Volkan Başaran

Volkan Başaran is a guitarist, musician and music producer born in Istanbul. Throughout his long career, he played guitar both on stage and in the album recordings of many well-known names of Turkish pop and rock music; Later, he also came to the fore as a producer and arranger.

He started playing guitar at the age of ten. He seriously focused on music in the school orchestra of Kabataş Boys' High School and started playing professionally during his high school years. Then he studied at the music department of Marmara University.

Music career

He took part in the concerts and studio works of names such as Sezen Aksu, Ajda Pekkan, MFÖ, Kayahan and Cem Karaca. He settled in New York for a while and played with blues and rock musicians there. In the early 2000s, he established a studio with Orhan Atasoy in Maryland, USA, and returned to Türkiye about two years later.

After his return to Türkiye, he focused on producing and editing; He worked with artists such as Işın Karaca, Yalın, Haluk Levent and Göksel. As a guitarist, he also took part in Teoman's stage and recording staff for a long time.