Balamir Nazlica is the mastermind behind the alternative electro act known as SOAKED. Soaked released their first EP, In Light, in 2009 with Ventilation Label and gained a strong fan base globally. The debut album, Aftermath, was released by Topkapi Muzik in 2011 and considered one of the new rising stars of the Turkish music scene according to Cut Magazine. With Aftermath, Balamir managed to shoot Turkey’s first ever crowd sourced video project. In 2014, he released his second album, Wanted, with Topkapi Muzik and directed and filmed his first video to the track, ‘Baby Get Out’. He also began work on a video series titled Unconcealment.
He has been mostly based out of Istanbul and recently moved to the USA. He is interested in and influenced by a wide range of topics from philosophy to sci-fi and romanticism. Balamir uses any medium to create that he finds readily at hand, whether it be songwriting, filming, photography or
painting. He uses all the mediums as an extension of his vision.
