ALPER TUZCU MOVES FROM LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS TO MEDITERRANEAN MELODIES, and FROM dreamy GUITAR TEXTURES TO Jazz. 

Alper Tuzcu is a composer, producer, and guitarist who creates music that erodes cultural borders. With a background as an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music and Berklee Online, he has taught music production lessons and courses with Logic Pro X and Ableton Live, while he also is an AVID Pro Tools Certified Specialist. 

Currently, Alper continues to offer guidance and mentorship to aspiring musicians at all levels, drawing from his extensive experience in the industry. Alper’s approach focuses on helping musicians develop their unique voice and technical skills with a personalized lesson plan.

He has collaborated and recorded songs with Grammy-winning musicians such as Marcelo Woloski (Snarky Puppy), Ganavya (Esperanza Spalding, Residente), and Javier Limón (Paco de Lucía, Wynton Marsalis). His songs have been played on NPR, BBC Radio, RTVé, and many other reputable media channels.

Alper’s 2021 EP, Raíz, was selected as one of the Top 10 EPs of 2021 by NPR-affiliate the Latin Alt HD3, and one of the songs on this EP, "Afortunado," was selected for the NPR show World Cafe’s Best of 2021 LatinX playlist.

As a voting member of the Grammy Awards and the Latin Grammys, Alper is deeply connected to the music industry’s forefront. His achievements also include being a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition two years in a row, in 2021 and 2022. 

His bossa nova song "Felicidade" has upwards of 2 million streams on Spotify, and his songs “Şehir Akşam ve Sen” (composition of a Nazım Hikmet poem) and “Uzaklarda” have been featured on Spotify's editorial playlists. His full catalog has reached more than 10 million streams and more than 5 million listeners around the world.

Alper loves performing and has been on the stage at prestigious festivals and venues including the Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy), youbloomLA Festival (Los Angeles), Shapeshifter Lab (New York), and Sofar Sounds Washington D.C. and Boston, among many others.

He graduated from Berklee College of Music magna cum laude in 2015 after winning a scholarship at the Umbria Jazz Festival. Alper also has a degree in Economics from Denison University, from where he graduated in 2011. In an alternate universe, Alper might have pursued a career as an economist or investment banker, but in this one, his diverse background and passion for music continue to inspire and influence audiences and aspiring musicians around the world.

To explore studying with Alper or to learn more about his music production and songwriting lessons, visit the Lessons page.