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Calling himself M.U.T.E. which stands for MillionsUnderTranceEducation , Tolga is one of the pioneers of Psychedelic Trance music in Turkey. He started performing at underground venues in 2003. M.U.T.E. began spinning with Full-on and Psytrance, but after a while he discovered –in his own words- “the authentic deepness of Goatrance”. He was fascinated by the way each song was telling a different story and how each story evoked different emotions. Soon after this revelation M.U.T.E. started playing Goatrance and to this day, his name refers to Goatrance in Turkey.   Besides well established venues such as Saklıkent, Studio Live and Balans, M.U.T.E. performed among artists such as Astrix, Astral Projection, Electric Universe, DNA, Infected Mushroom, Filteria, Psysex, Star Sound Orchestra, Juno Reactor and Yahel. As well as Soulclipse and various psychedelic events in Turkey, he also performed at international festivals like Soulclipse Festival ( 2006 Turkey ) Tchamla Kingdom (2007 Bulgaria), Space of Joy (2008 Ukraine)  Liquid Beach (2008 Ukraine)Pakawala Festival(2011-2012 Turkey)Compound Festival (2012 Turkey) Tree Of Life Festival (2012-2013-2014-2015 Turkey ) Free Earth Festival ( 2016 Greece)Samsara Festival (2017 Hungary) Ayata Festival (2014-2015-2017-2019- 2022 Turkey) Dance for peace Festival (2017 Bali).  M.U.T.E.’s new journey  is a long and seductive journey where he wanders across the galaxy with all the hitchhikers he meets on the road.

I was born in Milan ( Italy ) and I studied alto sax and guitar. From 1974 to 1985 I traveled around the world for studying African , Indian and Near East & Far East music I recorded music " on field " and I have studied and collected ethnic musical instruments by all the parts of the world . 
I recorded LPs and CDs for different European labels : Raw Materials records , Victò , Recommended records , Lowlands Island ,  Auditorium , Voiceprint / Gonzo Multimedia ,  Music from Memory , Soave records , Goodfellas records. 
In 80' and 90' I broadcasted ethnic and electronic / experimental music from radio stations (Rai , Radio Popolare ). 
I composed and played music for videos and commercial spots , dance, live soundtracks for silent movie , for poems and theater . My LP "Water messages on desert sand", was Grammy-nominated in in UK on 1987. 
I developed digital interfaces for guitar (tactile and laser: "Extended Guitar") and I have developed video and audio installations where music and images changed togheter each other , in real time , triggered by movements , audio inputs and live cameras. 
From 80' till today I played with many Italian ,  European  and American musicians : Giovanni Venosta , Claudio Gabbiani , Walter Prati ,  Giorgio Magnanensi, Massimo Cavallaro , Tiziano Tononi , Daniele Cavallanti , Massimo Mariani , Moni Ovadia , Chris Cutler ,  Jon Rose , David Moss , Steve Piccolo , Elliott Sharp , Keith Tippett  , Third Ear Band  ( plunderphonics) .

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