Kvan Sarku

Producer/Engineer

Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Date of Birth:
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16.05.1984
Izmir, Turkey
Turkish
Male
Unmarried
English,Turkish

E-mail:
Gsm :

kivancsarikus@gmail.com
TR +90 533 303 56 00
NL +31 06 15 909 766
Adress: TR: Beybostan caddesi 47/3
Beylerbeyi /Istanbul
NL: Miltonstraat 59 3076TG,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
websites: www.whiteloops.com
www.kivanc.net
www.climax-music.com

PROFILE
Production Knowledge
Key Skills/ Experience
- Experience in recording, editing, mixing, mastering and sound design.
- Experienced in MIDI sequencing and digital audio
- Experienced within the music business and music production studio
management
- Solid knowledge in music technology, audio technology, sound engineering,
music production and electronics.
- Proficient in audio production, postproduction Creating music for film, video,
television, radio, theatre, web and other media formats.
- Composer, Arranger, Songwriter: Member of Mesam and Buma Stemra of
Composers and Songwriters.
- Musician: Contrabassist, Guitarist, Vocalist (side instruments: piano, ney, tanbur,
frame drum)
- Leadership roles on a variety of art projects (like onthesand,id-blue)
- Experienced in teaching music

Technical Expertise
- Digidesign VENUE Consoles,Yamaha Digital Mixing Consoles(LS9-32/CL5/
O1v96/), Soundcraft vi4, Solid State Logic (SSL)
- Sequencing/Programming: Logic Pro, Protools, Ableton live, Reason,
Digital Performer , Cubase, Nord Modular G2, working with various plug-ins
- Video and Vj tools : Resalume Avenue/ Finalcut pro
EDUCATION
2011

Graduated Music Production Codarts

The Rotterdam Conservatoire, The Netherlands

Coursework:
- Music Production
- Programmable Synthesis
- Multi-track Recording Techniques
- Acoustic
- Creative Production
- Live looping

2006 2007:
2004 2006:
2000 - 2004 :
1996

- Mixing Techniques
- Audio Technology
- Midi
- Music Business
- Music History
- Critical Listening

B.A. in Music, 1st year Music Production and Jazz Contrabass,

Codarts; The Rotterdam Conservatoire,
B.A. in Music Contrabass, Izmir Dokuz Eylul University
Conservatoire, Turkey
High School Contrabass: Izmir Dokuz Eylul University
Conservatoire, Turkey,
Middle School Violin :Ankara Hacettepe University
Conservatoire, Turkey

ARTISTIC AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2013 2013 =
2013 2012 2009 now

2010 - 2012
2009 - 2012
2009 2010
2005 now

2009 - now
2009 - now
2007 - now
2006 - now
2006 - 2007
2002 - 2006

Live Recording and producing of Evrim Demirel - Ada Album

Concert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRaMtS7onsE)
Live sound enginaar 20th Istanbul Jazz Festival
Evrim Demirel,David Kweksiilber concerts
Produced of Moody-Doodle Imkercursus Project Musics and
Sounds (www.moodydoodle.com/imkercursus)
Some Other World Documentary Post Production
Working as freelance mixing engineer for artists like
Magda Mendes, Neo Brass ,Antiforz, Luis de Sousa,
Neco Brothers,Radio Mondial,Evrim Demirel,Fuat Saka ,Arto
Tun Boyacyan, Bilal Karaman
Worked as Live Sound Engineer at Codarts Music Theatre,Jazz
and World Music department
Worked at thrilling sound production as an audio engineer
Performed with Erman Dirikcan trio at Luxor Theater
(live electronics and visuals)
Andy William -Alimah Sameera Single Produced and Mixed
Leader of "MonoDialog and KIVANC Band"
Performed with many professional musicians from Turkey and the
Netherlands (www.kivanc.net)
Recording and mixing engineer of Erman Dirikcan Trio first album
Co-producer of Rotterdam-Amsterdam Turkish Rock Festival and
Organizations
Owner of Whiteloops Music Production Studio
(www.whiteloops.com)
Co-leader of Again (Electronic music project)
Member of the "Izmir Kent Orkestrasi"
Performed as a musician with popular Turkish artists like Fuat
Saka,Yasar Kurt, Haluk Levent, Ata, Deniz Seki, Sedat Yuce
touring around Turkey

Commercials
- Lays advertisement music -Produced ,Engineered, and Arranged Jingle
- Red Cross Hoppy Helpt commercial - Produced ,Engineered, and Arranged
- La Blanche advertisement music - Produced ,Engineered, and Arranged Jingle
- One Nature advertisement music - Produced ,Engineered, and Arranged Jingle
- ImkerCursus project music - Produced ,Engineered, and Arranged Jingle
Social /Cultural Projects
2012 -now
Owner of Stichting On The Sand (founder and manager)
( Non Profit Collective Art Foundation) (www.onthesand.nl)
2012 Producer of multicultural art project called id-blue
(www.id-blue.com)
2012
Co-Producer of Monster and Meisje Reading theater project
Musicpedagogic activities:
2007 - now
Private guitar and contrabass lessons on improvisation and
theory. Private Music Production lessons
Workshops
Music production workshops with Ake Danielson,Tjeerd van Zanen,
Martijn Alster,Rene van Commenee,Mike Garson,Chick Corea
Certificated workshops : Ableton live (2010 Create,Produce,perform),
Resolume avenue, Logic Pro
Awards
1 st place Award (Best Performance, Best Song)in Ankara Saklikent Song
Competition (Rock And Win),2005
2 awards (Best Performance, Best Arrangement, Best Band) in Milliyet
(nationwide high school music competition), 2000
Tv Appearance
During 1994 and 1996, have performed with Izmir Symphony Orchestra Choir
Hikmet Simsek TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)
2006 Performed by Yalan-Band at Barisa Rock Music Festival recorded by Dream
Tv
Interests
World Music Instruments, Photography, Swimming, Video editing, Short films,
VJ ing with own materials.
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