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Hakan Kılıçoğlu was born in 1988 in Adana. He completed his primary education in Adana Tabipler Odası Primary School. Since his father was a drummer, he got closed to music and drum in these years. Thereby, he began to play drum by taking lessons at the age of nine from his father Hikmet Kılıçoğlu who was also a drummer as himself.He took lessons from Yener Erten, the Percussionist in Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra, in middle school years.

In 2002, deciding to be a Professional musician, Hakan went on his high school education in Çukurova University State Conservatory Department of Percussion where he started in 2002. In these years, he met Cengiz Baysal and started to take lessons from him. He continued performing at stage while going on school. Taking charge in Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra as guest artist, he took part as percussionist in Adana State Theatre musical Carmela and Paolino.

After graduating from High School, he came to İstanbul in 2006 and continued his studies here. He started University in 2007 in Yıldız Teknik University / Faculty of Art and Design /Music Communities Programme / Department of Jazz. He took Drum lessons from Şenol küçükyıldırım, Ensemble courses from Kamil Erden, Harmony lessons from Uğur Gülbaharlı and Solfege lessons from Deniz Arat, here.

Hakan graduated as Honor Student from Yıldız Teknik University Faculty of Art and Design /Music Communities Programme / Department of Jazz Drum in 2013.

Among the groups Hakan took part in and musicians he worked with there are; Demir Demirkan (2008), Serkan Çağrı (TRT Dünyanın Türküsü TV Programme-2008), Betül Demir (2008), Nev (2009), The Band 8 Notes (2010), Halil Sezai (2011-2012), Çukurova University State Symphony Orchestra – Mario Frangoulis Cemal Reşit Rey Concert (Drums, Percussion-2012), Serkan Çağrı (2013).

Going on his active professional music career, Hakan is recently taking part in many projects and Works with such musicians as Gökhan Özen, Eflatun, Bahadır Tatlıöz, Ayşe Tütüncü, Gülçin Ergül, Mine Çağlayan, Orka Orchestra and Karnaval Orchestra. Hakan still continues his academic career in Yildiz Technical University Music and Performing Arts Post Graduate Programme. Besides, he is working as Drums and Percussion Teacher at Okyanus College. Hakan has been endorsed by Masterwork Cymbals.