Drummers Break Sticks,
Not Hearts!

Leyan Senay is a Belgian independent drummer, drum educator, songwriter & Turkish ambassador of Hit Like A Girl. She studied piano at highschool and her major was English Literature at the university. Then she discovered her passion for drums and began her drum journey at 2016. She toured with famous bands & orchestras throughout Turkey as Nil Karaibrahimgil, Murat Boz, Iskender Paydaş then finally she began to follow her own path as an independent drummer and begin giving drum workshops and making performances worldwide by representing odd time Turkish traditional grooves to the whole world!

One of her biggest aim became giving inspiration and encouragement to women for following their dreams then she became Ted X speaker and gained a reward for ‘2022’s most inspirational woman of the year’. Lego Turkey has created a huge statue of her and put it in the center of Istanbul to create awareness of gender inequality in male dominated jobs and to give inspiration for childen with inspiring story of Leyan. She also create contents for social media for years. Now, she opened a new page in her musical journey and begin creating her own songs! Her first single ‘Bluetiful’ with representing East – West synthesis combining gothic rock style with ethnical atmosphere became the winner of the week in famous metal magazine ‘Metal Hammer’s music list!