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Elvan Demirkan

@elvandemirkan

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📚 Bestselling Author of Four Books
🌿Wellness Speaker & Presenter
🌱 Reclaiming Our Space: Finding Ease in A Hectic World

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Hayat karmaşık ve acımasız.. Ama bu gerçeğin katmanlarında muazzam güzellikler de var. Eğer bugün bunu hatırlama ihtiyacınız varsa, bu muhteşemlik o olsun💚💙🙏 7am by @elvandemirkan

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4 years ago

@justintimberlake @usher @chakakhan @samsmith @postmalone @oliviarodrigo @neyo @maluma nellyfurtado
Burada sadece bildiğiniz A list artistlerden bazılarını paylaştım. Onların yanında, farklı, yaratıcı, çok yetenekli yeni yıldızı parlayan veya gündemdeki müzisyenleri (alıştığınızın dışında bir ortamda izlemek isterseniz, size bir önerim var: Amerika’nın saygın radyo istasyonu NPR (National Public Radio)da #tinydeskconcerts mutlaka izleyin.
Çekimler, NPR çalışanları önünde yapılıyor. Ben NPR’ın Wellness ekibinde olduğum için şanslıyım, haftada 2-3 kez yapılan çekimlere şahsen katılabiliyorum. Justin Timberlake, Post Malone gibi dev müzisyenler bir metre ötemizde bizlerle interaktif 4 şarkı çalıyorlar..
Ne kadar meşhur olursa olsun, kaç Grammy kazanmış olursa olsun, Tiny Desk’de çalmak sanatçılar için büyük prestij.. ve çok heyecanlanıyorlar çünkü vocal monitor veya auto-tune gibi sesi ayarlama/yükseltme ekipmanları kullanmaları ve voice over yasak.. Çoğu için öğlen saati daha sabahın körü😅 Konserlerinde büyük prodüksiyonlarla, ışıkla, sahne ile kostümle ses yükselticilerle devleşen sanatçılar, burada en günlük halleri ile izleyici ile eşit seviyede.. Aile gibi oldukları müzisyenlerini tanıyorsunuz, aralarındaki dinamiklere, espirilerle şahit oluyoruz..
Biz mikrofonsuz seslerini dinliyoruz.. Önlerindeki mikrofon kayıt için sadece.. Farklı yorumu olmayan hiçbir artist göremezsiniz yani sadece meşhur olmak değil önemli olan, orijinal olmak.. Yukarıda bildiğiniz isimlerden örnekler paylaştım ama o kadar orijinal müzisyenler var ki.. Mesela @tierrawhack muhteşem doğaçlama rap yazıyor. Izlemenizi tavsiye ederim, müzik dünyanız/anlayışınız/bilginiz çok gelişiyor.. YouTube NPR Music taken in NPR Music by @elvandemirkan

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2 years ago

Yıllardır @npr ekibine verdiğim wellness seanslarının bana getirdiği en güzel sürprizlerden biri…
Yukarida gördüğünüz dünya çapında sanatçıları Tiny Desk’te, mikrofonsuz, akustik ve hemen önümde dinleyebilmek…
İlk başta en büyük ayrıcalığın, onları yakından görebilmek olduğunu sanıyordum. Ama yıllar içinde fark ettim ki asıl şansım, bu deneyimin bakışanımı değiştirmesiydi.
Dev stadyum konserlerinde ulaşılmaz görünen müzisyenler, tam karşımda, autotune ve sahne ışıklarının büyüsü olmadan, bir ikon olmaktan çıkıp, sizinle aynı odayı paylaşan bir insan oluyorlar. Heyecanlanıyorlar, terliyorlar, hepimizin yaptığı espirileri yapıyorlar.
Hikayeleri, yorumları farklı olsa da, içlerindeki o ham duyguyu ifade edebilme özgürlükleri aynı.

Her seferinde yeniden görüyorum: Gerçek karizma ulaşılmaz görünmekten değil, kendin olabilme cesaretinden geliyor. Ve dünya ne kadar büyük olursa olsun, insan duygusu tek bir ülke.🤍✨

@nprmusic 🙏 Bütün bu performansları NPR Music YouTube da izleyebilirsiniz. by @elvandemirkan

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2 months ago

This year held both the highest highs and the scariest lows for me. A cancer diagnosis. Surgery. Radiation. It took a while to feel the ground under my feet again. But this experience slowed me down and forced me to really see how simple, ordinary moments in everyday life, can make you feel alive. Trees, flowers, and birds that reminded me to breathe. Cats and dogs that made me smile. Long brunches with friends that made me feel loved, supported, and at ease. The exquisite in the everyday is right in front of us. Sometimes it’s simply about choosing who you spend your time with… and how. Are you spending most of your time inside, or outside?.. can be the key to your happiness. We all have to fight our hardest battles alone, but noticing and appreciating these small moments makes you stronger.. And somewhat softer too🌳☀️🌻And maybe, in the end, that is the meaning of life.

Through all this, I kept showing up to work at @NPR, where I also can watch #tinydesk recordings @nprmusic . Even on the hard days, being in that room, surrounded by music, was a reminder that beauty can exist alongside really hard things.
Here are some of favorite memories and favorite performances this year🌻 by @elvandemirkan

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10 months ago

This is where the crowd forgot they were in an office space. 😂 I’ve been to so many #tinydesk concerts at the @npr offices, but this one felt different. When we entered the room, Gloria, Emilio, and the entire band were already there, waiting for us. Artists usually come in after the announcement, so this made everything feel more intimate right from the start. I felt she was welcoming us into her living room..
She introduced her new song, La Vecina (No Sé Na’) which is about a noisy neighbor, and then said, “Who doesn’t have one? If you don’t have one, then it’s you.” 😂 The rest of the mini-concert, I had this image of sitting in her living room, feet tucked under, sipping tea, and gossiping about that noisy neighbor.
I admire her so much because it it weren’t for her, Latin stars wouldn’t be where they are right now. She really helped shape the industry. She and Emilio have been together for 47 years, and they still got it.🔥🔥 @gloriaestefan by @elvandemirkan

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a year ago

I captured this adorable ‘Zen Moment’ last year in Turkey, not knowing it would take a very earthly turn at the end😂
Life is a lot like this: Calm one moment, messy the next.😅Whether it’s uncertainty, challenges, fears, relationships or health - it’s just a lot of💩 to keep it together.
There is no pain-free life. Since we are all stuck in this no pain-free zone,🐢 which pain will you choose?
The one that fuels growth, empathy, determination and authenticity, OR the kind that makes you bitter, trapped and resistant to change?
Find balance between calm and struggle every day and let it flow with ease🌿💧 by @elvandemirkan

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a year ago

30.
You’re stepping into it with strength, style, purpose, and soul that you’ve built along the way.
Directing creative vision at a Record Label and still 100% you. No shortcuts. No favors. No chasing the spotlight.
The way you dress? Never to impress - always to express. In a world that never stops talking, you are calm. That’s your SUPERPOWER. You never waste words. That’s why everyone respects you.
You are also hilarious😂 Like, tears-in-your-eyes funny. You are 30. part kitten, part lion. part comedian. Mostly sunlight. Small feet. Big steps. I’m endlessly grateful to be your mom @miranotmyra
Here’s some of the many shows you worked on day and night to the point of exhaustion..
1-2-3 @champagnepapi @sexyyred Toronto Drake’s final show of Blur Tour 2024
5-13 @daysofsummercruise 2019 @postmalone @iamcardib Bahamas
7- 2023 @lilbaby on a boat in Atlantic Ocean
9- Drake & Sexyy Red music video shoot in Miami 2025 by @elvandemirkan

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a year ago

A Day to Remember Forever🌈💯
Thank you, Teba and John Warner IV, for welcoming us to your spectacular farm at Milldale. From cruising around in your classic cars to taking in the breathtaking views of the estate, 🌳hearing the stories behind your home and its rich history- from your legendary parents and grandparents and your stepmother, Elizabeth Taylor— my mind was blown! Even getting stuck in the mud added to the magic😀 by @elvandemirkan

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a year ago

Healing in progress🙏☀️🌻 by @elvandemirkan

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2 years ago

#gabbykarandefelice @tuttoilgiorno #montauk #easthampton #sagharbor Best time to travel: The Off Season👌 by @elvandemirkan

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2 years ago

When nature puts on a radiant GLOW in the background🌿☀️
This beautiful place behind me feels the assault of climate change year after year, yet it still keeps healing and renewing itself..
The Turkish owners of ‘Hideaway Estate’ could have built a resort in this unspoiled corner of the world, if they had ‘greed’ in mind.. but they were mindful of long term consequences and wanted to support sustainable development in Saint Thomas.
I was invited to stay at the Estate for a few days..
It forced me to feel I’m not just in the nature, I’m the nature. I ate delicious meals straight out from the soils you can see and touch.. (Hideaway Farm)
I just wanted to take a moment to highlight and appreciate every business around the world putting the planet first..
Here are some scenes of my SLOW days from sunrise to sunset🙏
I hope it inspires you to think simple, think natural, think connection, think healthy, think ethical, think ‘less is more ‘ and feel happy! Simple can feel luxurious💚
Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands taken in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands by @elvandemirkan

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3 years ago

Hayatta hep bir kesinlik arıyoruz ama karşılaştığımız şey hep belirsizlik.. Bu durumda insan ayağının altındaki zemini nasıl sağlam hisseder, içinde kendini daha rahat hissedebileceği bir alan nasıl yaratabilir?
Her şey değişiyor. Sizde kalan tek şey sizsiniz.. Siz kendi üzerinizde uğraştığınız zaman, hayatta her şey yolunu buluyor.
Voice Of America televizyonuna bu röportaj için çok teşekkür ederim🙏 @voaturkce Amerika’da Yaşam programı

Yukarıda röportajın kısa bir bölümünü paylaşıyorum by @elvandemirkan

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3 years ago