Alhan Gençay

Alhan Elvan Gençay (born 4 March 1999) is a satirist, journalist and documentary producer based in London. He is best known for his work on VICE and Boiler Room's show Gasworks.

Alhan Gençay
Alhan (April 2020)
Born
Alhan Elvan Gençay

(1999-03-04) March 4, 1999
London
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Satirist
  • host
  • journalist
  • documentary producer
Known forBoiler Room
VICE

Career

At 16, Gençay began his career at Vice as a writer whilst still at school. He was hired as an intern and contributed to titles such as Noisey.[1] Concerns were raised from senior management because of his young age. He was subsequently asked to leave.

Gençay continued with education and went on to attend City of Westminster College. He dropped out after three months.

In 2017, once he had turned 18, he was re-hired by Vice to work on the newly launched VICELAND, and fronted a satirical investigative series for VICE.com, entitled, ‘Why Should I Give A Shit?’.[2]

Gençay was hired by Boiler Room in 2018 as part of the company's strategy to expand further into original video content.[3]

Notable work

Why Should I Give A Shit?

2017 saw the launch of a three-part series in which Gençay, who at the time had newly turned 18, was tasked with making adult decisions. Episodes included him infiltrating London Fashion Week and visiting the home of the Royal Family's biggest fan.[4] The show was distributed online and across Vice's social media channels.

Grimenet

Gençay produced and directed Grimenet for VICELAND UK.[5] A five-part series in which Grime MCs and DJs were asked to answer questions from popular forum Mumsnet.[6][7][8] It was the first mini-series made for the TV channel since launch. Episodes were played during advertisement breaks.

Grimenet was later adapted by the French Vice office. They launched a version of the show called Rapnet.[9]

In 2018, Grimenet went on to win a silver award at the Creative Circle Awards.[10]

Gasworks

Gençay is host and executive producer of UK-focused talkshow ‘Gasworks’. Together with co-host Poet, the pair poke fun at UK culture and discuss rap news. The show is still running. It was first commissioned in 2018 by Boiler Room and was recommissioned later in the year for a second season.[11] Guest appearances include Wiley, Frisco, Ms Banks, Dappy and Jammer.

Podcast

Gençay started a brand new podcast for BBC Sounds called Alhan's World. The podcast is about life after the coronavirus lockdown, and it started on 09 July 2020.

Documentaries

A list featuring some of Alhan Gençay's documentaries.

Balaclavas and Bibles

Gençay gains access to SPAC Nation, a controversial church in London, to get to the bottom of ‘Gospel Drill’.[12][13][14]

Alhan: Ready for War?

In this documentary, the Ministry of Defence flew Gençay out to Norway to cover their involvement in NATO's Trident Junctre exercise. He embedded with the British Army for five days.[15]

Kebab Awards

On 26 February 2017, the fifth annual Kebab Awards were held. Alhan was in attendance and covered the event.[16]

gollark: OH NO 221 NEW MESSAGES AAAAAAAA
gollark: I have a graphing app on my phone, which costs about as much as a far less capable calculator.
gollark: I think that's just very close lines.
gollark: Differentiate the function, work out the gradient at x=2, then find the line perpendicular to that which goes through that point.
gollark: Microsoft just has users do their QA.

References
  1. Alhan Gençay (7 June 2016). "Please, Help Fund my Uncle's A-Z Grime Tour of London". Noisey.
  2. "Why Should I Give A Shit About Fashion?". Vice Shorties. VICE. 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. Lucinda Southern (6 August 2018). "Boiler Room expands beyond music streaming to culture and politics with new video push". Digiday.
  4. "Why Should I Give A Shit About Fashion?". Why Should I Give A Shit?. VICE. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. "Grimenet on IMDb".
  6. "Grimenet Show". Vice Lab UK. VICE. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  7. Frankie Dunn (27 October 2017). "Vice just launched Grimenet, a much-needed series where the Grime scene tackle topics raised on Mumsnet". i-D.
  8. Rebecca Rose (7 November 2017). "New 'Grimenet' episode discussing daughters dating older guys". GRM Daily.
  9. "Rapnet: Education". Vice Lab France. VICE. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. "Viceland UK wins Silver for Grimenet".
  11. @boilerroomtv (13 November 2018). "GASWORKS Season 2 incoming. GASWORKS is unfiltered and anarchic. Expect more of your favourite music and internet culture figures. The gas is working. November 26th 2PM" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. "Balaclavas in Church; are Christ and Drill music compatible?". Inside. Boiler Room. 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. Susannah Butter (8 October 2018). "Inside the rise of gospel drill". Evening Standard.
  14. Kaya Burgess (11 August 2018). "'Demonic' drill rap used to spread the gospel". The Times.
  15. "Can a Millennial Troll Survive NATO's Biggest War Games?". Vice Specials. VICE. 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  16. "Kebab Awards". Vice Shorties. VICE. 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
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