Author Archives: Korhan Erel

About Korhan Erel

Korhan Erel is an electronic musician, improviser and sound designer based in Berlin. Their music covers free improvisation, conceptual sound performances as well as structured and composed pieces as well as music for dance, theater and video art. They perform solo, duo and group performances with improvisers, jazz musicians, dancers, and in orchestras. They have shown several sound installations in art spaces in Turkey, Germany and Hong Kong. They have ten CD and several digital releases. They play concerts across Europe, Middle- East, Southeast Asia and North America

Islak Köpek with Sumru Ağıryürüyen, Seda Röder and Korhan Erel

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Korhan Erel

Istanbul-based free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek curates bi-monthly evenings of freely improvised music at Gitar Cafe where they invite several musicians. This month, guest musicians are Sumru Ağıryürüyen (voice), acclaimed new music pianist Seda Röder and myself. As some of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged computer, controller, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, Gitar Cafe, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, piano, voice | Leave a comment

Travelling in Germany

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Korhan Erel

I will be in Germany from January 29 through February 17, spending time in Hamburg, Berlin, Essen, Cologne and Düsseldorf. Please contact me if you’d like to meet for coffee, collaboration ideas, networking, etc. I will be in Hamburg from … Continue reading →

Tagged Berlin, collaboration, cologne, computer music, computer musician, concert, Düsseldorf, electroacoustic music, electronic music, essen, Free Improvisation, Germany, Hamburg, improvisation, improvised music, Istanbul, köln, meeting, networking, sound design | Leave a comment

sa.ne.na and korhan erel “coming together” / january 26

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Korhan Erel

“Coming Together” Where contemporary beats the dance floor. Istanbul-based percussion ensemble sa.ne.na team up with electronic musician Korhan Erel for a night of danceable beats. This show has lots of original music, taking cues from IDM, Dub, West Africa, Frank … Continue reading →

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Viewpoint: Ağıryürüyen, Erel, Gürkal / Özgür Müzik: free improv gathering @ Dunia, Jan 14

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Korhan Erel

Sumru Ağıryürüyen (voice), Korhan Erel (computer, controllers), Giray Gürkal (electric guitar, effects) will present an evening of solo, duo and trio improvisations at Gitar Cafe, where they will attempt to look at music and each other from different viewpoints. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged özgür doğaçlama, bakış açısı, bilgisayar, computer, controller, electric guitar, elektrik gitar, Free Improvisation, giray gürkal, Gitar Cafe, Istanbul, kadıköy, ses, sumru ağıryürüyen, viewpoint, voice | Leave a comment

A summary of what my website had to endure in the past year. 🙂 Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,100 views in 2012. If every person who reached … Continue reading →

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Korhan Erel | Leave a comment

Song Books: Reimagining John Cage at 100

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Korhan Erel

New York violist Tanya Kalmanovitch directs an all-star cast of American and Turkish performers in radical and wide-ranging interpretations of the composer’s notebooks at the Borusan Music House, December 29 2012. The end of 2012 marks the close of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged actor, Anthony Coleman, avantgarde, Ayşenur Kolivar, Borusan, Borusan Müzik Evi, Borusan Music House, computer, Gökçe Akçelik, guitar, john cage, Serra Yılmaz, singing, Song Books, Songbooks, Tanya Kalmanovitch, theatrical, Tolga Tüzün, viola, vocal, voice, Şevket Akıncı | Leave a comment

Islak Köpek @ Gitar Cafe, Dec 6, 2012

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Korhan Erel

Istanbul-based free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek will start their monthly concert series at Gitar Cafe on December 6, 2012. The concert will start at 9pm. In this series, Islak Köpek will alternate between playing as an ensemble and collaborating with … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged abstract, avantgarde, concert, electroacoustic, Free Improvisation, freedom, Gitar Cafe, Islak Köpek, Istanbul, music, non-idiomatic, sound, texture, Turkey | Leave a comment

Erel, Furuya, Lanfredini, Merlet at Gitar Cafe, November 29

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Korhan Erel

On November 29, I will be playing with three very exciting improvisers at Gitar Cafe. This is a meeting that was built from chance meetings. I met Nobuyasu Furuya, wind player based in Japan, on Facebook and was amazed by … Continue reading →

Tagged computer, controller, drums, Free Improvisation, Gitar Cafe, improvised music, Istanbul, Turkey, voice, wind instrument | 1 Comment

Waterland – a collaboration with Burcu Yağcıoğlu

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Korhan Erel

Waterland is an audiovisual work Burcu Yağcıoğlu and I created together. It will be shown for the first time at Kunsthaus Essen in the exhibition titled “Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst…” (I see what you don’t see) . … Continue reading →

The Threshold wins the prestigious Blake Prize in Australia

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Korhan Erel

I had been working on a collaboration with Sydney-based digital media artist, filmmaker and friend Fabian Astore for the past 3 months. The result is the Threshold, a video conceptualized, shot and processed by Fabian with sound design by me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sound Design | Tagged australia, blake prize, childhood, Fabian Astore, innocence, mosque, religion, sound design, spirituality, sydney, threshold | Leave a comment