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Erol Alkan was born on 30 May, 1974 in London, England, is an English DJ and producer. Discover Erol Alkan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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Occupation DJ, producer, musician, artist
Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 30 May, 1974
Birthday 30 May
Birthplace London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1974

Erol Alkan (born 30 May 1974) is an English DJ and producer of Turkish Cypriot descent.

He grew up in Archway in North London.

1979

Erol Alkan has remixed tracks from artists including Klaxons, Alter Ego, Bloc Party, Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Gonzales, Tame Impala, MGMT, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, ZZT, Fan Death, Digitalism, Scissor Sisters, Justice, Franz Ferdinand, LA Priest, Interpol, Hot Chip, Death From Above 1979, Metronomy, Mylo, Night Works, Margot, Todd Rundgren, Kindness, Connan Mockasin, Depeche Mode and New Order.

1993

In 1993, Erol Alkan started DJing in various indie nightclubs in London.

His first ever public DJ set was at The Gass Club in Leicester Square.

1995

In 1995, he was a resident DJ of club night 'Going Underground' co-founded by Glyn Peppiatt and James Dickie.

It was held weekly on Mondays at the Plastic People venue which was situated at its original Oxford Street location in Central London.

1997

In 1997, Erol re-launched the club under a new name: Trash.

Over the next few years, Trash became one of the most influential clubs of its time.

2000

Erol Alkan released a series of mash-ups using the alias Kurtis Rush in the early 2000s, including a mix of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and New Order's "Blue Monday", which was performed by Minogue at the Brit Awards.

Erol also used the alias Mustapha 3000, and is half of the psychedelic dance-rock act Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, along with Richard Norris.

2001

From 2001 onwards, Erol Alkan became one of the most in demand Djs of the time, playing regular DJ sets outside Trash, focusing primarily on dance music influenced by his sets at Bugged Out.

Bugged Out are credited as launching Erol's dance music career after offering him a residency halfway through his debut set for them at Fabric, when Erol filled in for David Holmes who had missed a flight into London.

2003

His profile increased considerably during 2003 when he was voted 'Best Breakthrough DJ' by Muzik magazine, and in 2006, when he earned the Mixmag 2006 "DJ of the Year" award.

2006

Erol Alkan began producing bands in 2006.

Originally cutting his teeth recording B-sides for The Long Blondes and Mystery Jets, he was asked back to work on their respective second albums.

His first production credit is the entire Mystery Jets' much loved second album, Twenty One, which contained the 2 top 40 hit singles "Young Love" and "Two Doors Down", Late of the Pier's debut record, Fantasy Black Channel, and The Long Blondes' second album Couples.

2007

Until its closure in 2007, Trash saw performances by Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Klaxons, Bloc Party, 2manydjs, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scissor Sisters, Phoenix, Metronomy, Electric Six and many more up and coming bands.

In 2007 Alkan founded his own label, named Phantasy, which has released music from Daniel Avery, Connan Mockasin, Ghost Culture, Tom Rowlands from The Chemical Brothers, Gabe Gurnsey, Cowboy Rhythmbox, Kamera, U and Alkan's own Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Project, as well as his first EP of solo club tracks, 'Illumination' in 2013.

2008

Erol has also been voted Datatransmissions 'DJ Of The Year' in both 2008 and 2009, which is seen as an alternative to the DJ Mag Top 100 awards but consists only of British DJs.

Since 2008, Alkan has also hosted a regular radio shows, as a former resident of BBC 6Music's 6Mix until 2015, moving onto a residency for online streaming platform Boiler Room in 2016.

His third album production within that 18-month period was Late of the Pier's debut and only album Fantasy Black Channel, released 11 August 2008 on Parlophone Records.

Cited as one of the greatest debut records of the 00's, it has reached cult classic status from both music fans and the media.

It was awarded an alternative Album Of The Year accolade by Drowned In Sound, in which the public voted.

They've also released an album called "Ark 1" in 2008, and four EPs - "Birth", "Spring", "George" & "West".

Erol compiled a 2xCD mix for the Bugged Out series.

The second disc, "A Bugged In Selection with Erol Alkan", is a collection of downtempo tracks.

2012

He has released multiple successful DJ mixes, including two editions of 'A Bugged Out/Bugged In' mix, a 2012 mix for revered Belgian festival I Love Techno and a 2014 contribution to the prestigious Fabriclive series that was later awarded 'Mix Of The Year 2014' by DJ Mag.

2016

In 2016, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve released a long-anticipated debut album, The Soft Bounce, featuring collaborations with artists such as Hannah Peel, Jane Weaver, Euros Childs and celebrated writer Jon Savage.

In 2016, London record store Rough Trade featured The Soft Bounce as one of their top ten records of 2016 in their annual end of year list.

2017

In the summer of 2017, Erol programmed a 13-week residency at London's XOYO club, playing weekly alongside live and DJ guests including Boys Noize, Gerd Janson, Daniel Avery, Ellen Allien, Peggy Gou, 2ManyDJs, Francois K, Baris K, Peaches and Jimmy Edgar.

In 2017, Alkan's label, Phantasy, released 'Reworks Volume 1', encompassing twenty of his best-loved remixes, and available as both a double-CD and limited-edition vinyl format.

It was nominated for 'Best Compilation' in the 2017 DJ Mag Awards.

In 2017, Alkan produced the comeback LP from seminal British shoegaze band Ride titled 'Weather Diaries', and released to critical acclaim.

2018

He returned to 6Music to for various shows during 2018, filling in for Nemone and Giles Peterson, as well as hosting both 2017 and 2018's New Year's Eve live specials.

2019

He reunited with the band again for their 'Tomorrows Shore' EP and sixth album 'This Is Not A Safe Place', which was released in August 2019.

Alkan also worked as additional producer on The Killers' hit single "The Man", providing additional instrumentation.

He is currently working with Duran Duran.

He is also one half of psychedelic rock group Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve.

BTWS have remixed tracks (often listed as "Re-Animations") for Peter Bjorn and John, Midlake, Simian Mobile Disco, Franz Ferdinand, Badly Drawn Boy, The Chemical Brothers, Goldfrapp, Late of the Pier, Tracey Thorn, Dust Galaxy, The Real Ones, and Findlay Brown.