About Philogresz
Born 1984. Philogresz is a Turkish record producer and composer.
Ilker Soylu (born April 16, 1984, in Istanbul, Turkey) better known for his stage name of Philogresz is a Turkish and Dutch electronic music record producer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher / lecturer, mastering and mixing engineer, based in Antwerp, Belgium.
Life and career With a career spanning nearly a decade covering genres from electronica to techno to jazzy minimal, he has released on respected electronic music labels like Ware, Treibstoff, both distributed by German electronic music distribution Kompakt. Philogresz is also known for his 2011 release on British label from Brighton; Bedrock Records. His single 'Move Me' on Progcity Deep Trax has been selected by Swiss DJ, record collector Gilles Peterson for his weekly radio-show on BBC Radio 1. His 2011 single 'Isolated Funk Ensemble' w/ Sarah Goldfarb on Treibstoff recordings has been picked by John Digweed for the prestigious mix / compilations series Structures (album)
2009 included performances at Awakenings Festival in Rotterdam - considered as one of the best techno festivals in Europe.
His Dusty Rides EP on Third Wave Black has been reviewed and tagged as a special and renewing record of 2009 by Debug
He owns record labels TEAM records (Techno, Tech house) and PHIL (electronica, Techno, House music), and has produced over 20 records since 2002.
From 2005 to date, Philogrez is an audio engineering lecturer at SAE Institute; regularly giving lectures in SAE Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels and Istanbul.
Releases Mibonsai EP - Digitude Recordings - 2007 Debut On Blackwarm EP - Team Records - 2008 Sentiment EP - Sound Architecture - 2009 Dusty Rides EP - Third Wave Black - 2009 The Dark Side - Team Records - 2009 Milestone EP - Ware / Kompakt - 2009 So Long Sydney - Ware / Kompakt - 2010 Just When You Think It's Over - Treibstoff / Kompakt - 2010 Move Me - ProgCity Deep Trax - 2010 Dependence Of Distant Us - Phil - 2010 Thick Dean Remixes - Team Records - 2011 Rebel The Corrupt - Snork Enterprises - 2011 Peter Horrevorts & Philogresz - Return Of The Titans - Team Records - 2012 Philogresz - The Lost Movie - Album - 2014
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Who is Philogresz?
Turkish record producer (born 1984)
When was Philogresz born?
Philogresz was born on 16 April 1984.
What is Philogresz's occupation?
Philogresz is a record producer and composer.
What nationality is Philogresz?
Philogresz is Turkish.
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