Do you prefer to ski or snowboard?
My s.o. is into snowboarding. I prefer getting drunk near a pool.
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Abi kitaplar, albümler felan... gelir iyi galiba?
Hayatımda müzikten cebime para girmedi (hiç pozitife geçmedim, hep masrafların bir kısmını karşılama şeklinde oldu). Kitap ile de gireceğini sanmıyorum.
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Will you write more books?
Yes. Already writing the follow up to S...... B... N. N....
From what I could tell, you were writing the lyrics in your bands (and still do with Maegi). Which one of those songs (lyrics) were the most personal?
Wow. Hard question (just a sec)... (grabs a beer)
OK... hmm..
Unforeseen Reflections - A Faith Collapsed - about my mother
Unforeseen Reflections - Thus It Ends in Misery - about my love in high school that was an epic fail of a naive boy, trying to get some attention.
Sojourn - This is a Goodbye - Some hints of personal reflection
Reversing Time - Reversing Time - Life ends no matter what we do and all we could say is "what if". Became especially touching after Mike (Baker) passed away (RIP)
Ophidia - Speak to Me - Another look at the era of "Thus It Ends in Misery"
Ophidia - This Voice Inside - About The Wheel of Time and a homage to Robert Jordan
Ophidia - Places Unknown - We wanted to a song in honors of Mike with Onur and this was the outcome
Bir Varmış, Bir Yokmuş - Fırtına, Yeniden - Me questioning fate with "what if?" questions
Skies Fall - Those We've Left Behind - Name suggests it all
OK... hmm..
Unforeseen Reflections - A Faith Collapsed - about my mother
Unforeseen Reflections - Thus It Ends in Misery - about my love in high school that was an epic fail of a naive boy, trying to get some attention.
Sojourn - This is a Goodbye - Some hints of personal reflection
Reversing Time - Reversing Time - Life ends no matter what we do and all we could say is "what if". Became especially touching after Mike (Baker) passed away (RIP)
Ophidia - Speak to Me - Another look at the era of "Thus It Ends in Misery"
Ophidia - This Voice Inside - About The Wheel of Time and a homage to Robert Jordan
Ophidia - Places Unknown - We wanted to a song in honors of Mike with Onur and this was the outcome
Bir Varmış, Bir Yokmuş - Fırtına, Yeniden - Me questioning fate with "what if?" questions
Skies Fall - Those We've Left Behind - Name suggests it all
Are you happy with Maegi's outcome? Fame, production, quality, and such?
Not on every aspect. I did everything on my own and it was a first. There were tons of things that I could improve but at the time, it was all I could do on my own. Not saying this as an excuse but as an explanation. There is nothing to excuse anyway, it would be stupid as I am not a contractor =). It was more of a sentimental burst out rather than a commercial project. So, on that regard, yes, I am happy.
Now that I am done puking my boiling thoughts, I can focus on improving things that were flawed in its production for the second album. Like the sound or financial planning etc.
There are things that I am happy and things that I knew from day one that needed improvement. This time, I am trying to avoid such pitfalls.
I am not someone who sees things eye to eye with the commercial media regarding production and all though. Therefore, even if I improve many aspects of the production, it may still be somewhat different from what media may care for. However, it will be better. It has to be. Otherwise, it is pointless to continue.
I read a review somewhere recently. It says the production of Neverland albums were better. First of all, the review was a really sincere and great one, that has to be said, but I disagree about the production. In means of power? Maybe, yes. In means of mixing? No. Ophidia's mix was horrible imho, due to unrelated reasons with the engineer at the time, that lead to Neverland's downfall, as well as Dreamtone's eventually.
Reversing time was better but we, as musicians, were not that good at the time.
Regarding artist performances, I believe my guests delivered quite nicely. This is a very subjective matter and people may not like what they hear from those artists as their ears usually search for something similar to what they are doing with their own bands. I sometimes ask for the same thing, but sometimes don't.
So, all in all, these are my thoughts regarding Skies Fall.
I am fond of what I have created but I am most certainly aware that there are things to improve. Tons of them.
Now that I am done puking my boiling thoughts, I can focus on improving things that were flawed in its production for the second album. Like the sound or financial planning etc.
There are things that I am happy and things that I knew from day one that needed improvement. This time, I am trying to avoid such pitfalls.
I am not someone who sees things eye to eye with the commercial media regarding production and all though. Therefore, even if I improve many aspects of the production, it may still be somewhat different from what media may care for. However, it will be better. It has to be. Otherwise, it is pointless to continue.
I read a review somewhere recently. It says the production of Neverland albums were better. First of all, the review was a really sincere and great one, that has to be said, but I disagree about the production. In means of power? Maybe, yes. In means of mixing? No. Ophidia's mix was horrible imho, due to unrelated reasons with the engineer at the time, that lead to Neverland's downfall, as well as Dreamtone's eventually.
Reversing time was better but we, as musicians, were not that good at the time.
Regarding artist performances, I believe my guests delivered quite nicely. This is a very subjective matter and people may not like what they hear from those artists as their ears usually search for something similar to what they are doing with their own bands. I sometimes ask for the same thing, but sometimes don't.
So, all in all, these are my thoughts regarding Skies Fall.
I am fond of what I have created but I am most certainly aware that there are things to improve. Tons of them.
Do you plan to sign with a record label other than your own? What are the problems / advantages of working with one?
No idea. I am not too fond of tying things to someone else's schedule, especially when I am not making any money from music. However, having someone professional to help sort things out is a huge plus, like handling the PR, manufacturing etc.
All in all, I am not against working with labels. If you have a nice representative, it is actually rewarding, but working with a label needs you to fulfill certain stuff for them as well as it is a business for the label and people need to feed their families as well. That part, "business" part is what makes my skin tingle.
So, I say, maybe. Depends on the label and more importantly, on the representative of that label.
All in all, I am not against working with labels. If you have a nice representative, it is actually rewarding, but working with a label needs you to fulfill certain stuff for them as well as it is a business for the label and people need to feed their families as well. That part, "business" part is what makes my skin tingle.
So, I say, maybe. Depends on the label and more importantly, on the representative of that label.
What are the benefits of being famous?
It pumps your ego and that is all. It may also help with your wallet.
What about oranges and flying tomatoes?
Like, are they for real? Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was a realistic assumption. So could be the Flying Tomatoes. And I like orange juice.
My tomatoes are not getting red though, need to take a look at them.
My tomatoes are not getting red though, need to take a look at them.
Abi bu sene at gribi salgını varmış? Aşı olmayı düşünüyor musun?
Evde at var, düzenli egzersiz ile alıştırma yapıyoruz. Sıralı sistem.
define: Oganalp
Planago.
Havuzu ne kadar sürede dolduruyorsun? Ne kadar sürede boşaltıyorsun? Su faturasından ne haber?
Kartlı sayaç, 5-6 tl civarına doluyor. 2 saate yakın sürüyor. Boşaltması daha uzun, keza emme pompa sistemi yapıp o suyla bahçeyi de suluyorum.
Ölçebiliyor olsa idin neyi ölçerdin, ölçü birimi ne olurdu?
Mesafe ise keşkül, mantık ise at.
What kind of questions do you expect to be asked?
About oranges and flying tomatoes.
Kafamda atlar koşar dört nala, vuruyor yanakların rengi ala, baldızın tadı bin basar bala, kutuplarda ördeksizim, bu şiir saçma bir narsizm. Mısraları sana ait olsa hangi nota ile bestelemeye başlardın?
Do fajörden la simör gam
The smallest and biggest crowd you've ever played (sung) to?
Smallest : 25 or so, Biggest: close to 10.000
What was the worst age you’ve had so far?
3 - 20
Facebook'da gördüm, son zamanlarda kediydi, patlıcandı fotolar geliyor, nedir işin aslı?
Kafamı dinlendiriyor. 2 haftada 3 parmak büyüdü patlıcanlar ayrıca...
Yeni albüm aldın mı hiç?
Bayadır almadım ama yeni bir "müzik dinleme" odası yaptım kendime, bundan sonra CD toplamaya devam ederim. Evergrey'in yeni albümü yere göğe sığdıramadılar, seven de biri olarak ilk onu edineceğim.
şu an oynadığın oyunu söyle, çok acil!
Şu an yok ama dün gece Metro Last Light'ı bitirdim. Güzeldi.
You were talking about a book of yours, what happened to that?
Searching for representative agents at the moment. It takes time. I already started writing the follow up. Things will be clearer in winter depending on how to proceed. It will be released, don't worry. If I say I will do something, I do it.
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Are you happy?
Yep, as it was asked last month...
Og! Pillars of Eternity is coming at last!
Yay! Excited!
Which instruments can you play?
Depends on the scale of "playing". But if you mean decend playing, not being a master of the art;
Guitar, bass, drums, flute, piano, xylophone, mandolin, oud, baglama, accordion are some to mention. Again, not everything is on the same scale. Like, I can record guitars for an album but I cannot say the same for my piano playing ,etc.
Guitar, bass, drums, flute, piano, xylophone, mandolin, oud, baglama, accordion are some to mention. Again, not everything is on the same scale. Like, I can record guitars for an album but I cannot say the same for my piano playing ,etc.
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