Zag Erlat (My Analog Journal)

Born and raised in Istanbul, London based music producer, DJ and filmmaker Zag Erlat (aka Zagor) is known best as the person behind 'My Analog Journal'. It started back in 2015, when Zag, being passionate about film photography, started taking pictures using analog cameras, which he then posted on YouTube and Instagram accounts called 'My Analog Journal'. Eventually, he started accompanying his analog photography with content about music on vinyl, which started to gain a lot of traction.

Zag soon switched his focus to music, and dove deep into research on Anatolian rock, its golden era, the 70s, and the DJs that used to, and are still, playing it. Through the magic of YouTube, he came to discover a lot of organic grooves and hidden gems from all around the world, like Brazilian funk, Thai Luk Thung, Soviet jazz, Afro-funk, and Japanese city pop. Before he knew it, in the global 70’s and 80’s funk, My Analog Journal had found its own voice, and by the end of December 2020, the Youtube channel had reached over 375k subscribers. Zag now not only runs the YouTube channel, which frequently hosts renowned guest DJs, but also has residencies at Netil Radio, and frequently plays gigs in London, UK.