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

TADAEX in Tehran

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Korhan Erel

I will play a concert and talk on computer instrument design at the Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition on July 8-9, 2012. The venue is Mohsen Gallery. “TADAEX has been established as an annual program with a mixture of fascination, … Continue reading →

New Album: Superimposed Circumstances

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Korhan Erel

Composer and pianist Tolga Tüzün and computer musician Korhan Erel, both operating in between the lines and both tackling sounds, textures, patterns that live, that breathe, started out a joint journey in 2009. This journey culminated in a recording at … Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged ableton live, Album, audiomulch, avant-garde, avantgarde, Bilgi Üniversitesi, Bilgi University, computer, controller, electroacoustic, electronic music, Free Improvisation, Istanbul, piano, release | 3 Comments

Eyal Hareuveni review of Three States of Freedom

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Korhan Erel

Jerusalem-based journalist / music critic Eyal Hareuveni has recently published a review of the album Three States of Freedom on allaboutjazz.com. Hareuveni writes for allaboutjazz, squidoo and other websites and was among the audience at the trio’s performance at Barbour … Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged album review, allaboutjazz, cello, computer, controller, creative sources, Free Improvisation, Israel, kevin davis, review, saxophone, tom soloveitzik | Leave a comment

Yola Çıktığım Gün Sakin Serin Bir Sabahtı… / It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Korhan Erel

I have recently completed all original music and sound design work for Yesim Özsoy Gülan’s latest play “It Was a Calm and Chilly Morning The Day I Left…”. The play premiered in the IKSV Istanbul International Theater Festival on May … Continue reading →

Posted in Sound Design, Theater | Tagged amusement park, Armenian, özgürlük, Ermeni, freedom, hamursuz, human rights, insan hakları, Kürt, Kurdish, lunapark, matzoh, müzik, music, politics, politika, ses tasarımı, sound design, Türk, türkiye, theater, tiyatro, Turkey, Turkish | Leave a comment

Islak Köpek at Gitar Cafe in May

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Korhan Erel

Turkey’s pioneering free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek plays at Gitar Cafe in Istanbul after a brief hiatus. The concert is on May 5, Saturday and will start at 9 pm. Özgür Doğaçlama topluluğu Islak Köpek, verdiği kısa aradan Gitar Cafe … Continue reading →

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New album Three States of Freedom released

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Korhan Erel

The Israeli tour with saxophonist Tom Soloveitzik and cellist Kevin Davis in June 2010 is one of the most important defining artistic and emotional moments in my life and career as an improviser. After five concerts in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem … Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged Album, creative sources, ernesto rodriguez, Free Improvisation, galata, haifa, Israel, jaffa, jerusalem, kevin davis, müzik, metamkine, music, tel aviv, tom soloveitzik | 1 Comment

Islak Köpek with Wilbert de Joode and Tanya Kalmanovitch

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Korhan Erel

Turkish free improvisation ensemble Islak Köpek will be playing a concert at Gitar Cafe in Istanbul with double-bass player Wilbert de Joode (Amsterdam) and violist/violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch (New York). This concert is a part of the collaboration with the Dutch collective Stichting … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged Eric Boeren, Free Improvisation, Gitar Cafe, Holland, Islak Köpek, Michael Moore, Stichting dOeK, Tanya Kalmanovitch, The Netherlands, Wilbert de Joode, Wolter Wierbos | Leave a comment

Concerts in Germany, France, Belgium, Holland (23.11 – 13.12)

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Korhan Erel

Germany – Gunnar Lettow & Korhan Erel Hamburg 23.11.2011, 22:00 Frequenzgänge, Hamburg Hörbar, Brigittenstr. 5 Gunnar Lettow – prepared electric bass, electronics, objects Korhan Erel – computer and controllers Second performance of the evening: visual bassic : Kathrin Bethge – projektion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Performances | Tagged Amsterdam, Ausland, Berlin, Chris Heenan, Free Improvisation, Germany, Gunnar Lettow, Haarlem, Hamburg, Han Buhrs, Hannover, Hörbar, Holland, Mark Alban Lotz, Miss Hecker, Nazım Hikmet, Oberdeck, Robert van Heumen, Strasbourg, The Netherlands, Wilbert de Joode, Wolter Wierbos | Leave a comment

Islak Köpek album with Mark Alban Lotz released on Evil Rabbit Records

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Korhan Erel

Islak Köpek’s third album Istanbul improv sessions may 4th, a collaboration with flutist Mark Alban Lotz, has been released on Evil Rabbit Records in September 2011. The album includes group recordings as well as many duos and trios between Islak … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Album, Evil Rabbit Records, Free Improvisation, Mark Alban Lotz | 2 Comments

Profile Page on New Music Istanbul

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Korhan Erel

Korhan Erel is now included among the composers on the ”Listening to Istanbul” website. http://www.newmusicistanbul.com/composers/korhan-erel The “Listening to Istanbul” website lets you explore the vivid scene of contemporary music in Istanbul. On this website you will find biographies, CDs and … Continue reading →