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Deniz Tek
Background information
Born
(1952-11-10) November 10, 1952 (age 71) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Hard rock, proto-punk, garage rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar
Years active
1972–present
Labels
WEA, Citadel
Website
www.deniztek.com
Musical artist
Deniz Tek (born November 10, 1952[1]) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and a founding member of Australian rock group Radio Birdman. He has played in many of the underground rock bands of the 1970s, including Australian bands The Visitors and New Race, but is most known for exerting his burning Detroit-style guitar influence over the punk rock genre in Australia.
Tek has Turkish origins but was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. He spent 1967 in Sydney with his family and was greatly attracted to the Australian landscape, moving there permanently in 1972 to commence his medical studies at University of New South Wales in Sydney. Tek is a trained ER doctor and ex-navy flight surgeon who currently splits his time working in emergency departments in hospitals in New South Wales and Hawaii while still taking time to record and tour.[2]
^[1] - gig took place on 10 November 2001 and the text says that that day was Tek's 49th birthday
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concept [citation needed] band featuring three members of Radio Birdman: DenizTek, Rob Younger, and Warwick Gilbert, along with their inspirational mentors:...
ranked no. 13 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums. All songs written by DenizTek, except where noted. "TV Eye" (Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton...
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Gilbert to maintain the core unit of Radio Birdman and its fan base during DenizTek's absences from RB. The line-up was Charlie Georgees on guitar (ex-Hellcats)...
Australian band Radio Birdman, which included fellow Ann Arbor native DenizTek, named an early venue "The Oxford Funhouse", while on their 1977 album...
pioneer of the local independent music scene. Radio Birdman, formed with DenizTek on guitar in November 1974, was one of the first punk rock bands ever...
(including original member Scott Morgan, of The Rationals and a newly added DenizTek of Radio Birdman) reunited in tribute, years afterward. Smith also co-produced...
Orchestra (Turkish German origin) Maya Jupiter, rapper (Turkish mother) DenizTek, a founding member of Australian rock group Radio Birdman (Turkish father)...
breaks took your head off!" After their third gig Masuak and Kannis met DenizTek of punk rockers, Radio Birdman, who jammed with them. In late 1976 Masuak...
by John Needham. Bands released through Citadel include Died Pretty, DenizTek, Kim Salmon and the Surrealists, The Trilobites, Porcelain Bus, Johnny...
Walla Vigilante Carlstroem Grouper Wayne Kramer James McNew Kent Steedman DenizTek Pete Townshend Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) Bacon, Tony, ed. (2001). Echo...
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