MUSIC FROM NEVERLAND So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land! (Peter Pan) On stage Gevende makes a music which has no boundaries. They build up a context, start playing around it and end up with an inconceivable performance constructed with simple musical elements. It is hard to insert such a musical approach into a musical genre but folk rock or psychedelic folk would be convenient to define their music. Gevende s musical taste consists of collected pieces from every place they go, every music they listen, every culture they touched and make a fusion which can be loved by the people of all lands. In September 2006 they hit the road for a musical journey which influenced their music and affected their lives forever. They took a route through Iran, Pakistan, India, to Nepal where they shared their music with local artists and experienced a musical interaction with those lands which was a lifetime experience for sure. In their songs Gevende uses a language which belongs to nowhere. It is an imaginary mixture or phonetic imitation of the world languages so that everyone could find a word or a sound of his/her own. The spontaneous tongue of world we call.. Since their formation (2000) the band have performed at several prestigious festivals around the world, been awarded for their work many times and the interest to their music is growing rapidly. Now they are much more impatient to widen the circle then ever. Gevende also attract attention of international musicians. Recently, the band realizes a music project together with the acclaimed bass clarinet player Tobias Klein, and guitarist Damien Cluzel.
THE BAND Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, e bow Ömer Öztüyen viola, back vocals Okan Kaya bass guitar, cümbüş, melodika, acoustic guitar, back vocals, haydar bass guitar Gökçe Gürçay drums, back vocals www.gevende.com www.myspace.com/gevende www.sonicbids.com/gevende
PRESS COVERAGE foreign press - Eleytherotypia newspaper Greece - Max Magazine Ukraine - Radio 6 The Netherlands - Radio 95,8 Greece - Radio Grenoille 88.8 France - Ore Online Magazine Lithuania - Pass to Port Magazine Greece - Voir Magazine Canada turkey - Acik Radio - Arena Magazine - Bant Magazine - Basatap Magazine - Baskent TV - Billboard Magazine - Birgün Newspaper - Channel 24 - Channel D Plus - Cosmo Girl Magazine - Cumhuriyet Newspaper - CNBC e TV - CNNTürk TV - DreamTV - Evrensel Newspaper - Günaydın Newspaper - HaberTürk TV - Hürriyet Newspaper /Sunday supplement - Hürriyet Newspaper / Saturday supplement - Jazz Magazine - KanalTürk TV - K Rock Radio - Milliyet Newspaper Sunday supplement - Milliyet Arts Magazine - MTV Turkey - NTV - NTVmsnbc - NTV Radio - Post Express Magazine - Radikal Newspaper - Radikal Newspaper / Saturday supplement - Radio D - Radio Eksen - Roll Music Magazine - Rolling Stone Magazine - Sabah Newspaper - ShowTVnet - S nek TV - Tempo Magazine - TimeOutIstanbul Magazine - Taraf Newspaper - Travel Ulusoy Magazine - TRT TV - Turkish Daily News - TV 8 - Yüxexes Magazine - Zaman Newspaper Saturday supplement *This list only includes the names of the newspapers, magazines etc. For most of the medium there are more than one news about Gevende. For detailed press coverage pack please contact us.
SELECTED FESTIVALS & CONCERTS Festivals festivals upcoming festivals - MIMI Festival, France, July 2009 - Sous La Plage Festival, France, July 2009 - Festival Convivencia, France, July 2009 past festivals - Viva Fiesta, Holland, 2008 - Popkomm, Berlin, 2008 - Çanakkale Festival, Çanakkale, 2008 - Barışarock, Rock for Peace Festival, Istanbul, 2008 - Efes One Love Festival, İstanbul, 2008 - Olympos Music Festival, Antalya, 2008 - Gepgençfestival, Youth Festival, 2008 - Second Hand Short Film Festival, Closing Ceremony, Ankara, 2008 - Ankara Theatre Festival, Closing Ceremony, Ankara, 2007 - Ankara Jazz Festival, Ankara, 2007 - Festival on Wheels, Kars, 2007 - Akbank Jazz Festival, Istanbul, 2007 - Planicie Mediterranica Festival, Portugal, 2007 - Radar Live Festival, Istanbul, 2007 - Terschelling Oerol Festival, Holland, 2007 - Amsterdam Roots Festival, Holland, 2007 - London, Orient Express Sessions, UK, 2007 - London Pulse Music Festival, UK, 2007 - Arnavutkoy Festival, 2007 - Galatasaray High School Music Festival, 2007-1 st Improvisation Festival, 2007-13 th International Istanbul Jazz Festival, 2006 - Tuborg Alive 3 rd Festival, Istanbul, 2006 - Live Pakistan Live in Istanbul, Balans Music Hall, Istanbul 2006-4 th International Ankara Jazz Festival, 2005 - Barsışarock, Istanbul, 2005 - Edremit Zeytinli Music Festival, 2005-10 th Roxy Music Days / Contest First Prize, and Tuborg Special Prize, 2005 - Eskişehir Jazz Dayz, 2005-4 th Samsun Jazz Festival, 2005 - Eskişehir 2 nd Amateur Jazz Festival, 2004 - Beyond the Music, Athens Greece, 2003 - Fethiye Kayafest Music Festival, 2003 - H2000 ' 03 Music Festival, Istanbul, 2003
concerts upcoming concerts October 2009 - Kulturhus Gimle, Denmark past concerts December 2008 - Ghetto, Istanbul November 2008 - Global CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark - Sinema Anadolu, Eskişehir - Beyoğlu Hayal Kahvesi,, Istanbul - Boombox, Izmir October 2008-3 Nokta, Istanbul - Çadir Bar, Istanbul September 2008 - Babylon, Istanbul August 2008 - Prince Islands, Istanbul July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 - Dib Sahne, Ankara April 2008 - An Club, Athens, Greece - Mylos Venue, Thessaloniki, Greece - Babylon, Istanbul March 2008 - Babylon, Istanbul - Live Room, Eskişehir - Studio Live, Istanbul - If Performance Hall, Ankara - Roxy Club, Istanbul February 2008 January 2008 - Marakeş Bar, Istanbul - Atelier Oyun, Istanbul December 2007 - Otto, Santral, Istanbul - Nayah Roof, Istanbul November 2007 - Nayah Roof, Istanbul - Ghetto Venue, Istanbul - Getto, Ankara October 2007 - Gaia Bar, Istanbul September 2007 - Nayah Roof, Istanbul - Marakeş Bar, Istanbul July 2007 May 2007 - Manhattan Bar, Ankara - Atelier Oyun, Istanbul - Soyer Culture Factory, Izmir April 2007 - Atelier Oyun, Istanbul - Roxy Club, Istanbul March 2007 - Bios Bar, Izmir - Resimli Bar, Bursa February 2007 - Café Hayal, Eskişehir 2006 - Balans Performance Hall, Istanbul - Çaçaron Bar, Bursa - Doors Park 222, Eskişehir - Mecaz Bar, Istanbul - Melek Bar, Istanbul - Oasis, Bodrum - ODTU KKM Performance Hall, Ankara - Q Jazz Park, Istanbul
CONTACT Selda Salman / Coordinator Band Manager selda@baykusmusic.com GSM: +90 533 593 68 03 Sinan Sakızlı / Producer sinan@baykusmusic.com GSM: +90 533 285 67 23 BAYKUS MUSIC Prof. Dr. Orhan Ersek Sok. 66/2 34367 Tesvikiye Istanbul Turkey Tel: +90 212 231 39 31 32 Fax: +90 212 232 61 47 e mail: info@baykusmusic.com www.baykusmusic.com