Ozan Tügen Explained

Gökalp Ergen
Birth Date:20 May 1976
Birth Place:Antalya, Turkey
Instrument:keyboard, oud, bağlama, cümbüş, cura
Genre:Rock
Turkish folk music
Heavy metal
Thrash metal
Occupation:Musician, arranger
Years Active:1995–present
Current Member Of:Pentagram (2007–...)
Associated Acts:Pentagram (2007–...)

Gökalp Ergen (born 1976 in Antalya), he plays keyboard of heavy metal band Mezarkabul (known as Pentagram in Turkey).[1] His father Mustafa Tügen and his mother Faize Tügen, both are music teachers and graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University, music composition department.[2]

Music career

He is a musician, arranger and keyboardist.[3] Among the instruments, he can play keyboard, oud, bağlama, cümbüş, cura.

Since the mid-90s, he performed with the cover band called Kutsal Hazine Avcıları in venues such as Kemancı, Hayal Kahvesi, Andon, Eylül, Rock House Cafe. He has worked with Sertap Erener, Şebnem Ferah[4] and Mor ve Ötesi,[5] Kumdan Kaleler, Nazan Öncel and Sezen Aksu. He also worked as a theater pianist in Ferhan Şensoy's plays at Ortaoyuncular for two years.[6] He was one of the arrangers of commercial music production company Jingle Mingle between 2003 and 2016.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye'de Hangi Klavyeciyi Beğensem Adının Ozan Olması . Turk Rock . 2 December 2024 .
  2. Web site: Ozan Tügen Biography . Babajim.com . 2 December 2024.
  3. Web site: Bu aşk az bile sana . Milliyet . 2 December 2024 . 10 September 2007.
  4. Web site: Şebnem'den yaza veda konseri . Sabah . 2 December 2024 . 4 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Mor ve Ötesi - Büyük Düşler . DisCogs . 2 December 2024 .
  6. Web site: Ortaoyuncular Official Webpage . Orta Oyuncular . 2 December 2024.