Oytun Ersan (born June 22, 1978) is a
Turkish Cypriot
Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...
bass guitarist and composer. He has worked and collaborated with a range of acclaimed artists including
Dave Weckl
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Eric Marienthal
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Simon Phillips,
Gary Husband
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Husband is a member of John McLaughlin's group The 4th Dimension, he also regularly pe ...
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Mitchel Forman
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Biography and music career
Mitchel Forman began studying classical piano at the age of seven. At 17 he entered the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) for three years of st ...
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Mike Miller,
Brett Garsed
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Dean Brown
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* Dean (given name)
* Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin
* Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk
* Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean
Titles
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Okan Ersan,
Karen Briggs,
Cliff Almond,
Wycliffe Gordon
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Ola Onabule
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Louie Palmer and
Bob Franceschini
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. In May 2015, he released his album ''East Meets West''.
His second album ''Fusiolicious'' was released on 4 April 2018 featuring Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, Gary Husband, Gerry Etkins, Dean Brown, Mike Miller, Brett Garsed,
Karen Briggs. The album was produced, mixed, and mastered by
Ric Fierabracci
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. Ersan performed at various international festivals, venues and events to date, including
Leverkusener Jazztage
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History
The festival was first held i ...
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Allener Jazzfest,
Ingolstädter Jazztage, Nublu Jazz Club,
Baked Potato Jazz Club and th
Bass Bash
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Early life and education
Ersan joined the
Nicosia Municipal Orchestra at the age of 15. He studied Music at the
Eastern Mediterranean University
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, website www.emu.edu.tr
The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU; tr, Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public university in Northern Cyprus. It was established in 1979 under the leade ...
. He then gained his MA degree in
Special Education
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from the
Near East University
Near East University (NEU; tr, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as YDÜ) is a private university located in North Cyprus. It was founded in North Nicosia in 1988, by Suat Günsel, a Turkish Cypriot who is the 100% owner of NEU. ...
in
North Cyprus
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. He completed the Instrumental
Conducting
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Course Masterclass run by Peter Stark from the
Royal College of Music
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in July 2014.
Discography
* ''East Meets West'' (2015)
* ''Fusiolicious'' (2018)
* ''Fusiolicious II: Now We're Talking Funk'' (2021)
* ''Fusiolicious II: Groove in the Hole'' (2022)
References
External links
Oytun Ersan Official WebsiteYouTube Channel''Fusiolicious'' at Allmusic
''East Meets West'' at AllmusicBassBash 2019Bass Musician Magazine - Bassist Oytun Ersan and his band releases Fusiolicious
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Jazz fusion bass guitarists
Living people
1978 births
Eastern Mediterranean University alumni
Jazz fusion guitarists
Turkish Cypriot musicians
21st-century guitarists