Guitarist. Bugra Sisman started playing guitar when he was 12. After taking guitar classes from Ceyhun Saklar, well known classical guitar composer, when he was 14 he went into Istek Belde Fine Arts high school. When he graduated from this high school’s music division in 2005, he got accepted to Middlesex University's Ba Music Performance department.
While
he was in Middlesex University, he worked with the famous guitarist, Timothy
Walker. He also worked on performance techniques with Raeneda Machie. He had
the chance to work with one of England's famous composers Dr Francois Evans and
Dr Peter Fribbins. In his college years he performed live in various venues in
London. He graduated from college in the year of 2009.
He
released his first single song called “Find Yourself" in 2014 which is
also available on Spotify and different music platforms. Year after his single,
he released his first EP called “Until Now”.The album brought many success
including different interviews and reviews on different websites such as Prog
Sphere, The Moshville Times, Pasif Agresif, Progstravaganza, Perfect Prog,
Project Daybreak and Let It Rock. It’s also available on Spotify, iTunes,
Bandcamp and Youtube. The EP has broadcasted in various radio channels which
led EP to be published in a magazine called Headbang.
In
2016, he played the lead guitars on the National TV program, he has also become
the director of a music school, C.K
Müzik. He also released a lesson package called “Sweep Picking Engineering” and
"Solid Legato" which can be found on Udemy.com. While he continues
his work on stage and studio, he also gives private and international Skype
lessons. He’s also endorsed by Kiesel Guitars, Gruv Gear, Mathas Guitars and
Clayton USA. He played as an opening
band for Greg Howe and Stu Hamm in İstanbul. He released his debut album called
"Bright" and now he is recording his second solo album which will be
released in early 2019.
REFERENCE:
30. Caddede Rock and Roll: Buğra Şişman Yeni Albümünü Çıkardı (turkgitar.net, 9
Nisan 2017), About (bugrasisman.com, 19.01.2020). Buğra Şişman – About
(facebook.com, 19.01.2020).
