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sotu the traveller

Daydreams EP OUT NOW!!!!

About Me


Daydreams EP out now!!
Click HERE to get your copy @ Rush Hour , or HERE to buy it at iTunes !! See what the press has to say about 'Daydreams' , or listen to snippets of all of the tracks at the Appletree website!
BIO
At 22, Sotu The Traveller is one of the youngest producers to release a full-fledged EP. Born in Haarlem, The Netherlands, he was in touch with music at an early stage in his life and decided to take on lessons in playing keys. His Turkish roots led him to replay what his peers played; both traditional and popular Turkish music. He went on to learn how to play (bass-) guitar and played in several live hiphop and reggea bands. Still in the middle of his teens he hooked up with someone who showed him the basics of creating beats using computer based applications, and from there on things evolved real fast.
Being a quick learner, the result turned out to be heartfelt, jazzy and soulful yet rough around the edges. Besides working with a gang of different artists from Holland, he also worked on various commercial projects for major companies. Sotu, however, doesn´t feel limited to the country he lives in.
He has worked (and still does) with many artists from NYC to Istanbul, but of course also collaborates with Dutch likeminds. Two trips to NYC led to the completion of some soulful material, and with help from Gregg Green, Maya Azucena, Hicoup and J.Keys, these international journeys ended up on his debut EP Daydreams.
His organic sound will expand as he grows older and moves forward with other projects that are scheduled to come out in the near future. Besides his solo album, which he is currently working on, one of those projects is the 08Bar compilation album, which is an offspring of the 08Bar ( myspace.com/08bar )parties in Amsterdam, which he co-orgnanises. Here, aspiring producers are given the opportunity to shine by playing beats in the club. Also, he has ongoing collaborations with various MC´s and producers in Holland and the USA. With his capabilities of spotting samples and playing instruments, Sotu has no concerns for the future. The sound you will hear on his Daydreams EP doesn´t necessarily define what Sotu stands for. Consider it a preview of what´s to come!
Don't be a stranger, holla @ me for beats or info! Peace....
Stay tuned at www.sotuthetraveller.net and www.appletreerecords.net
DAYDREAMS EP OUT NOW!!! CLICK HERE TO GET IT!!
Click HERE for a FREE download of the titletrack, 'Daydreams' featuring Gregg Green and Tasha!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/29/2006
Band Website: sotuthetraveller.net
Band Members: Sotu the Traveller - Production, Beats/Arrangements, Keys, Bass, Guitar
Influences: JayDee, Madlib, Premo, No ID, Kanye, Neptunes, Nas, B.I.G, Pac, Wu, Common, Mos Def, Marvin, Miles, Al Green, Maceo, Nirvana, The Roots, U2, Big L, CNN, D'Angelo, Dead Prez, Dave Brubeck, Jay-Z, Big Pun, Pete Rock, Rakim, Sade, Cem Karaca, Jacques Brel, Chet Baker, Baris Manco, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Queen, RHCP, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Nina Simone, Otis Redding, Prince, Sammy Davis, Extince, Fatboy Slim, Kaleidoscopio, Jamiroquai, Roots Manuva, Bob Dylan, Janis Ian, Dire Straits, Erykah Badu, Tracy Chapman, Keith Jarett, Chopin, Satie, James Brown, etc. etc. etc.....

Sounds Like:
You can hear Sotu on the following albums (a.o.):

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Sotu the Traveller 'Beat Scientists Session' mix at tRUEradio MHZ (Los Angeles), december 2007

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Sotu the traveller guest mix for Monotape.com (Istanbul), october 2007

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Sotu the Traveller guest mix, Lijn5 Selector (Amsterdam), september 2007

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Appletree Smoothies volume 2, by dj SP, Appletree Records 2007

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Ntjamrosie - Patience (12"), Appletree Records, 2007

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08Bar - Brings you the future!, (2x12") 08Bar/Rush Hour Records, 2007

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Brownswood Bubblers Two, compilation cd by Gilles Peterson (Cd) Brownswood Recordings 2007

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Jazzadelic 07.02, compilation cd by Holland's 1 Jazz magazine. Jazzadelic (Cd), 2007

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Sotu the Traveller - Daydreams (Cd/12") Appletree Records 2007

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Appletree Smoothies volume 1, by dj SP, Appletree Records 2007

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Pete Philly&Perquisite - ReMindstate (EP+LP, Cd/12") Unexpected Records, 2007

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Diggy Dex - Verhalen vanuit de sofa (Cd) Painted Dog 2006

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15 Minutes mixtape vol.2, 2006

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Shano Dalfour - Onder invloed mixtape, 2006
Record Label: Appletree Records, 08Bar
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sotu the Traveller - Beat Scientist on tRUE Radio!!

Sotu The Traveller - Beat Scientist session 5 (NL) w/playlist This is Sotu radio now! This man has mixed up a smooth cosmic blend of broken jazz and smooth hip hop for your ear. he took the show in ...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:10:00 PST

Sotu the Traveller guestmix @ Monotape

Everybody, i made a new guest mix for internet radio Monotape.com. Check my page for the link (on the left, look for the monotape logo). Featuring some new unreleased material from Holland's most prom...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:08:00 PST

Appa - Gek of geniaal

What's good everybody? While one of Holland's hottest mc's, Appa, is preparing for his release party this Saturday, where we will finally hear what "Straatfilosoof" is all about,  a track I did w...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:39:00 PST

SOTU EXCLUSIVE ON LIMACHIPS.COM!!!

Exclusive DOWNLOAD!! NEW TRACKS!! go to www.limachips.com... now...and see for yaself.. okone more time WWW.LIMACHIPS.COM limited time only, nice feature on sotu the traveller,with an exclusive little...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:01:00 PST

sotu radio

Dear friends! hope you're all doing fine, been a minute.. just some quick updates from my camp: hope you all checked out the guestmix I did for Lijn5 Selector,if not, it's still available as a live st...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:46:00 PST

Sotu Mix @ Lijn5.. Free download!!

Aiight than, as promised, I finally finished a nice mix for your listening pleasure...Hope you'll like it, you can find the playlist by srolling down here ;-)Dutch radio station Lijn5 has broadcasted...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:01:00 PST

Sotu feature @ KickSnare.be

Belgium has a new hiphop website. It's called KickSnare. You can find it @ www.kicksnare.be. Easy. They do news, reviews, downloads, and interesting features. For example: checking some big and famous...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:28:00 PST

New tracks, pics, news....

what's good, what's good?just wanted to let ya know, I got two new tracks on my page!first, a remix I did for and with my man Dyno (Belgium). You mayknow him from his album "Dyno is Sol Waters" (Cityw...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:13:00 PST

Check out this event: 08BAR

Hosted By: 08BARWhen: 05 sep 2007, 18:00Where: Cafe StruikRozengracht 160Amsterdam, NederlandDescription:08BAR Click Here To View Event...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:12:00 PST

Appletree Smoothies Vol.2 = OUT NOW

Check this Appletree-news item....... (if you don't wanna read through all this, but you just here for the free download, click on this money $$$$$$$$$ ) Smoothies Vol. 220.08.2007DJ SP we love you f...
Posted by sotu the traveller on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:12:00 PST