Timur Okutman is 1974 Istanbul Turkey borned pop & opera singer, ham radio operator and theologian. He spent his childhood in Istanbul Feriköy, Kadıköy Suadiye and Heybeliada. He is the child of a telecommunications technician father and a primary school teacher mother. He has a younger brother.
MUSIC
Okutman continued his passion for music, which he started with guitar lessons in 1987, and later took his passion for singing to a different dimension in the following years, focusing on opera, together with Prof. Dr. Leyla Pınar, the first harpsichord artist of Turkiye, known for her international baroque works and the Istanbul Baroque Festival. After meeting him, he became his student,
The name of the musician, who has a wide vocal range from bass to soprano because he has all the characteristics of the N.Castrato tone, is becoming increasingly widespread among singing artists and attracting attention worldwide due to the recordings and works he has made so far.
Timur Okutman, who is also known for his research and articles on Farinelli and castratos; With his recordings, concerts and seminars, he brings the baroque castrato period to the present day with his voice and repertoire, and takes you on a time journey that you can never experience today, dating back to the 17th century. It allows you to listen to a voice that has ceased to exist in the 21st century and to have an idea.
The musician's recordings of Emma Shapplin's Spente Le Stelle, Nessun Dorma (G.Puccini), Ombra Mai Fu (From Bass to Soprano - G.F.Handel), Lascia Ch'io Pianga (G.F.Handel) were appreciated.
The musician has performed on many different stages until today and has sung different repertoires from world music, including opera.
The lecturer, who speaks English, also has studies on Latin and Greek.
HAM RADIO
In addition to all this, his passion for radio started by repairing radio devices at the age of 13 in his father's electronics laboratory; After completing his military service as a radio operator, he continued by obtaining a ham radio operator's license.
THEOLOGY
He carried his interest in the history of religions, theology, esotericism and philosophy, which started in 2000, to professionalism with a step he took between 2006 and 2010, and studied and worked in this field.