Ozgur Ay | Guitarist

Born in Turkey, Ozgur grew up in a family where music was always appreciated. Thanks to the geography that he was raised in, he was under the influence of many cultures, ultimately having a unique artistic taste of East and West. 

"My father used to play Turkish classical music with the violin to make us sleep while we were kids. Whilst, I do remember that I used to listen to the mix tapes that my elder brother used to bring home, all 80s stuff." 

Starting classical guitar education at the age of 13, he switched to playing acoustic and electric guitar around 16 years old. When in college, he started playing in the bands, composing original music, doing recording sessions, music for theatre pieces, movie scores, and even acting for some time. 

Besides his life in music, he has a PhD in Economics and had a corporate life in Finance while traveling around the world for many years and finally relocating to Tampa with his beautiful family in 2022.