MIKE UZATMACIYAN Turkish Oud

Mike Uzatmaciyan was born in Diyarbakir, Turkey. He started taking music lessons from his father when he was 8 years old. He played cumbush and percussion instruments until he moved to NY at the age of 17.

He has been playing oud, singing, and teaching in the NYC area ever since. Mike has played with many internationally known musicians such as Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Ara Dinkjian, Omer Faruk Tekbilek, Tamer Pinarbasi and Ismail Lumanovski. Mike sings in Turkish and Armenian.