award from MTV Networks Europe in MTV Europe Music Awards 2009... / We Could Be The Same We Could Be the Same "We Could Be the Same" is a song by Turkish band maNga that was performed as the Turkish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway, and which came in second place.-Selection:... |
| 2010 | gripin Gripin Gripin is a rock band based in Istanbul, Turkey. Also Gripin is a medicine name for flu. The members are Birol , Murat , Evren , Ilker and Arda .- The beginning :... / MS 05 03 2010 |
| 2010 | Aslı Gökyokuş Asli Gökyokus Aslı Gökyokuş is a Turkish singer.-Early experience with Music:Aslı, who is also known as Aslı Gökyokuş was born on October 26, 1977 in İstanbul. Her work in music began with the band that she helped form during her years at high school, which was called "Phoenix"... / Büyüdük |
| 2011 | Efsun / Sessiz Olmalıyım |
| 2011 | Kolpa / Son Nefesim |
| 2011 | Cartel Cartel A cartel is a formal agreement among competing firms. It is a formal organization of producers and manufacturers that agree to fix prices, marketing, and production. Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve homogeneous products... / Bugünkü Neşen Cartel'den |
| 2011 | Seksendört Seksendört - About the band :It is composed of Tuna Velibaşoğlu, Erdem Ocak, Serter Karadeniz, Okan Özen. The band was formed in 1999 but became popular with their album called 'Seksendört' and the song called 'Ölürüm Hasretinle'... / Akıyor Zaman |