Hey Douglas

Hey Douglas is a project name for the work of Istanbul based DJ, sound artist and sampler E. Yasin Vural (a.k.a VEYasin).[1] VEYasin produced his first album at 18 and has produced many more inside and outside Turkey.[2] In this project he recreates and remixes 1970s psychedelic, funk and soul songs from Anatolia and other Turkish regions.

Hey Douglas
OriginAnkara, Turkey
Genres
Years active2015-
Labels
  • unknown
Websitewww.veyasin.com/HeyDouglas heydouglas.com

1970s popular music of Turkey fused East and West. Rock and pop groups combined eastern and western instruments for the first time. VEYasin discovered this "old hip music" and "polishes with today's technology".[3]

A Youtube channel is one outlet for his tracks, with plays surpassing 800,000 (February 2019).[4]

Other projects include Mode XL, with some of those tracks attracting over 7.7m YouTube views (February 2019).[5]

Popular tracks include "Duruyor Dünya", featuring Göksel.[6]

References
  1. "Searching for Sound: Islandman and VeYasin - Documentary - Red Bull Music". YouTube. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "Hey Douglas". Tumblr. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. Ülgen, Atakan. "Hey Douglas ve Girişimcilik Üzerine: "Bu bir Ankara Havası'dır."". Girisimile.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "HEY DOUGLAS". YouTube. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. "Mode XL - Pusula". YouTube. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. "Hey! Douglas ft. Göksel - Duruyor Dünya". YouTube. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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