Erkan Erdem on SoundBetter

From the Editing Desk to the Music Stage A Cinematic Music Project: ’Sonic Blues’.

Erkan Erdem is highly acclaimed and awarded film editor and musician based in Istanbul, Türkiye. He also edited hundreds of commercial movies for major brands and top agencies.

Now it’s time for him to translate his editing experience to music, to his first love.
Contact him to find your Hans Zimmer on Istanbul on the center of east and west.

Personal Links:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2506274/
https://vimeo.com/channels/santajmontaj
https://www.instagram.com/erkamerdem

Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.

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Interview with Erkan Erdem

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Breath, my first edited movie everyone knows.
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. But essential equipment must be still analog.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I'll do best i can. Let's discover together.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Which feeling are you after? What want you tell me before we start?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: If you want to find fresh, young, open minded film composer he might be me :)
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Personal songs and mixes.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Discovering.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Is this good enough for you? Never.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Everyone believe that they can make movies and music if they want.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My music archive for listening, guitar, bass, synthesizer and a computer.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been editing for 25 years, planning next 25 years music composing.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Cinematic, absorbing, original.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: 70's jazz-rock bands, to feel that era.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: You should always force yourself to feel like a listener.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Electronic, ambient, cinematic.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Feeling.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: What project wants.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listening music is the most important part.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Editing and recording on Mac Studio. SSL Interfaces. Gibson 57 Les Paul, Fender Custom Stratocaster, Rickenbacker Bass; Vox Electric Piano, Moog Sequential and Elektron Synthesizers; bunch of plugins and sample libraries.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Hans Zimmer, Tycho, The Black Keys. 70's psychedelic...
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Music design for film editing processes.