About me
I am a singer-songwriter / vocal trainer / recording artist based in Athens / Greece. In this section you will learn more about my educational and professional background. For a detailed list of my collaborations and my guest appearances, click here.
Diplomas & Teacher Trainings
- BMus Pop Singing & Teaching, CODARTS University for the Arts
- MA Voice Pedagogy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
- Harmony Diploma, Conservatory of Northern Greece
- 1year course for Advanced Singers, Complete Vocal Institute
- Somatic Voicework The LoVetri Method, Levels 1, 2 & 3
- Integrated Voice Therapy, Levels 1, 2 & 3
- Bast Training for Singing Teachers
- Extreme Voices, Melissa Cross & Cathrine Sadolin
- Zen of Screaming, Melissa Cross (In person)
- Teaching for Voice Specialists, National Conservatory of Athens
- Vocal Health First Aider
- Vocal Distortion Teacher Training, certified
- Applied Neuroscience and Voice, Heidi Moss
- Estill Voice Training, Levels 1 & 2
- The Science of the Singing Voice, Johan Sundberg
Education & seminars
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An audience with Sarah Algoet – Extreme vocals, Vocal Health Education
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Applied Neuroscience and Voice by Heidi Moss, Voice Study Centre
- 2nd Phoniatrics Masterclass
- Voice Technique & Repertoire by Panos Dimas, 9 & 10 March, Athenaeum Conservatory
- Theoretical and practical training workshop on dubbing, speaking, directing and translating dubbed series and films by Akindynos Gkikas, Open Theater.
- Estill Voice Training, Levels 1 & 2, 23-27 May, ImproVIBE, Athens
- The Science of the Singing Voice, 20-23 July, Sandvik, Sweden
- Vocal Distortion Teacher Training by Nicolas Hormazabal, New York Vocal Coaching
- False Vocal Folds : Truths and Fallacies by Kerrie Obert, Voice Study Centre
- ARTience Voice Weekend Athens, 16-17 September
- Vocals for the soundtrack and title song of greek tv series “Sta syrmata
- 11th Estill World Voice Symposium, 2-4 August, Vienna, Austria
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Introduction to Overtone Singing with Iannis Psalidakos @Playground, Athens
- Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals the The National Conservatory of Athens
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1st Phoniatrics Masterclass, Athens
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Pevoc 14, Pan-European Voice Conference, 24-27 August, Tallinn, Estonia
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Somatic Voicework The LoVetri Method, Levels 1, 2 & 3
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Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals the The National Conservatory of Athens
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ARTience Voice Weekend Athens, 26-27 Μarch
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Beginning of the Voice Pedagogy MA degree at University of Wales Trinity Saint David in cooperation with Voice Study Centre (www.voiceworkshop.co.uk)
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I completed the BAST Training 20 Hour Course in April 2021. For more information on the course please visit www.basttraining.com
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Vocal Health First Aider (www.vocalhealth.co.uk)
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Vocology In Practise Virtual Voice Conference, 12-14 March
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Rock and Metal vocals online seminar. Introduction to vocal effects, CVT based (by authorised CVT teachers Tamara Pientka & Adi Bitran).
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Seminar by İlter Denizoğlu “Doctor Vox“.
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Numerous Singing Revealed livestream seminars with various guest speakers (Melanie Tapson, Kerrie Obert, Heidi Moss-Erickson, Matt Edwards, Line Hilton, Philippe Hall, Korel Tunador, Nicole Gill, Wolfgang Saus, Aramat Arnheim-Sharon etc).
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Webinar “Scream” with Melissa Cross.
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“Meet your voice” seminar at ΣΕΛΛΕ (Speechtherapists Association of Greece).
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Extreme Voices seminar with Melissa Cross & Cathrine Sadolin at The British Voice Association at London.
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Integrated Voice Therapy seminar with Elpida Koutsoubaki (1year).
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Pevoc 13, Pan-European Voice Conference | 27th-30th August, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Webinar “Scream” with Melissa Cross.
- 2nd seminar circle of Teaching for voice specialists with Panos Dimas.
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“My voice and me“, technique and performing seminar with Panos Dimas.
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PEVOC 12, Pan European Voice Conference, 30Aug-1st Sep, Ghent, Belgium
- Zen Of Screaming seminar by Melissa Cross October 17th – 18th, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pop Academy of CODARTS University for the Arts. Title: Bachelor of Music. Major in Pop singing and teaching, minor in experimental singing. Teachers: Harjo Pasveer, Simone Roerade, Brian Zalmijn.
1 year course for advanced singers at the Complete Vocal Technique Institute. Course included: “extreme”use of voice such as growling, distortion, rattle that are often used in metal and hardcore music. Teachers: Søren Møller, Christina Kürstein Lecocq, Michelle Sanders.
- Complete Vocal Technique master class with Cathrine Sadolin, Utrecht/The Netherlands.
- 1st year Jazz Department at ARTEZ Conservatory of Arnhem/The Netherlands. Teachers: Jolande Geven, Ineke Van Doorn, Mieke Doeschot.
- New Bulgarian University, Master class with Milcho Leviev and Vicky Almazidu.
Jazz lessons with Vicky Almazidu.
- Classical Training at the Conservatory of Northern Greece. Level: 2nd Intermediate. Teacher: Marialena Panagiotopoulou.
- Harmony Diploma from the Conservatory of Northern Greece.
Professional experience
- Extreme Metal Vocals at Athenaeum Conservatory
- Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals for Panos Dimas “Teaching for voice specialists” course
- Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals at Artience 4th International Voice Conference
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Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals at CODARTS University for the Arts, Rotterdam
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Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals at HKU Conservatory, Utrecht
- Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals the The National Conservatory of Athens
- Guest speaker for Extreme Metal Vocals at The National Conservatory of Athens
- Vocals for the soundtrack of 1899 Netflix TV Series
- Original score for the movie CHARLIE by Thanasis Tsaltampasis. Together with Gavriil Gavriilidis & Vasilis Gkoritsas.
- “Black Days” by The Death Beats feat. Chrysa T.
- Backing vocals for Helena Paparizou‘ x mas song “Christougenna Xana”. | youtu.be/EWuYNZ5BiYY
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Gigs with Bella Fuzz, Petula Russ, Travel Mind Syndrome, Biotech.
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Theatrical play “Playground” at Ilisia Volanakis Theater. Music by Chrysa Tsaltampasi and Ektoras Tsolakis.
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Theatrical play “Love Kills”, every Monday and Tuesday at Victoria Theater. Music by Chrysa Tsaltampasi and Ektoras Tsolakis.
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Collaboration track “All my dreams” (electro fix) with dutch producer Tim Besamusca, is featured at “Delirium” TV show starring Emma Roberts and “Star Crossed” TV show.
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Collaboration track “Wasteland” (Radical Project remix) with dutch producer Tim Besamusca is featured at TV show “Dos Lunas”.
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Collaboration track “Never” with Agent Greg out from Zero10records.
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Collaboration track “Help me through” with Dj Spector.
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Collaboration track “Reverie” with Three Way Plane.
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Gigs with Bella Fuzz, Petula Russ and Biotech.
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Collaboration track “All my dreams” (electro fix) with dutch producer Tim Besamusca, released by Urban Sickness Audio.
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Bella Fuzz and Gabriel Russel co write the title song of the greek movie “Pempti kai 12”.
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Collaboration track “Have you ever” with Chris Idh out from Zero10records.
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Collaboration track “Last step before” with Afformance.
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Co writing of the soundtrack of Mega Channel’s “Piso sto spiti” tv series and guest appearance as musician/actor.
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“Sincere” and “Wasteland”, collaboration tracks with dutch producer Tim Besamusca, were used in the soundtracks of blockbuster Hollywood tv series “The secret circle” and “Beauty and the Beast”.
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“Wasteland” was also featured as the soundtrack of “Otherland” gameplay trailer.
- Vocal improvisations for EN ON Butoh Dance Performance by Yumiko Yioshioka performed at the Center for Contemporary Art Ileana Tounta. Music Composition by Sophia Koubli.
- Vocal lessons at Holland and Greece.
- Live gigs throughout Holland and Greece with NATIONAL PORNOGRAFIK και N3RSEsupporting groups like Anathema, The Gathering, Antimatter, Amorphis, Senser, Brian Welsch (x KORN) etc.
- Guest vocalist at many greek rock, metal, electro, postrock, punk groups like Afformance, Reflection, Free Fall, Jane Doe, Savage Land, Dihasmenes Alitheies, Blank Inverse, Petula Russ, Russel etc.
- Jazz standards and selected greek songs at “Piano Bar”, Thessaloniki.
- English and Greek rock repertoire at “Cafe Americaine” rock stage, vocals/guitar, Thessaloniki.