[8] Erol Alkan released a series of mash-ups using the alias Kurtis Rush in the early 2000s, including a mix of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and New Order's "Blue Monday", which was performed by Minogue at the Brit Awards.

[9] Erol also used the alias Mustapha 3000,[10][11] and is half of the psychedelic dance-rock act Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve, along with Richard Norris.

[12] In 2016, Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve released the album The Soft Bounce, featuring collaborations with artists such as Hannah Peel, Jane Weaver, Euros Childs and writer Jon Savage.

Originally cutting his teeth recording B-sides for The Long Blondes and Mystery Jets, he was asked back to work on their respective second albums.

His first production credit is the entire Mystery Jets' much loved second album, Twenty One, which contained the 2 top 40 hit singles "Young Love" and "Two Doors Down", Late of the Pier's debut record, Fantasy Black Channel, and The Long Blondes' second album Couples.