Volkan Basaran was born in Istanbul in 1966. When he was 10 years old he received a guitar for his birthday, he spent hours each day practicing and has been perfecting his craft ever since. While attending the prestigious Kabatas High School he began establishing himself as a promising musician by winning awards at the various music competitions he entered. He began working professionally at this time. Among the many musicians, artists, producers Volkan Basaran has worked with live and in the studio are: Iskender Paydas, Murat Cekem, Cem Aksel, Eylem Pelit, Ismail Soyberk, Yavuz Cetin, Sarp Ozdemiroglu, Atilla Ozdemiroglu, Turhan Yukseler, Onno Tunc and Garo Mafyan Volkan has become one of the most influential Turkish guitarists of his generation. His expertise as musician, producer, engineer, collector have brought Volkan much acclaim, success and respect.He continues to work as a producer as well as performing live and in the studio.