As promised, here is more from the interview with Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan. I was very interested in how Sertab had migrated from opera to pop singing, and in the process of explaining, Demir suggested she sing one song (Aşk) that demonstrated both techniques...which it certainly does!

I have to say that after listening to Sertab sing in our studio and in concert, there is a real difference between that and her formally recorded vocals.... and the same goes for the sound of the two of them unplugged. (Check out the previous blog post and interview video on Sertab and Demir here.)

A few weeks ago, we were lucky enough to have Sertab Erener and her partner Demir Demirkan come by the studio to talk about their latest project "Painted on Water." For those you who are not familiar with them, Sertab is a pop diva from Istanbul, and her rendition of "Every Way That I Can" (written by Demirkan) which won the Eurovision Song contest in 2003 cemented her place in the hearts of the Turkish public. During the time we spent here, one couldn't help but see that the couple truly enjoy each other's company, and the interview went on for quite a while, as they talked about their music, how they met, their work method, and how the "Painted on Water" project developed. This was a tough one to edit, because it was all so interesting.

I really wanted them to demonstrate how the songs went from Turkish folk to mainstream pop, and they did that and more.

Keep an eye out for more from this very rich interview in upcoming blogposts-- like a performance where Sertab demonstrated her operatic chops and her pop stylings, all in one song!