Date of Birth: March 21, 1984
Place of Birth: Ankara
How did you start playing: My guitar teacher used to have a brillant Peavey bass. When I first played it, I knew I was gonna play bass.
Musical Influences: J. S. Bach, B. F. Mendelssohn, G. F. Handel, Tomaso Albinoni, S. V. Rachmaninoff, Fryderyk Chopin, Opeth, Death, In Flames, Blind Guardian, Pain Of Salvation, Symphony X, Dream Theater, Kamelot, Ayreon, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Uriah Heep, Queen, Steve Morse, Mr. Big, Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Lamb, Basement Jaxx, Jamiroquai, Jeff Buckley, Joshua Redman, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Bootsy Collins, Steve Bailey, Anthony Jackson, Billy Sheehan, Stanley Clarke, Ric Fierabracci, Larry Graham, Tupac Amaru Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Dr. Dre, DMX, Ludacris, N.E.R.D., Kaiser Chiefs, The Strokes, The Hives, Lily Allen and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Musical Training: Self-taught
Other projects: Dreamtone
Movies: Braindead a.k.a Dead/Alive, Shawn Of The Dead, Land of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Night Watch, Day Watch, Evildead, Dellamorte Dellamore, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci movies.
Books: Charrière’s Butterfly and Banco, J. C. Grangé series, Puzo’s Godfather, lots of Stephen King’s, Aziz Nesin’s books and more...
Hobbies: Listening to music, working with gas turbines, watching movies (zombies rock!), boxing, playing computer games, driving.
Links: www.elixirstrings.com / www.mayones.com
Can Dedekarginoglu happily uses Elixir Bass Strings 032-045-065-085-105-130L TW

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