Hey! Douglas Explained

Hey! Douglas
Birth Name:Emin Yasin Vural
Birth Date:17 November 1984
Birth Place:Ankara, Turkey
Origin:Ankara, Turkey
Years Active:2015-

Emin Yasin Vural (born November 17, 1984, Ankara), best known by his stage names Hey! Douglas or VEYasin, is a Istanbul-based DJ and sound artist.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Career

VEYasin produced his first album at 18 and has produced many more inside and outside Turkey.[6] In this project he recreates and remixes 1970s psychedelic, funk and soul songs from Anatolia and other Turkish regions.

1970s popular music of Turkey fused East and West. Rock and pop groups combined Eastern and Western instruments for the first time. VEYasin discovered this "old hip music" and "polishes with today's technology".[7]

A YouTube channel is one outlet for his tracks, with plays surpassing 3.9 million for one track, Ölem Ben (February 2022).[8]

Other projects include Mode XL, with some of those tracks attracting over 7.7 million YouTube views (February 2019).[9]

Popular tracks include "Duruyor Dünya", featuring Göksel.

Selected discography

Albums

Mini and Compilation albums

Singles

Award

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DJ Hey Douglas kimdir gerçek adı ne? İşte DJ Hey Douglas'ın hayatı. hurriyet.com. 10 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Cuma İş Çıkışı konserleri 'Hey! Douglas' ile devam ediyor. t24.com. 10 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Kamp Records ile yeni bir dünya. hurriyet.com. 10 October 2021.
  4. Web site: İstiklal Caddesinin Bir Gününü İşleyen Nefis Çalışma: Hey Douglas - İstiklal Re-Edit. bigumigu.com. 26 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151028191515/https://bigumigu.com/haber/her-aniyla-istiklal-caddesinin-bir-gunu-hey-douglas-istiklal-re-edit/. 10 October 2021. 2015-10-28.
  5. Web site: Hey! Douglas: Göksel'le 70'ler yolculuğu. hurriyet.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512014309/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/tolga-akyildiz/hey-douglas-gokselle-70ler-yolculugu-40833575. 10 October 2021. 2018-05-12.
  6. Web site: Hey Douglas. Tumblr. 29 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Hey Douglas ve Girişimcilik Üzerine: "Bu bir Ankara Havası'dır.". Ülgen. Atakan. Girisimile.com. 29 April 2019.
  8. Web site: HEY DOUGLAS. YouTube. 29 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Mode XL - Pusula. 12 February 2016. 29 April 2019. YouTube.
  10. Web site: En İyi Dj - Hey Douglas - Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödül Töreni. kanald.com. 7 July 2020. 10 October 2021.