| Time | Friday, December 24 at 10:00pm – December 25 at 3:00am |
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| Location | Drom Bar & Restaurant85 Ave A (betw. 5th and 6th)New York, NY |
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| Created By | Drom |
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| More Info |  Demir joined Istanbul heavy rock band Pentagram as songwriter and guitarist. In 1992, he studied at Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles with Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, and MI founder Paul Hanson. In 2000, Demir released his eponymous initial solo album with Sony Music. His albums “Dunya Benim” (The World is Mine) and “Istanbul2004”. The latter was sold in 11 European countries after his successful tour with Mike Tramp (Whitelion). The songs Demir wrote for Sertab Erener were widely accepted in Europe and Turkey. One of these songs, “Every Way That I Can,” won the first prize in the 2003 Eurovision Song Competition and sold 400,000 units worldwide. Demir Demirkan also wrote television jingles and composed soundtracks for television and films. One of the more remarkable works of Demir Demirkan was the music he composed for the documentary about Gallipoli/Gelibolu in 2005. That soundtrack involved ethnical strings recorded in Turkey and classical melodies recorded by a symphonic orchestra and choir in the Czech Republic. It was released in Turkey and Australia.Demir Demirkan and Sertab Erener embarked on the international project Painted on Water together. This innovative work entitled Ebru was co-produced by Demir and Jay Newland, a multi- Grammy-winning-producer (Norah Jones’ “Come Away with Me”). |
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