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]
Hey! Douglas | |
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Birth name | Emin Yasin Vural |
Born | Ankara, Turkey | 17 November 1984
Origin | Ankara, Turkey |
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Years active | 2015- |
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Website | www |
Career
editVEYasin 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
editAlbums
edit- Marşandiz (2019)
Mini and Compilation albums
edit- Murder At The Disco Down (2014)
- Seçmece 1 (2015)
- Yakın - EP (2017)
Singles
edit- 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
edit- 2020: 46th Golden Butterfly Awards – "Best DJ"[10]
References
edit- ^ "DJ Hey Douglas kimdir gerçek adı ne? İşte DJ Hey Douglas'ın hayatı". hurriyet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Cuma İş Çıkışı konserleri 'Hey! Douglas' ile devam ediyor". t24.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Kamp Records ile yeni bir dünya". hurriyet.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "İstiklal Caddesinin Bir Gününü İşleyen Nefis Çalışma: Hey Douglas - İstiklal Re-Edit". bigumigu.com. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-28. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Hey! Douglas: Göksel'le 70'ler yolculuğu". hurriyet.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Hey Douglas". Tumblr. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Ülgen, Atakan. "Hey Douglas ve Girişimcilik Üzerine: "Bu bir Ankara Havası'dır."". Girisimile.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "HEY DOUGLAS". YouTube. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Mode XL - Pusula". YouTube. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "En İyi Dj - Hey Douglas - Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödül Töreni". kanald.com. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.