Soner Özer(percussion)
Soner Özer started his musical education under his father Erdem Özer’s guidance and continued with Hasim Yedican at the Ankara State Conservatory. Following his graduation, Özer joined the Ankara State Opera and Ballet Repertory. From 1991 to 1993, he traveled to France, Switzerland and the United States to collaborate with Sylvio Gualda, Yves Bruestaux, William Blanc, John Mayer on classical, jazz, modern and latin percussion. He teamed up with Dinçer Özer to form the Özer Percussion Duo. The duo enjoyed extensive media attention with their Houston concert in 1995. Some of his compositions include Onlar Kimdi Biliyor musun? (Do You Know Who They Were?), Edim (The Deed), Amerika (America), Anafor (The Vortex) and Sultans of the Dance. He currently works at Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Repertory.

Dinçer Özer(percussion)
Dinçer Özer started his musical education under his father Erdem Özer’s guidance and continued with Hasim Yedican at the Ankara State Conservatory. Following his graduation, Özer joined the Presidential Symphony Orchestra. He enrolled in Professor Sylvio Gualda’s master class and explored jazz and rock by working with S. Saunders Smith and Kenneith Anoff. In 1990, he earned a special scholarship from the Government of Switzerland to work with William Blanc and John Mayer at the Geneva Conservatory and played with the Swiss Roman Orchestra and the Geneva Percussion Group. He teamed up with Soner Özer to form the Özer Percussion Duo. Currently, Dinçer Özer works as an assistant conductor at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Music Department of Gazi University and the School of Fine Arts.