Soner Canozer
Soner Canözer, (d. 1975), composer, songwriter, musician.
Biography
Composer Soner Canozer, born in the year of 1975, began to music when he was in secondary school. He performed on the stage in 1994 for the first time and stepped into his professional music life.
Canozer broke grounds in many ways in terms of his compositions and projects. He represents our country successfully in international music platform.
In 2001, he put his personal symphonic rock project Almôra into practice. He released 5 albums and 3 singles within this project in Turkey and worldwide. All of these albums were qualified as the Most Successful Albums in their years of release by top line music critics. Two of them were released in Japan and four were released in Mexico.
Soner Canozer assured his place in international music platform with two songs from “Shehrâzad” album being used by the legendary Japan musical group “Takarazuka Revue” in 2005, in “Revue of Dreams – Jazzy Fairies” musical in Tokyo Takarazuka Theater. This musical brought Canozer with Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Enrique Garcia and Chris Impelliteri in the same performance. This musical was released in DVD format in 2006 by TCA Pictures all over the world.
Soner Canozer has left 15 years behind in music by 2009 and celebrated this with “Masalcinin On Bes Yili (Fifteen Years of the Storyteller)” album. Canozer was responsible of the composing and orchestration of the album and the songs were performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra with Czech conductor Adam Klemens.
Many well known and successful artists accompanied Soner CANOZER in this celebrating album: Doro Pesch, Umut Akyurek, Cem Adrian, Ozge Fiskin, Hayko Cepkin, Nazli Deniz Boran, Derin Togar and Bilge Kocaarslan have vocalized Canozer's songs.
Singles and Albums Released in Turkey
- Behind The Torii - (2010 Japan Year in Turkey - Documentary Film Music )
- Meleklerin Dansi – Dance of the Angels (Chamber music for children - Special Edition 2009)
- Masalci’nin On Bes Yili - Fifteen Years of the Storyteller (performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - Album 2009)
- Kiyamet Senfonisi – The Symphony of Judgement (Album 2008)
- Cehennem Geceleri – Hell Nights (Single 2007)
- 1945 (Album 2006)
- Shehrazad (Album 2004)
- Kalihora’s Song (Album 2003)
- Gates of Time (Album 2002)
- Standing Still & Cyrano (Single 2002)
Albums Released Abroad
- Gates Of Time / Mexico (Moon Records 2007)
- 1945 / Mexico (Moon Records 2006)
- 1945 / Japan (M&I Records 2006)
- Kalihora’s Song / Mexico (Moon Records 2006)
- Shehrazad / Mexico (Moon Records 2006)
- Shehrazad / Japan (M&I Records 2005)
Japan - Takarazuka Revue - DVD
Accomplishments in Music
- “Masalci’nin On Bes Yili” album was in Radikal / Naim Dilmener’s “Best of 2009” list, on number 3.
- “Tilsim” was “One of the Best 100 Symphonic Rock Songs of All Times” by one of the important digital music platforms in USA, DigitalDreamDoor.
- “Kiyamet Senfonisi” album was in Milliyet / Naim Dilmener’s “Best of 2008”, on number 3.
- “Kiyamet Senfonisi” album was on number 1 in music markets’ “Rock Music - Best Seller Albums” lists and kept its place for weeks.
- Moon Records released “Gates of Time” album in Mexico in July 2007.
- “1945” album was “The Best Album of the Year” by Yuxexes Music Magazine.
- “Shehrazad” album was in Milliyet’s “The Best 30 Albums in Turkish Rock History” list.
- “Shehrazad” album was in Blue Jean Music Magazine December 2006 issue’s “The Best 5 Turkish Rock&Metal Albums with Lyrics in English” list.
- Moon Records released “1945” album in Mexico in August 2006.
- M&I Records released “1945” album in Japan in July 2006.
- Moon Records released “Shehrazad” album in Mexico in July 2006.
- Moon Records released “Kalihora’s Song” in Mexico in February 2006.
- Takarazuka Revue used Canozer’s “Gunesin Ozanlari” and “Fantasy” songs in "Jazzy Fairies / Revue of Dreams" musical in Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre. This musical was released in DVD format in 2006.
- M&I Records released “Shehrazad” album in Japan on April 2006.
- Shehrazad single entered into Radyo D’s Maximum Rock Show’s “The Coolest Ten of the Week” list in number 1.
- “Shehrazad” was in Naim Dilmener’s “Best of 2004” list.
- “Gates of Time” was in Radikal’s “The Best Albums of the Year”.
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