{"id":5350,"date":"2023-03-16T09:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T09:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/?post_type=methodtomymusic&#038;p=5350"},"modified":"2023-03-16T09:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T09:17:24","slug":"eren-tokgoz","status":"publish","type":"methodtomymusic","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/methodtomymusic\/eren-tokgoz\/","title":{"rendered":"Eren Tokgoz (aka Sgt. Hippie)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are you based?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How, when and where did you start making music? Are you primarily a musician or a producer, or do something else?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am primarily a songwriter. I also have a band, where I sing and play the guitar, and a producer as well. We have albums and singles\/videos with the band Ahmer Beyler (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahmetbeyler.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ahmetbeyler.com<\/a>) and I produce music scoring for movies, as well as music for commercials and corporate internal communication needs. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearesocialmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wearesocialmusic.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started to play guitar and drums in high school, and almost 30 years have passed like that :). Finally, I have been a full-time musician for the last 7 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who would you consider some of your biggest influences when it comes to your \u201csound\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not in terms of sound but in terms of creativity, The Beatles and Freddie Mercury are the biggest influences for me. Anything can be music; this is the idea I stole from these creative artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explain your creative process. Do you have a routine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I earn my living mostly from commercial music, so I deal with all the operations and sales processes of that as well. So when there is time left from this work, I record some tunes, and then if I have something to say on my mind, I make up the lyrics with that. And sometimes some lyrics flash into my mind, and then I sing them with some melodies. And sometimes both melody and lyrics appear in my mind suddenly\u2026 so my creative process changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your \u201cstudio\u201d setup?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a home studio setup:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have 2 Yamaha hs5 speakers.<br>A Macbook pro, an Edirol FA-66 sound card, Rode NT1 mic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fender acoustic guitar, Yamaha electric guitar, Hohner bass, Yamaha Classical guitar, flutes and percussions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A very simple and minimal setup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1123-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Eren Tokg\u00f6z - studio setup\" class=\"wp-image-5373\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1123-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1123-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1123-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1123.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is your process when working with other people? How is collaboration different in the studio vs working remotely?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I work with lyricists\/vocalists\/guitarists etc remotely. As long as they are professionals I work so much easier than meeting up and recording\/writing together in person. Of course, a zoom meeting before is helpful if we do not know each other well, before the collaboration project begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At what point(s) are you comfortable letting other people hear what you are working on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If I am confident in the melody and the lyrics myself, then any stage is ok for me. If I am not, then I prefer to produce it a little bit before sharing it with other musicians and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you share your work in progress (streams or downloads)? Any technical frustrations? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t share any work before it is totally produced and finished. I do not do the mixing\/mastering myself. I do the recording\/arrangement\/production and rough mix, then a sound engineer does that for me. I will then share afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"byta-callout grid-cell grid--full pad-30 border-grey text-center\"><h3 class=\"blue-dark\"> Byta delivers fast and secure audio sharing<\/h3><p class=\"blue-dark p-regular set-width\">With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/what-is-byta\" class=\"button_wrapper\"> <span class=\"button bg-melon mar-top-30\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you know when a track\/album is finished?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever a song excites me each time I listen to it, then it is finished. When it does not, it sticks in your mind forever and you live with that feeling of something is lacking \/ missing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you listen to the final mixes\/mastered work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I listen to it in every possible way I can. I listen with my monitor headphones, from my phone with iPhone headphones, from the iPhone speaker, and from the car speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who on your team gets to hear the final versions first and why, what formats do they each need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I work alone. But I share the final mix with some of the current and ex-bandmates whom I trust. The guys I choose, have a vision in music and also have the ability to hear any issue technically. They even comment properly on mp3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outside of your inner circle who are the people that will need to hear the new tracks next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The industry people. Michele Maslin. Music critics. Other musicians\/artists whom I can reach out to. I send streams, usually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anything you are working on, anyone you are working with and want to share? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second album for Ahmet Beyler will be on air soon. (It is already released as a music bank <a href=\"https:\/\/mama.muzikotek.com.tr\/#\/album\/MUZ070\/f89c00aa47c1004c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!). Working on a new video for one of these songs currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m currently working on some collaborations with songwriters Patricia Zehentmayr and Katie Wellenberg and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makemusicday.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make music day<\/a> community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And working on some corporate songs for internal communication with my Social Music project. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearesocialmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wearesocialmusic.com<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1200-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmet Beyler\" class=\"wp-image-5379\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1200-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5353,"template":"","categories":[14],"class_list":["post-5350","methodtomymusic","type-methodtomymusic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-methodtomymusic"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eren Tokgoz (aka Sgt. 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