EXPERIENCE

• Writing credits:
  
  
  • "Random Encounters" - Imagination Pictures - Composer
  • "Aaseamah's Journey" - Mississippi Films - Composer
  • "The Legend of Black Annie" - Mercury Rising Films - Composer
  • "Bliss" - Independent Short Film - Composer
  • "Etched" - AFI Short Film - Composer
  • "Le Jeu des Soldats" - AFI Short Film - Composer
  • "Barracuda" - Mercury Rising Films - Composer
  • "mindFLUX" - Ride5 Media Group Feature Film - Composer
  • "Wyvern" - SyFy Channel Feature Film - Composer
  • "Mongolian Death Worms" - SyFy Channel Feature Film - Composer
  • "Ba'al: The Storm God" - SyFy Channel Feature Film - Composer
  • "Medium Raw" - Defiant Empire Films - Composer
  • "Crimson Mask" - Independent Feature Film - Composer
  • "Hard Karma" - Independent Short Film - Composer
  • "Crutch" - Independent Feature Film- Composer
  • "The Music Next Door" - Independent Short Film - Composer
  • "Kiss at Pine Lake" - Hallmark Channel Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Who Killed Chandra Levy?" - TLC Channel Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Vamperifica" - Blood River Productions - Additional Music
  • "Cinema Salvation" - "Perspective Films" - Additional Music
  • "Summerland" - WB TV Series 1st and 2ns Seasons (26 Episodes) - Additional Music
  • "Murder on Pleasant Drive" - Lifetime Network Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Special Delivery" - Lifetime Network Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Ogre" - SyFy Channel Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Hallmark Channel Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Curious George" - Universal Feature Film - Additional Music
  • "Order of Redemption a.k.a. Breaking Point"- Lions Gate Films - Additional Music
  • "Pregnant in America" - Independent Documentary - Additional Music
  • "Cinema Salvation" - Perspective Films - Additional Music
  • "Hangover Part II" - Warner Bros. Feature Film - Additional Songs
  • "Kung Fu Panda: Holiday Special" - Dreamworks Animation - Additional Songs
  • "Sinner" - Independent Feature Film - Additional Songs
  • "Say It In Russian" - Imperia Entertainment Feature Film - Additional Songs

• Worked with renowned Film/TV composer Philip Giffin as a music arranger/orchestrator/engineer.

• “Boomtown”   NBC TV Series – 1st  Season – (18 Episodes)
• “Eyes”             ABC TV Series – 1st  Season – (13 Episodes)
• “Summerland” WB  TV Series – 1st and 2nd Seasons – (26 Episodes)
• “Soul Plane”    MGM Feature Film
• "Table For Three" Starz Network Feature Film
• “Murder on Pleasant Drive” Lifetime Network Feature Film
• “K-Ville”         FOX TV Series – 1st  Season – (11 Episodes)

• Worked and/or performed with renowned Film/TV Composer/Guitar Virtuoso Heitor Pereira at Hans Zimmer’s post-production studios “Media Ventures” (now “Remote Control Productions”)
  
  
  • “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights” Miramax Feature Film
  • “Ask The Dust” Paramount Feature Film
  • “Curious George” Universal Feature Film
  • “Haven”  Yari Group Feature Film
  • “Two Weeks” MGM Feature Film

·          Played numerous concerts, festivals, albums and recording sessions in Turkey, Japan and the United States.

·          Performed and/or worked with artists such as David Foster, Andrew Campbell, Ralph Humphrey, Steve Billman, Tiger Okoshi, Philip Giffin, Karen Blake, Russell Ferrante, Will Kennedy, Jeff Richman, Gary Novak, Judd Miller, Larry Steen, Heitor Pereira, Andy Suzuki, Joel Taylor, Tom Walsh, Francis Buckley, Marco Mendoza, Mike Fisher, Michael Landau, Simon Phillips, Tal Bergman, Andrew Rollins, Daniel Indart, Marcello Pelitteri, Casey Scheuerell, Jon Finn, Scott deOgburn, Winston Maccow, Chris Emerson, Mark Kelley, Kendrick Scott, Marco Panascia. 

·          Performed special concerts for Berklee around Boston and Washington D.C. including student entering convocation and commencement concerts, which Steve Vai, Jennifer Holliday, Al Kooper, David Foster, Shirley Horn and Elvin Jones were the honorary doctor of music degree recipients. 

·          Conducted his film scoring composition with a 45 piece orchestra at Berklee Performance Center in Spring, 2002. 

·          Represented Berklee College of Music with his own jazz quartet on a 10 day tour in Japan including performances in cities such as Kobe, Nagoya and Osaka in Summer, 2002.  

·          Arranged and produced three songs for a Jazz Composition Book by Prof. Ted Pease that is being used as a workbook at Berklee College of Music. 

·          Performed on Chris Emerson's "Broken Heart" music video directed by Malcolm Abbey and filmed by renowned cinematographer Maximo Munzi.

·Composed the graduation song for his high school, which still has been playing every year during the graduation ceremony. Istanbul Mayor Mr.Bedrettin Dalan gave a special award for that music. 

·          Also currently writing music for "Hollywood Music Library".

EDUCATION

¨ 1984-1996 Private classical piano training                                                             Istanbul, TURKEY.     

¨ 1996-1998 Yeditepe University – Computer Science                                            Istanbul, TURKEY. 

¨ 1996-1998 Private Jazz/Modern Jazz/Fusion Harmony and concepts training         Istanbul, TURKEY.

    with world’s renowned piano player Aydin Esen 

¨ 1998-2002 Berklee College of Music                                                                    Boston, MA.

·          B.M., Jazz Composition, Film Scoring.

·          Member of the Dean’s Club  at Berklee.

·          Graduated Summa Cum Laude. 

AWARDS

·          ROXY Music Days – Music competition – 1^st prize  (1996, Istanbul, TURKEY)

·          Halici Midi ’97 – Music with MIDI competition – 1^st prize (1997, Istanbul, TURKEY)

·          Halici Midi ’96 – Music with MIDI competition – 2^nd prize (1996, Istanbul, TURKEY)

·          ISTEK Foundation Music Competition – 1^st prize (1996, Istanbul, TURKEY)

·          Recipient of Claire Fischer Award – Best Jazz Composition Student at Berklee College of Music (2002, Boston, MA)

·          Recipient of Robert Share Award – Best Film Scoring Student at Berklee College of Music (2002, Boston, MA)

·          15^th Annual Berklee Film Scoring  Awards – 1^st Prize (2002, Boston, MA)

·          Best piano player award – Berklee College of Music (2002, Boston, MA)