How old were you when you first learned to play an instrument?

I started playing the guitar at the age of 11. My brother was getting a new computer as a present, so it was time for him to give his old computer to me. Having a desktop computer in your house was a significant development in 1997. After spending some time with that computer, I recall wanting to sell it and buy a nylon-string guitar with the money. I remember how excited I was when I began attending guitar class in 6th grade.

When instruments do you play, and do you have a favorite?

I play electric bass, upright bass, and guitar. I love the sound of all three of these instruments. The electric bass is my primary instrument, and it is the one I usually perform with in various types of bands, including jazz, pop, rock, and R&B. Additionally, I play jazz gigs, musicals, and pit orchestra gigs on the upright bass. Since the guitar was my instrument when I first started music, it’s always fun to play it.

What do you like most about teaching young musicians?

When working with young musicians, seeing how much energy they have for learning music and how excited they get when they discover a new song or a new musical information, inspires me to work hard to bring that level of energy that I had when I first started music over twenty years ago at the age of 11. It’s always a joy and so much fun to work with young students, because I believe they have a lot to teach you as well.

How did you decide to become a professional musician?

I decided to become a professional musician a bit late, at the age of 21. I was studying labor economics at a college in Turkey, and I wasn’t happy about my major. I was practicing a lot and had already been performing locally in my hometown of Izmir. As music became more involved and serious in my life, I decided to pursue another undergraduate degree, this time in music, while also completing my economics degree. While these thoughts were going through my mind, two of my musician friends invited me to accompany them as a bass player for their auditions at Berklee College of Music in Athens, Greece. I got very excited and went with them to help them as an accompanist bass player for their auditions. After we did the auditions, the audition team liked my playing and invited me to take the audition for myself; I was shocked because I was just there to help my friends, and I wasn’t applying to get into Berklee. I took the audition for myself, and it went well. Six months later, I received an email from the scholarship office stating that I had been accepted as a scholarship student at Berklee College of Music. After that, I felt that playing music was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.,

How old were you when you first learned to play an instrument?

I started playing the guitar at the age of 11. My brother was getting a new computer as a present, so it was time for him to give his old computer to me. Having a desktop computer in your house was a significant development in 1997. After spending some time with that computer, I recall wanting to sell it and buy a nylon-string guitar with the money. I remember how excited I was when I began attending guitar class in 6th grade.

When instruments do you play, and do you have a favorite?

I play electric bass, upright bass, and guitar. I love the sound of all three of these instruments. The electric bass is my primary instrument, and it is the one I usually perform with in various types of bands, including jazz, pop, rock, and R&B. Additionally, I play jazz gigs, musicals, and pit orchestra gigs on the upright bass. Since the guitar was my instrument when I first started music, it’s always fun to play it.

What do you like most about teaching young musicians?

When working with young musicians, seeing how much energy they have for learning music and how excited they get when they discover a new song or a new musical information, inspires me to work hard to bring that level of energy that I had when I first started music over twenty years ago at the age of 11. It’s always a joy and so much fun to work with young students, because I believe they have a lot to teach you as well.

How did you decide to become a professional musician?

I decided to become a professional musician a bit late, at the age of 21. I was studying labor economics at a college in Turkey, and I wasn’t happy about my major. I was practicing a lot and had already been performing locally in my hometown of Izmir. As music became more involved and serious in my life, I decided to pursue another undergraduate degree, this time in music, while also completing my economics degree. While these thoughts were going through my mind, two of my musician friends invited me to accompany them as a bass player for their auditions at Berklee College of Music in Athens, Greece. I got very excited and went with them to help them as an accompanist bass player for their auditions. After we did the auditions, the audition team liked my playing and invited me to take the audition for myself; I was shocked because I was just there to help my friends, and I wasn’t applying to get into Berklee. I took the audition for myself, and it went well. Six months later, I received an email from the scholarship office stating that I had been accepted as a scholarship student at Berklee College of Music. After that, I felt that playing music was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life.