Muj (band)
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Muj is a music duo from New York City formed in 2008, by members Allen Hulsey
(born in Rochester, NY on February 8, 1985) and Emre Atabay (born in Istanbul
, Turkey January 15, 1986). Muj songs span a wide variety of genres including pop, rock, dance, electronica, trip-hop and acoustic. Muj has been a semi-finalist in a talent search from MTV named Music Universe Contest for their song "Elastic" from album 2012. This album was given rave reviews by a number of critics. Muj also won "Clash of the artists" event organized by Art for Progress, for live music. Both Allen and Emry have graduated from Berklee College of Music
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October 23, 1985). Static Picture disbanded after only one EP titled "WhiteWash" however the song "Inside Against Me" recorded by Static Picture in a more aggressive rock style later appeared on the debut album 2012 with a more epic orchestral arrangement. Adrian Olsen also appears on 2012 playing drums on seven tracks and singing background vocal lyric "What do you want" on the song "What You Want".
The instruments on Muj recordings include guitars (bass, electric, acoustic, fretless, slide), piano, kanun (108 string harp), Saz, Synthesizers and Computer Software.
Allen Hulsey
Allen Hulsey is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and visual artist. He is the founding member of New York City based music duo Muj . Allen has also pursued musical projects outside of Muj's work, including numerous collaborations with other bands such as Emperor City Motorcade...
(born in Rochester, NY on February 8, 1985) and Emre Atabay (born 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...
, Turkey January 15, 1986). Muj songs span a wide variety of genres including pop, rock, dance, electronica, trip-hop and acoustic. Muj has been a semi-finalist in a talent search from MTV named Music Universe Contest for their song "Elastic" from album 2012. This album was given rave reviews by a number of critics. Muj also won "Clash of the artists" event organized by Art for Progress, for live music. Both Allen and Emry have graduated from Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
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Band Formation
Allen and Emre met while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston where they formed the band Static Picture in 2006. Allen and Emre wrote the material for the band which included bassist Nick Funk (born in Woodstock, VA January 19, 1985) and drummer Adrian Olsen (born in Richmond, VARichmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
October 23, 1985). Static Picture disbanded after only one EP titled "WhiteWash" however the song "Inside Against Me" recorded by Static Picture in a more aggressive rock style later appeared on the debut album 2012 with a more epic orchestral arrangement. Adrian Olsen also appears on 2012 playing drums on seven tracks and singing background vocal lyric "What do you want" on the song "What You Want".
The instruments on Muj recordings include guitars (bass, electric, acoustic, fretless, slide), piano, kanun (108 string harp), Saz, Synthesizers and Computer Software.