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Bora Kurt Karaca was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 26th 1983. He attended Detroit Country Day School, graduating in 2002, along with his childhood friend Jacob Daniel Hurley, graduating a year later. The two had known each other since middle school, bonding over shared interests and ideas in the world of music. Both agreed that the current bands at the time lacked novelty and would come to discuss what they wanted to see from current bands. As such, Bora attempted to start a band, but finding other bandmates in the high school was difficult. When Bora graduated from high school, he joined the University of Michigan, performing in Arts, Technology, Music Composition and Sound Recording. There, Bora would continue to attempt on forming his band, and began placing flyers on campus, but he wouldn't find any bandmates until 2004. | Bora Kurt Karaca was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 26th 1983. He attended Detroit Country Day School, graduating in 2002, along with his childhood friend Jacob Daniel Hurley, graduating a year later. The two had known each other since middle school, bonding over shared interests and ideas in the world of music. Both agreed that the current bands at the time lacked novelty and would come to discuss what they wanted to see from current bands. As such, Bora attempted to start a band, but finding other bandmates in the high school was difficult. When Bora graduated from high school, he joined the University of Michigan, performing in Arts, Technology, Music Composition and Sound Recording. There, Bora would continue to attempt on forming his band, and began placing flyers on campus, but he wouldn't find any bandmates until 2004. | ||
===Cojum Dip=== | ===Cojum Dip & Live Shows=== | ||
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From 2009 to 2011, Bora spent more time helping the band Tally Hall, becoming the orange-tied honorary member of the band and playing a key role in documenting the recording process of their 2nd studio album [[hallmanac:Good & Evil|Good & Evil]]. He has also been featured in several episodes of [[hallmanac:Tally Hall's Internet Show|Tally Hall's Internet Show]], including his recurring sketch [[hallmanac:15 Seconds Of Bora|15 Seconds of Bora]]. | From 2009 to 2011, Bora spent more time helping the band Tally Hall, becoming the orange-tied honorary member of the band and playing a key role in documenting the recording process of their 2nd studio album [[hallmanac:Good & Evil|Good & Evil]]. He has also been featured in several episodes of [[hallmanac:Tally Hall's Internet Show|Tally Hall's Internet Show]], including his recurring sketch [[hallmanac:15 Seconds Of Bora|15 Seconds of Bora]]. | ||
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In 2011, after Tally Hall went on hiatus, Bora would record a collection of videogame covers entitled [[Videojuegos]], and in 2012, he would also be a part of musical project [[hallmanac:Miracle Musical|Miracle Musical]], along with other members of Tally Hall. Later, in 2013 he started production on Cojum Dip's self-titled album, which would release one year later, in 2014. | In 2011, after Tally Hall went on hiatus, Bora would record a collection of videogame covers entitled [[Videojuegos]], and in 2012, he would also be a part of musical project [[hallmanac:Miracle Musical|Miracle Musical]], along with other members of Tally Hall. Later, in 2013 he started production on Cojum Dip's self-titled album, which would release one year later, in 2014. During that time, he contributed with various members of Tally Hall, like for [[hallmanac:Rob Cantor|Rob Cantor]]'s solo album, and even writing a song for and mixing [[hallmanac:Joe Hawley|Joe Hawley]]'s solo album in 2016. | ||
===Recent Years=== | |||
In 2018, Bora announced working on Cojum Dip's second album. Later in 2019, the [[Cojum Dip (album)|self-titled Cojum Dip album]] was released to streaming services, alongside a new piano version of the song [[Moon Waltz]]. Bora would also start livestreaming on Twitch, using a V-Tuber Bodur model. He would stop streaming in 2022, moved back to Detroit and started producing around 900 instrumental tracks under various pseudonyms for [[hallmanac:Andrew Horowitz|Andrew Horowitz]]'s "Calm and Collected Music Group", a record label specializing in mood music. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 29 October 2024
| Bora Karaca | |
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| Mastermind of Cojum Dip | |
| Date of Birth: | November 26, 1983 (41 years old) |
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| Hometown: | Detroit, MI |
| Current resident of: | Detroit, MI |
| Portrays: | Bodur the Clumsy Laurence (occasionally) Udabn the Feared (occasionally) Mumutits the Sour (occasionally) Captain No the Love Machine (occasionally) |
| Other Names: | Gary Patterson, Roger[1] |
Bora Kurt Karaca, better known as Bora Karaca, is the mastermind behind Cojum Dip, creating the band in the early 2000s and portraying Bodur the Clumsy (and other members when necessary). He is also known for being the honorary member of the band Tally Hall.
Background
Early Years
Bora Kurt Karaca was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 26th 1983. He attended Detroit Country Day School, graduating in 2002, along with his childhood friend Jacob Daniel Hurley, graduating a year later. The two had known each other since middle school, bonding over shared interests and ideas in the world of music. Both agreed that the current bands at the time lacked novelty and would come to discuss what they wanted to see from current bands. As such, Bora attempted to start a band, but finding other bandmates in the high school was difficult. When Bora graduated from high school, he joined the University of Michigan, performing in Arts, Technology, Music Composition and Sound Recording. There, Bora would continue to attempt on forming his band, and began placing flyers on campus, but he wouldn't find any bandmates until 2004.
Cojum Dip & Live Shows
Main article: Cojum Dip
Los Angeles & The Laboratory
Four years later, in 2006, Bora graduated from the University of Michigan, and moved to Los Angeles while Cojum Dip was put on hold. There, he started slowly building his own musical studio, The Laboratory, a project he would only finish in 2009. However, Bora would still try to bring back the band from its hiatus, releasing a few demos and trying to find new portrayers for the band in Los Angeles, in vain.
Tally Hall
Main article: hallmanac:Bora Karaca
From 2009 to 2011, Bora spent more time helping the band Tally Hall, becoming the orange-tied honorary member of the band and playing a key role in documenting the recording process of their 2nd studio album Good & Evil. He has also been featured in several episodes of Tally Hall's Internet Show, including his recurring sketch 15 Seconds of Bora.
Post-Tally Hall
In 2011, after Tally Hall went on hiatus, Bora would record a collection of videogame covers entitled Videojuegos, and in 2012, he would also be a part of musical project Miracle Musical, along with other members of Tally Hall. Later, in 2013 he started production on Cojum Dip's self-titled album, which would release one year later, in 2014. During that time, he contributed with various members of Tally Hall, like for Rob Cantor's solo album, and even writing a song for and mixing Joe Hawley's solo album in 2016.
Recent Years
In 2018, Bora announced working on Cojum Dip's second album. Later in 2019, the self-titled Cojum Dip album was released to streaming services, alongside a new piano version of the song Moon Waltz. Bora would also start livestreaming on Twitch, using a V-Tuber Bodur model. He would stop streaming in 2022, moved back to Detroit and started producing around 900 instrumental tracks under various pseudonyms for Andrew Horowitz's "Calm and Collected Music Group", a record label specializing in mood music.
