This is a recording with Beyamin from 22.11.2009. It was ment to be his first album but unfortunatelly couldn't be completed. I just wanted to share his unique talent with whom might be interested in. The instrument he has used was his beloved 17th century Italian one (the latest owner was Paganini) you'll hear the problems about resonance. May he rest in peace...

Bu kayıt Benyamin'le 22.11.2009 tarihinde yapıldı. Amacı onun ilk albümü olmaktı ancak ne yazık ki tamamlanamadı. Onun eşsiz yeteneğini ilgilenenlerle paylaşmak istedim. Kullanılan çalgı onun çok sevdiği, 17.yüzyıl İtalyan yapımı (son sahibi Paganini ) olandı. Tınlaşımla ilgili ufak sorunları duyacaksınız. Allah rahmet eylesin... 

J.S.Bach Cello Suites no.5 BWV 1011, Benyamin Sönmez:Violoncello

This is a recording of a local protest against the Turkey's prime minister, Erdoğan and his repressive politics on 2nd of June at 21:00, at Ankara, Batıkent. These protests are quite important because it has been triggered by the people themselves, no planned action or political drive were involved. 

I was lucky enough to capture the event from the very beginning. The long fade in the beginning is used to underline the gathering. First, I am catching the protesters who create noises with kitchen equipment (mostly women) and recording from the 2-3 meters distance. I am improvising with the recorder itself to capture vibrant and different timbral qualities. Later, I walk across the street and record rhythmical elements with the car horns, engine sounds and such elements which is produced and made people aware and join to the sonic environment. Last part is consisted of the fade out in action, which represents the continuum.

The whole piece is carefully mastered to not to loose its original atmosphere. 

Mehmet Can Özer
June 3rd, 2013

Rhythms of the Freedom

... Der knapp 30-jährige Özer ist dabei strukturell, konzeptionell und was das sinnliche Erlebnis betrifft weiter als manche Akustiktüftler in unseren Breiten.


                                                                                                                                               Jörn Florian Fuchs (Wiener Zeitung)
A big name in electronic music.

                                                                                   Animafest (Bruselles)

Mehmet Can Özer was born in 1981. His professional career started when he was accepted to Bilkent University FMPA composition division with full scholarship. He’s studied composition and orchestral conducting with Bujor Hoinic. After graduating, he was accepted to Conservatoire de Géneve for both electroacoustic and intrumental composition divisions. There he’s worked with Michél Jarrell and Rainer Boesh. Later he’s studied in Zurich HMT with Gerald Bennett. In 2005 he moved to Turkey and took a job in Baskent University as a Lecturer.


He took part in the Halici-Midi Composition Competition (1998), Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition (2003 and 2007), received the Goethe Institute Artist Award (2006) and SWR Experimental Studio Grant (2008).


He has performed in several international festivals such as Bourges (France), AudioArt (Poland), Remusica (Kosovo), Busan Biennale (Korea), Pyramidale (Germany), Acousmania (Romania), SMC (Greece), Generator (Switzerland), Electro-Globe (Belgium), Create (USA), EMUfest (Italy), Ankara International Music Festival (Turkey), Granada Festival (Spain), Estoril Festival (Portugal), DE:Sonanz (Macedonia) and Apparat (Denmark).


Apart from being commissioned at home, he received commissions from I.M.E.B. (France), Musiques-Recherches (Belgium) and EMS (Sweeden) and has been invited from their studios to realize a piece. In 2005 he has started electroacoustic music concert series in Ankara and organized many concerts up to 2007. In 2008, he has commissioned by Goethe Institute for Ernest Lubitsch’s silent movie “The Oyster Princess” and gave improvised concerts through Turkey.


In 2009, first electroacoustic music CD in Turkey “Siyah Kalem’s Dance” has been released. In 2010, he has been commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna) for "The Morning Line" sound pavillon and by Visisonor Foundation(Amsterdam) for his "Siyah Kalem" project. Currently he is working on his software "Asure" and giving concerts with it. Mehmet Can Özer's instrumental compositions also played in various places and he continues to write for both instruments and electronics. Currently he is a lecturer in Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory.


 

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