Fahir Atakoğlu

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Fahir Atakoglu
Born
Mustafa Fahir Atakoğlu[1]

(1963-01-28) 28 January 1963 (age 61)
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist
WebsiteOfficial website

Mustafa Fahir Atakoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [faːˈhiɾ ˈatakoːɫu], born 28 January 1963) is a Turkish American[2] pianist and composer who has worked with a wide range of artists across many genres of music, ranging in style from symphonic scoring to advertising jingles. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey.

Early life

From the age of 7, Atakoğlu was interested in music and began playing piano and drums. Though his family intended for him to continue in the family business, his mother fostered his interest in music and through his music teacher Muzaffer Uz he was introduced to

script writer, and conductor. Atakoğlu studied under Rey from 1977 to 1979. He attended the Istanbul State Conservatory from 1978 to 1980. In 1980 he moved to London and for five years studied at both the London School of Music and Croydon College
. He earned a degree in marketing and advertising from Croydon College in 1983 and returned to Istanbul to work as a jingle composer in the advertising sector.

Career

From 1987 to present, Atakoğlu has created music for commercials, news segments, and documentaries via advertising agencies including Lintas, McCann Erickson, CDP Europe, Young & Rubicam, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Ogilvy & Mather. Atakoğlu acknowledges that his training in ad jingles honed his skill as a composer to create immediate context within his music.

He has also composed music for Turkey's top bands and musicians, including

Mazhar Fuat Özkan, Sezen Aksu,[3] and Sertab Erener.[4] He also composed music for Greek singer Notis Sfakianakis, whose CD-single "Telos Dihos Telos
" - which included Atakoğlu's song of the same name- went 4× platinum with sales over 80,000 copies. Since 1994 Atakoğlu has recorded 10 albums which have sold over 2 million copies in 20 countries.

His 2005 album If is a collaboration featuring bass guitarist

Horacio "EI Negro" Hernandez
.

In 2008, an album titled Istanbul in Blue was released in the United States. The album is a wide-ranging set that at first seems like jazz/rock fusion, but also includes the influences of

Turkish music, some acoustic interludes, and sections that are completely unclassifiable. The album features Atakoğlu on keyboards, Anthony Jackson on bass, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez on drums, Mike Stern and Wayne Krantz on guitars and Bob Franceschini
on saxophone.

Atakoğlu's scoring includes the adaptation of

Magnificent Century
.

Atakoglu's 2020 album For Love is a collobration of different cultures and languages of 42 artists from 8 countries where lyrics are written for Atakoglu's compositions by international musicians. For Love secured seven first round ballots for 63rd Grammy Awards (2020) including Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year – “Por Amor ” feat. Buika, Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[5]

See also

  • List of composers
  • List of Turkey-related topics

References

  1. ^ "MÜYORBİR Asil Üye Listesi" (PDF). MÜYORBİR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ Fahir Atakoglu – For Love – Por Amor, Turkish American TV, 2020, retrieved 4 January 2021, Turkish-American pianist-composer-arranger Fahir Atakoğlu told us that all the singers in this album wrote beautiful lyrics and "all felt love in my melody".
  3. ^ Bağcıbaşı, Bora (23 July 2009). "Gölgesi yetti". Milliyet. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Sertab Erener ve Fahir Atakoğlu'ndan New York'ta muhteşem konser". Milliyet. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Fahir Atakoglu – For Love – Por Amor". Turkish American Television. 18 October 2020.

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