EtkinForceful

born and raised in the center of Istanbul. Etkin started djing at the age of 16 in Club X (Kemer, Antalya) where he met Disco sounds and house music. He was so much influenced by the early dance music and oldschool hip-hop, he started training on both freestyle scratching and beat-matching techniques. In 1998, he became a resident dj at club moonlight which was the biggest dance venue in Kemer, Antalya. After his residency at moonlight, he moved to Cyprus to study Radio, TV and Film production at the Eastern Mediterranean University. During his college years, Etkin has played in several clubs over the island, such as Club Tropix and Tabu. He has also done radio shows in different music genres on Radio E.M.U. After he graduated, he kept promoting and spinning in Turkey and Cyprus until he moved to the U.S. and started studying music at the Middlesex County College. He hosted his electronic music show, called Futurism, on Click Radio in New Brunswick, New Jersey..