Utku Tavil
Utku Tavil ( Utku Timur Tavil, born January 12th 1988 ) is a Turkish drummer, multi-instrumentalist and composer who currently lives in Turin, Italy.
Biography
He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, as the only son of a high IQ'd mother and a sculptor father. He developed an early interest in music and started to take private piano lessons at the age of 4. After 9 years of private lessons of piano and MusicAL theory, he started studying drums with well known drummer and musician Senol Kucukyildirim. During his high school years he also studied composition with Onur Turkmen, who is a respected guitar player and composer in Turkey. After graduating from I.M.I. Liceo Scientifico di Istanbul (I.M.I. Italian Scientific High School of Istanbul), he studied architecture for one year in Politecnico di Torino, in Turin, Italy. In 2008 he decided to study musicology in Università di Torino, where he still continues his studies. He is the co-founder of the electro-acoustic improvisation duo "Limbo". Apart from his solo project under his own name, he works with Collettivo Almagesto for the "In Promptu" performance series which combines different types of improvisational movements with spontaneous sound installations.
Albums
With Others
Limbo - MonkeyPussy
[http://www.last.fm/music/Limbo%2Bfeat.%2BSevket%2BAkinci%2B%2526%2BDilek%2BGokcen%2BAcay/Live! Limbo feat. Sevket Akinci & G. Dilek Acay - Live!]
External links
Utku Tavil on MySpace
Utku Tavil on Last.fm
Utku Tavil Channel on YouTube
Limbo on MySpace