Emin Yasin Vural (born November 17, 1984, Ankara), best known by his stage names Hey! Douglas or VEYasin, is a Istanbul-based DJ and sound artist.

Career

VEYasin produced his first album at 18 and has produced many more inside and outside Turkey. In this project he recreates and remixes 1970s psychedelic, funk and soul songs from Anatolia and other Turkish regions.

Hey! Douglas

1970s popular music of Turkey fused East and West. Rock and pop groups combined Eastern and Western instruments for the first time. VEYasin discovered this "old hip music" and "polishes with today's technology".

Hey! Douglas

A YouTube channel is one outlet for his tracks, with plays surpassing 3.9 million for one track, Ölem Ben (February 2022).

Hey! Douglas

Other projects include Mode XL, with some of those tracks attracting over 7.7 million YouTube views (February 2019).

Popular tracks include "Duruyor Dünya", featuring Göksel.

Selected discography

Albums

Marşandiz (2019)

Mini and Compilation albums

Murder At The Disco Down (2014) Seçmece 1 (2015) Yakın - EP (2017)

Singles

İstiklal Re-Edit (2015, with Red Bull Music Academy) Pişman Değilim (2017, with Mine Koşan) Duruyor Dünya (2018, with Göksel) Deterjan (2019, with Can Gox) Ayva Çiçek Açmış (2019, with Gaye Su Akyol) Leylim Leylim (2019, with Fikret Kızılok) Bim Bam Bom (2019) Dansa Davet (2022) Koma Baby (2023) Bosstan (2023)

Award

2020: 46th Golden Butterfly Awards – "Best DJ"

References

Musicians from Istanbul

1984 births

Turkish rappers

Remixers

Turkish record producers

EMI Records artists

Turkish electronic musicians

Golden Butterfly Award winners

Living people

Turkish DJs