Born in Istanbul in 1983, his interest in music since his early childhood first introduced him piano in elementary school and then guitar when he enrolled in Kartal Anatolian High School in 1994. Erkan, who started to play guitar in the school orchestra in a short time, won many awards for his school such as The Second Best Male Vocalist, Alem FM Special Award, Blue Jean Special Award, and The Best Stage Performance Award in the music competitions he joined as a vocalist as well. Erkan, whose wish was always to develop his musical skills, was also working on various kinds of music. He improved himself in classical & flamenco guitar as well as electric guitar which he mostly preferred until that time. His close relationship with jazz made him a passionate and complete lover of music. In 2002, he was accepted in Istanbul Bilgi University Music Department with a full scholarship. At the same period, he gave guitar lessons in Darüssafaka Schools for a long time. Erkan Kenç who found opportunities to work with many successful musicians such as Prof. Donovan Mixon, Kamil Özler, Selen Gülün, Imer Demirer, Ayse Bölükbasi, Onur Türkmen, Cenk Erdogan, has been giving private lessons on guitar and harmony while still continuing his studies at the university on Performance and Composition with such important names as Can Kozlu and Ilhan Usmanbas.
1983’de Istanbul’da dogdu. Küçük yaslardan beri müzige olan ilgisi onu, ilkokulda piyano, 1994 yilinda Kartal Anadolu Lisesi’ne girdiginde ise gitarla tanistirdi. Kisa süre içerisinde okul orkestrasinda gitar çalmaya baslayan Erkan, kendisinin solistlik de yaparak katildigi Müzik Yarismalari’nda En Iyi Erkek Solist 2.’ligi, Alem FM Özel Ödülü, Blue Jean Özel Ödülü, En Iyi Sahne Performansi Ödülü gibi bir çok ödülü okuluna kazandirdi. Müzik konusunda sürekli olarak kendini gelistirmeyi hedefleyen Erkan, ayni anda bir çok müzik türünde çalismalar yapiyordu. O ana kadar daha çok tercih ettigi elektrik gitarin yanisira klasik ve flamenko gitar konusunda da kendisini yetistirdi. Caz ile olan yakin iliskisi ise onu tam bir müzik sevdalisi yapti. 2002 yilinda Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Müzik Bölümü’ne karsiliksiz tam burs ile kabul edildi. O dönemde Darüssafaka Egitim Kurumlari’nda uzun bir süre gitar dersleri verdi. Prof. Donovan Mixon, Kamil Özler, Selen Gülün, Imer Demirer, Ayse Bölükbasi, Onur Türkmen, Cenk Erdogan gibi birçok basarili müzisyenle çalisma firsati bulan Erkan Kenç, ayni zamanda gitar ve armoni konusunda özel dersler vermekte ve Can Kozlu, Ilhan Usmanbas gibi önemli isimlerle birlikte Performans ve Kompozisyon üzerine üniversite ögrenimine devam etmektedir.
Gear:
- Fender American Vintage Thin Skin Nitro '54 Stratocaster
- '96 Fender American Standard Stratocaster (rosewood fingerboard)
- 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- C.F. Martin & Co. OMC-16RE AURA Acoustic Guitar
- Godin Multiac Grand Concert SA Nylon String Guitar
- Esteve 1-ELEC Electric-Classical Guitar
- Dr. Z MAZ 18 Jr 1x12 Combo Amplifier w/FX loop (2008 Anniversary)
- Schertler Unico Acoustic Amplifier
- Peterson Strobe StroboStomp 2 VS-S2 Tuner
- Budda Bud-Wah
- Maxon CP9Pro+ Compressor/Limiter
- Fulltone OCD Overdrive
- Xotic BB Preamp Overdrive
- Maxon OD9 Overdrive
- Paul Cochrane TIM Overdrive
- MI Audio Boost 'n' Buff
- Fulltone Supa-Trem
- Fulltone Choralflange
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
- Pedaltrain 2 Pedalboard w/BBE Supa-Charger Power Supply
- George L's Cables
- Ernie Ball 6168 Volume Pedal/Switch
- EBow Plus
- Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 Wah
- SansAmp GT2 Pre-Amp
- BOSS CS-3 Compression Sustainer
- BOSS CH-1 Super Chorus
- BOSS RC-20XL Phrase Recorder Loop Station
- Roland Micro Cube
- Behringer Ultra-G DI-BOX
