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
- Murder At The Disco Down (2014)
- Seçmece 1 (2015)
- Yakın - EP (2017)
Singles
- İstiklal Re-Edit (2015, with Red Bull Music Academy)
- Pişman Değilim (2017, with Mine Koşan)
- Duruyor Dünya (2018, with Göksel)
- Deterjan (2019, with Can Gox)
- Ayva Çiçek Açmış (2019, with Gaye Su Akyol)
- Leylim Leylim (2019, with Fikret Kızılok)
- Bim Bam Bom (2019)
- Dansa Davet (2022)
- Koma Baby (2023)
- Bosstan (2023)
Award
- 2020: 46th Golden Butterfly Awards – "Best DJ"[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: DJ Hey Douglas kimdir gerçek adı ne? İşte DJ Hey Douglas'ın hayatı. hurriyet.com. 10 October 2021.
- Web site: Cuma İş Çıkışı konserleri 'Hey! Douglas' ile devam ediyor. t24.com. 10 October 2021.
- Web site: Kamp Records ile yeni bir dünya. hurriyet.com. 10 October 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- Web site: Hey Douglas. Tumblr. 29 April 2019.
- Web site: Hey Douglas ve Girişimcilik Üzerine: "Bu bir Ankara Havası'dır.". Ülgen. Atakan. Girisimile.com. 29 April 2019.
- Web site: HEY DOUGLAS. YouTube. 29 April 2019.
- Web site: Mode XL - Pusula. 12 February 2016. 29 April 2019. YouTube.
- Web site: En İyi Dj - Hey Douglas - Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödül Töreni. kanald.com. 7 July 2020. 10 October 2021.