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[oganalp]

Hello;

Artist: Oganalp Canatan
Site(s): www.oganalp.com
E-mail: oganalp(at)oganalp.com


Greetings;

I am a professional performing artist and a composer with a passion for computer games. I am willing to work on computer games music soundtracks. I have experience on various styles as well as the business on production / performing / management level. As I am willing to expand my CV, I am working for feasible prices and contract terms. Here are my experiences, previous works and traits. You can find samples at the links I have provided above. Thank you for your time.


Projects I Have Worked On;

    * Maegi Debut Album (composer, arranger, performer, mixing engineer) MCD(2012)
    This project features guest appearances of Zak Stevens (Savatage, CiiC, Trans Siberian
    Orchestra), Jerry Outlaw (Jon Oliva's Pain) and several more artists.

    * R.A.T.S. (composer, arranger, engineer) PC (2012)

    * Freelancer Continuum (Composer, arranger, recording engineer, mixing engineer)(2011)PC

    * Dreamtone / Maxi Single - Bir Varmis, Bir Yokmus(Composer, arranger, singer, recording engineer, mixing engineer)(2011)

    * Adder / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2011)iPhone

    * Chester's Revenge / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2011)iPhone/PC

    * Eternal Crisis / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010)PC

    * Eternity / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010)PC

    * Poemoutron / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010)XBOX Live Arcade

    * Eden's Rise / Soundtrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010)C/Animation Movie

    * Battle for Earth / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010)Wii

    * Frostfire / Level Track (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Fear of the Dark / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Illarion / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Uncyclist / In Game Music track (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Discovery Freelancer Mod 4.86 / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Future Online browser based MMORPG main theme (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * DeadBird Crysis Mod Soundtrack / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer, performer)(2010) PC

    * Casus Belli Crysis Mod Soundtrack / Title track (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * To Hell With Johnny Arcade Game (PC) / Sountrack (Composer, arranger, recording engineer)(2010) PC

    * Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki's Neverland - Reversing Time - 2008 (Music Album - AFM Records) / Worldwide released Music album also featuring important guest names (Hansi Kürsch of Blind Guardian, Tom Englund of Evergrey, Mike Baker - Gary Wehrkamp of Shadow Gallery) and a symphony orchestra (Composer, arranger, performer, orchestral arrangements)

    * Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki's Neverland - Ophidia - 2010 (Music Album - AFM Records)/ Worldwide released symphonic metal album also featuring guest names (Jon Oliva of Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, JOP, Edu Falaschi of Angra, Urban Breed of Tad Morose, Pyramaze, Bloodbound) (Composer, arranger, performer, orchestral arrangements, mixing assistant)

    * Dreamtone - Sojourn - 2006 (Music Album - EMI Turkey)/Worldwide released metal album. (Composer, performer, orchestral arrangements, conceptual writing)

    * Dreamtone - Snowfall - 2007 (Single CD - Ghostwall Records)/Worldwide released metal cd. (Composer, performer)

    * Dreamtone - Unforeseen Reflections - 2004 (Music Album - Self). (Composer, performer, orchestral arrangements)

    * Dreamtone - Pandemonium - 2002 (Single CD - Self). (Performer)


Key Assets

    * I am ok with tight deadlines (unless they are impossible to meet) and I also know what a SKU, NDA, Change Order, Rework, Licence, Royalty etc means. I am fairly new to soundtrack business, not new to the music business itself.

    * I can compose in any genre you want.

    * Since I am a performing artist myself, I understand how live sessions work and can overcome any difficulties present.

    * My prices are usually cheap.

    * I am a game addict since the age of 6 (now I am almost 28) with a game archive of over 2000 titles (present and ancient ones) so, I know and understand the gaming needs and atmosphere as a gamer.

    * I have essential VST libraries as well as a decent rig at home to record stuff. I also have access to one of Istanbul's biggest recording studios, Garage (a division of Yamaha Music Academy). Equipment list is as follows (home studio – pro studio has 6 drum sets, three 20 people sized record rooms, Avalon rigs, Neumann sets etc, etc);

    * I am playing guitars since the age of 5, singing professionally for 6 years now with extensive education from state theatre and opera instructors, have education over composition and arrangement. Basicly, I understand the concepts of almost any musical instrument or very fluent in learning their capabilities and options.

    * I composed music featuring important names from metal / general music scene like Jon Oliva (Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage), Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian), Edu Falaschi (Angra), Tom Englund (Evergrey), Mike Baker – Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery, Ayreon), Urban Breed (Tad Morose) and more.

    * I own a record label in my hometown and I also worked as a reviewer and senior editor of a music magazine for 8 years (2000-2008, Zor Music Magazine).

If you want to learn more about my projects as well as discussing any cooperation possibilities, please do not hesitate to e-mail me or visiting one of the website links I supported for reviewing purposes.

Thank you for reading thus far.

Oganalp Canatan

PS: Contact information and sample links are at the top of this post.

PS: I have a similar post in Audio section that I have posted some time ago but this is an updated and purely business oriented one.

[InhumanUndeadGames]

I need a composer for my Crusader series. If you can do .wav music for me, that would be seriously awesome! I need some epic adventure music for 5 games. Nothing much, just SNES-style music, and only 3 tracks per game (excpet you'll have to do 3 for the 3rd iteration because it's huge)over , I don't know 1 1/2 months...You in? Because that would be pretty freaking awesome. 

[oganalp]

Hello,

Thank you for your message. I am interested in the project as Crusader was an all time favorite series of mine (sadly, my Crusader boxes were stolen some time ago).

Can you please e-mail me your project details, budget, durations of tracks (rough estimations), size concerns etc to my e-mail and so we can continue the dialogue over email.

My address is [email protected]

Thanks

PS: 1.5 months is a fairly good time for a project, it is very much doable

[amilcojazz]

Nice site your music style sounds definite...

[oganalp]

Thank you for your nice comment

[Craig Stern]

Those Ophidia tracks sound great, dude! I have a friend who'd probably like that album. How are you planning to sell it once it's released?

[oganalp]

Hello Craig, thank you for your kind words.

Ophidia and the previous Neverland album, Reversing Time are licensed to AFM Records so basicly, they are handling the sales.

However, Neverland website has some links to e-shops and cd-shops who are selling the albums. Like iTunes, eshare etc.

The link is www.neverlandofficial.com if your friend is interested in.


And thank you for reminding me to put a link to my website as well


EDIT: Sample tracker from the newest CD, Ophidia, is now online at www.oganalp.com which also features Jon Oliva (Trans Siberian Orchestra, Savatage), Edu Falaschi (Angra) and Urban Breed (Tad Morose, Pyramaze), for those who are into metal music .

[oganalp]

Sorry for the double post but as this is very cheering news for me, I wanted to add this here.

My band, Neverland's music video is now available for viewing over the band's website and Youtube and other community pages.

The big part is, Headbangers Ball of MTV, Greek branch (and probably some other European ones later this month) will have its TV premiere on 16th of March.

For those who are into power prog metal ->

[oganalp]

Hello,

Wanted to inform that I have completed the Uncyclist music (another project posted to TIG forums here) and now, counting down for the worldwise release of Ophidia album, which is in 8 days!

[bateleur]

Wanted to inform that I have completed the Uncyclist music (another project posted to TIG forums here)

In case anyone's curious (I'm the user who posted the ad), my experience of working with Oganalp was very good, as was the resulting music. Highly recommended!

[bauer]

Cool, can the music be heard somewhere, or are we still awaiting the release of the game?

 

[bateleur]

It'll be a few weeks yet, sorry!

[oganalp]

Our new album, Ophidia, with my band Neverland, is being released today in 25+ countries around the world! :D

www.neverlandofficial.com has some review excerpts and links for those who are interested in

[oganalp]

Here is an update of review excerpts of Ophidia, my band's latest release where I was one of the main composers, near to being the singer and mixing assistant.

"Ophidia, Neverland's latest is a super album!" - 9/10 - (DPRP Recommended CD) - DPRP.net

"A Strong work from this relatively unknown Greek-Turkish band. We, as proggies, should necessarily try!" - 8,8/10 - MetalFactory.ch

"The first big surprise of the Metal year 2010!" - 4/5 - Ready2Rock Magazine

"For the lovers of this genre, it is almost a mandatory item that can fight this year's more recognized brands!" - 85/100 - Rockarea.eu

"Fans of the first album can buy the album for sure and readers, who like Blind Guardian, Angra, Rhapsody and Shadow Gallery, will surely find some interesting elements too." - 81/100 - Powerofmetal.dk

"Passionate Melodic-/Power-Metal-Fans with a preference for full-bodied vocals and strong material should absolutely check Neverland. The band deserves your attention!" - 8/10 - Metal.de

"Ophidia is a godsend for fans of powerful, yet melodic metal!" - 12/15 - Twilight-Magazin.de

"Visions of a enthusiastic band playing their music with a banging audience get inside my head!" - 8,2/10 - FuryRocks.com

"Neverland, with "Ophidia", have created a witty and fast paced progressive metal album, which fires after the fourth pass yet." - 8/10 - MetalMinder.de

"Compositionally, I like the CD very well, as no song sounds like the other...An interesting album with good songs varied." - MetalSwitzerland.ch

"Neverland, with "Ophidia" I believe, have made more than just a step in the right direction. Ophidia has become a thoroughly enjoyable, slightly progressive metal album." - Rockingboy.de

"A unique band with a large variety of sounds, even if there are some reminiscences, they do their own thing." - 8/10 - Ice-Vajal.com

"Neverland show with their second album, "Ophidia" that one can very well deliver a unified, coherent work in progressive power metal, without having to restrict its music."  - Musikreviews.de

"An album full of technical right and to dream and beautiful melodies." - Squealer-Rocks.de

"Ophidia is a beautifully made album, which one should definitely listen to!" - Stormbringer.at

“... a bombastic roller coaster ride...” - Classic Rock Magazine

"Ophidia' is an album that would sit comfortably in the record collection of any symphonic, progressive, battle or just plain traditional heavy metal fan out there." - UberRock.co.uk

"The production is well managed and the songs sound very pleasing from the speakers." -  EvilRocksHard.de

"Overall, the band has done a good job and the listener is pleasantly surprised." -  Whiskey-Soda.de

[oganalp]

Hey all;

Sorry for the silent period. I am working on a new soundtrack atm, will announce the details in about 20 days or so, when NDA ends.

There is a chance that you may see some of my stuff at this year's E3!

After June 15, I am able to work on some additional music soundtracks if you need. You can find me at www.oganalp.com!




Previous post was;


Hello;

You can now listen to another theme of Illarion at www.oganalp.com, called Illarion Knights. Hope you enjoy.

[hyperduck]

E3 exposure eh? Sounds awesome dude! Seems things are still going great for ya! Any more information on this E3 business then? Pretty awesome to hear that!

[oganalp]

Will be able to tell more stuff when I am allowed. I guess devs are ok with announcements after mid-june. Though I will be outside of country for about a week for some tour biz. When I am back, I guess I can give out more info.

Thanks for the interest!

[oganalp]

Well, since I will be on the road for a gig and some promotions, I won't be around till Mid June and I decided to update the website with another song from Neverland before I go.

You can listen to it at www.oganalp.com

It is called "Silence the Wolves" - a heavy piece - and it has been performed by Urban breed, one of my all time favorite singers.

Enjoy!

[oganalp]

Hi People;

I am back from the tour and uploaded another track from the Illarion OST. Its a forest background theme and you can listen to it at www.oganalp.com

Enjoy!

[oganalp]

Greetings;

Battle for Earth Main Theme is now online at www.oganalp.com, I hope you like it. Its the main theme from a Wii game that I was working on back in June.

Also, I have updated the CV in my first post.