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SINGER, SONGWRITER, LUTE PLAYER
GIANNIS HAROULIS

Giannis Haroulis is a singer, musician and songwriter who with his talent, authenticity and immediacy has achieved to leave his own personal mark on the art, rock and traditional music scene. He was born and raised in Crete, in the village of Ekso Lakonia of Agios Nikolaos. The song “Ksasteria” and the first notes on the mandolin were the trigger for him to be introduced to the world of music, when at the age of 8 under the guidance of his father (sculptor, painter and self-taught lyricist), Giannis produces his first musical sounds. From then on, music will become his breath!

A little later, he owned his first lute and began to study Traditional Cretan Music. From his teenage years, he began his occupation as a luthier in Traditional celebrations. Christos Thivaios is the one who will be initially impressed by his pure talent, and in July 2002 Giannis will perform at the Lycabettus Theater for the first time, singing in a concert dedicated to the unforgettable Nikos Xylouris. Performing in his own unique way the songs “Oi ponoi tis Panayas” and “Kosme Chryse” will enchant the audience of Athens with his singing and immeasurable passion!

His direct contact with the audience continues to be the core of his live performances, a relationship that lasts for years and is based on the actual meaning of the companionship, that of the celebration the absolute communion!

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The professional music path of Giannis Haroulis includes five personal albums, one of which was a gold record, as well as a live recording album that was also a great success, climbing to the top of the Greek music charts. His collaborations, either on record or in music scenes and concerts, are numerous and include the names of acclaimed singers and music-composers, including those of:

Thanassis Papakonstantinou, Mikis Theodorakis, Loukas Thanou, Stavros Xarhakos, Manos Eleftheriou, Nikos Mamagakis, Christos Tsiamoulis, Christos Thivaios, Manos Xydous, Alkistis Protopsalti, Melina Kana, Socratis Malamas, Miltos Paschalidis, Nikos Portokaloglou, Dionysis Tsaknis, Natassa Bofiliou, Chainides, Danae Panagiotopoulou, Michalis Nikoloudis, Minoas Matsas and Eric Barton.

Musicians
IN PERFECT HARMONY WITH THE EXCELLENT MUSICIANS THAT ACCOMPANY HIM, DEVELOPS A VIVID DYNAMIC, AN INIMITABLE STYLE, DRAWING FROM ROCK PHILOSOPHY AND DEEP SENSITIVITY. CONCEPTS THAT HAVE COME TO CONSTITUTE A DEFINING ASPECT OF HIS SOUND AND MUSICAL IDENTITY.
ELECTRIC GUITAR
THANASIS DZINGOVIC
Thanasis Dzingovic was born in Thessaloniki in 1976. He has studied electric guitar at the Contemporary Conservatory of Thessaloniki and so far, his career includes three music record releases and a personal album with "Super Stereo", in which he wrote the lyrics, composed music and did the production. He is a founding member of the band "Tuflon", who in 2021 released their first album. He has also been a member of "B-Movies (Pavlos Pavlidis)", while at the same time he has collaborated with artists such as George Dimitriadis, Katerina Makavou, Dimitris Baslam, and others.
DRUMS
VASILIS BACHARIDIS
Vassilis Bacharidis was born in 1980 in Thessaloniki, where he will remain learning to create and play percussion and drums. He already counts several collaborations with various bands and artists, such as: Giannis Aggelakas & Episkeptes, My Excuse, Thanasis Papakonstantinou, Socratis Malamas, Giannis Haroulis, Psarantonis, Giorgis Xylouris, Alzheimer Beat, Nikos Veliotis, Sotires, Super Stereo, TUFLON, Giorgos Christianakis, Babis Papadopoulos, Michalis Kalkanis, and Dimitris Mystakidis.
STRINGS
LEFTERIS ANDRIOTIS
Lefteris Andriotis was born in Athens and is a graduate of the Music School of Pallini. He studied Advanced Theory (Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue) and Jazz Improvisation and Orchestration at the F. Nakas Conservatory. He was taught Cretan lyre by the musician Zacharias Spyridakis, while he has also attended composition lessons with V. Foster. He has collaborated with Nikos Mamagakis, Savina Giannatou, the composer Louis Borda, Haroula Alexiou, the ERT Symphony Orchestra, Nikos Katritzidakis, Antonis Priftis, Michalis Kalkanis, and others.
KEYBOARDS
ORESTIS BENEKAS
Orestis Benekas was born in Ioannina in 1984. 2002 found him in the city of Thessaloniki as a student at the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia. He has participated in numerous music groups, performing concerts throughout Greece and abroad. He is a founding member of the bands "TUFLON" and "THE CAVE CHILDREN", while he has collaborated in concerts and records with various artists, such as Pavlos Pavlidis, Stella, Dimitra Galani, Marina Satti, Bjenny Montero and many others.
WIND INSTRUMENTS
KONSTANTINOS FORTSAS
Sound & Light Designers
LIVE SOUND ENGINEERS & LIGHTING DESIGNERS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF A CONCERT! THOSE WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES FORM THE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ULTIMATE MUSIC EXPERIENCE. GET TO KNOW THEM...
STAGE SOUND MIXER
NIKOS KONSTANTAKIS
He is responsible for the regulation and quality of the sound that the musicians perceive on stage, develops all aspects of cases and point of views related to the sphere of the stage.
SOUND MIXER
PANAGIOTIS RIZOPOULOS
His specialization includes the creative and practical aspects of sound and music, capturing -in the widest possible range- of each participating instrument.
LIGHT DESIGNER
PERIKLIS MATHIELIS
With his imagination, knowledge and experience he creatively combines the art and modern technology of lighting, offering a fresh, more qualitative approach.