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Andreas is a Greek composer of contemporary instrumental music. Combining synthesizers and acoustic instruments he creates melodic and emotional pieces, with influences from Yanni, Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre.
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20 May 2008: Summer Dreams-The new Andreas album has arrived. For more about the album and Andreas go to www.andreasonline.com.
COMING IN OCTOBER 2008:
Melodic Winds-10th Anniversary Edition: with current top quality sounds, new recording, mixing and mastering for superb audio quality and improved arrangements.
Wonders of the Universe: Premiere of the 40-minute show of the Athens Digital Planetarium.
ANDREAS DISCOGRAPHY
20 May 2008: Summer Dreams
2004: When The Sea Remembers CD
2001: Life Images CD
1998: Melodic Winds CD
Andreas has also composed the music for the short films Loss (2004), A World Made of Paper (2002) and Without Identity (2000).
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ANDREAS NEWS-UPDATED ON 25 JUNE 2008
WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE: MUSIC FOR THE ATHENS DIGITAL PLANETARIUM
Andreas is writing the music for a 40 minute show of the Digital Planetarium of the Eugenides Foundation in Athens, Greece called The Wonders of the Universe. With the release date being October 2008 the show will draw an estimated audience of 200,000 in 2 years. The recording begun on July 2006 and until now the first 9 minutes have been recorded and approved. Andreas is currently recording the next 5 minutes.
ANDREAS INTERVIEW AND SONG AT THE ITALIAN "NEW AGE AND NEW SOUNDS" MAGAZINE (June 2008)
A very lengthy and interesting 4-page Andreas interview appeared in the June 2008 issue of the italian magazine "New Age and New Sounds". the track "When The Sea Remembers" also appeared in the CD Sampler that accompanies the issue: interestingly the sampler itself is titled "The Sea Remember", meaning that Andreas also inspired its title. Scans of the magazine and sampler along with the interview will appear soon at www.andreasonline.com
ANDREAS SUCCESSES IN MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS (Updated on May 2008)
MAY 2008: "Samos" from "Summer Dreams" won Andreas a honourable mention at the 2008 West Coast Songwriters Association Contest in the "Instrumental" category:
http://www.westcoastsongwriters.org/contest_winnerinfo.htm
AUGUST 2007: "Signs of Love" and "Samos", both from "Summer Dreams" reached the semi-finals of the prestigious UK Songwriting Contest.
JUNE 2007: "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" has earned Andreas a honourable mention in the "Instrumental" category of the 11th Unisong International Songwriting Contest
http://www.unisong.com/WinnersHonorableMentions11.aspx#instrumental
NOVEMBER 2006: Andreas won the title for "Best Greek Composition" in the prestigious "Musicaid International Music Awards 2006" with "Sifnos" and "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers".
http://www.musicaid.org/awards.htm
JUNE 2006: Andreas is one of the 5 finalists of the prestigious 2006 Independent Music Awards in the "New Age" category with "Sifnos" from "When The Sea Remembers":
http://www.musiciansatlas.com/pages/ima_finalists_song.asp
JUNE 2006: Andreas is one of the 20 finalists of the 10th Unisong International Songwriting Contest in the "Instrumental" category with "Sifnos" from "When The Sea Remembers": http://www.unisong.com/Winners.aspx
AUGUST 2005: Andreas was a semi-finalist of the 2005 UK Songwriting Competition with "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers"
ANDREAS AND "SIFNOS" IN THE IRL 2007 CD SAMPLER AND CATALOGUE (June 2007)
"Sifnos" was selected for the IRL 2007 CD Sampler and the album "When The Sea Remembers" is promoted on the print catalogue accompanying the CD. Printed in 1000 copies in June 2007 and distributed to Asian music industry professionals this catalogue promoted Andreas in the Asian music industry: http://www.irlmusic.com/
"SIGNS OF LOVE" IN SONGSALIVE CD SAMPLER 9 (June 2007)
"Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" was selected for the Songsalive CD Sampler 9. The CD is currently distributed in various music conferences in US and Australia.
http://www.songsalive.org/cdsamplers.html
"SIGNS OF LOVE" IN THE "AMERICAN HEROES" CD (December 2006)
Andreas with his song "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams" was one of the 20 artists selected for the CD "American Heroes", released by 3 Point Records at December 2006 for the American soldiers in Iraq, The CD is available at Napster and CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/3pointrecords
ANDREAS IN THE UNSIGNED MUSIC MAGAZINE (November 2006)
A rave review about Andreas and the album "When The Sea Remembers" appeared in the November 2006 issue of the major indie music magazine "Unsigned"
To read the full review go to http://www.unsignedmusicmag.com/archive.html and click on the November 2006 issue link.
ANDREAS IN THE SONGSALIVE CD SAMPLER 8 (June 2006)
The song "Heart Full of Love" from Andreas latest album "When The Sea Remembers" was selected for the Songsalive! CD Sampler 8 which is exhibited to various music conferences in USA and Australia.
http://www.songsalive.org/cdsampler8.html
SONICBIDS AND TAXI FORWARDINGS
Many Andreas songs were selected among lots of contestants and forwarded by TAXI and Sonicbids-both the leading websites for independent musicians-to music, film and TV industry clients for future use.
Andreas was represented at MIDEM 2008 at Cannes, France by being included in "Expose Your Muse" CD Samplers. The selected songs were "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers" and "Signs of Love" from "Summer Dreams".
"On The Beach" was included in the 2005 Musselman Triathlon Festival Compilation CD and in the 2006 Timberman Triathlon Compilation CD that were given to 1000 and 2200 athletes and volunteers respectively.
Also, "Heart Full of Love" has been selected for BandRadio Live while "The Moment of Victory", "Shooting Stars", "On The Beach", "Song for the Children" and "Full Moon Reflections" have been selected by Acoustic Fuel Radio.
ANDREAS BIO
Andreas is a Greek composer of contemporary instrumental music and he lives in the city of Thessaloniki where he was born on 18 October 1971. Combining synthesizers and acoustic instruments Andreas creates melodic and emotional pieces that describe his life experiences and emotions, aiming in the hearts of his audience.
His songs follow the classic structure of pop songs, while they offer a broad variety of styles. Andreas has created his own unique style and signature sound with influences from Yanni, Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre.
His involvement with music started on January 1989 with the composing of the piece Melodic Winds and since then he has been constantly composing music and improving his Melodic Winds Studio. He has a degree in Music Harmony from the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki and the Yamaha Electone Method degree from the Yamaha Music Foundation, while he continues his piano studies at the Macedonian Conservatory of Thessaloniki.
Andreas has a degree in Physics as well as a Master Degree in Environmental Physics (specializing in Atmospheric Pollution and Ozone Depletion) both received from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Andreas studied Environmental Physics under the guidance of the internationally renowned professor Christos Zerefos, who has received a UNESCO award for his groundbreaking research for ozone depletion.
LIFE IMAGES-THE INSPIRATION FOR EACH SONG
1.Life Images
Life is a journey full of images. Many of them are wonderful and we keep them for ever in our heart and in our memory. They give us strength to face the difficult times of our life. That's why Life Images are always the good ones.
2.Lost Hopes
Sometimes we feel depressed because we have lost our hopes for something that was our dream. This is part of our life and we can't avoid it. The solution in times like this is to accept it and move on.
3.On the Road to Italy
On the April of 1994 I went to Italy together with about 30 fellow students from the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. This trip remained to me unforgettable as I had a blast! There is something about being a member of a college gang that just is impossible to find later in our life when we all become a lot more serious and less spontaneous than we should, not allowing ourselves to enjoy life, with the foolish excuse that we have grown up. This piece was composed on the bus while I was going to Italy. I was still in Greek territory, and I was having a great time. That is why this is a happy piece in the Greek meter of 7/8.
4.Sistine Chapel
I went to Sistine Chapel during the trip I mentioned above and I did not need more than the ten minutes I was allowed to stay inside to compose this piece, being incredibly inspired from the majestic beauty of Sistine Chapel. Compositionally speaking, this was the most powerful experience of my life.
5.Walking in Venice
Venice was the last visit of my trip to Italy. I first visited Venice at night, and I was amazed with its poetic beauty, being transported to a different century. These powerful sentiments made me compose this piece at the next day as I was walking in Venice with my friends.
6.Summer Night
A summer night is one of the most beautiful and inspiring life images. When you are away from the city, relaxing in a house next to the sea, feeling the breeze and listening to the sea waves with the moon above you. In moments like this you understand that life is a wonderful gift, and you are thankful for it.
7.The Joy of Life
Life is full of joy when you are ready to feel it. Even in the simplest things you can find pleasure. That's why living is a joy.
8.Without Identity
This piece was composed as the main theme of the short film with the same name directed by Konstantinos Topalis. He specifically requested for a dark piece for cello, and later asked for a violin accompaniment. Despite the fact that it was composed for this purpose, this piece conveys a mood representative of how we feel when nothing goes right and we feel lost, without identity.
9.Pain
Pain is an integral ingredient of life, and he is the biggest teacher. When we are ready to accept and understand his lessons we will improve and we will be able to enjoy life more.
10.My Best Memories
My best memories have always a special place in my heart. They are vivid, they seem to have happened only yesterday, and I am so thankful that I made them. Hopefully, in the journey of my life I will make more and better!
11.The Games of Fate
Sometimes fate is cruel on us, and we wonder what we did that was wrong and why we deserve this. We feel sad, and this is normal. The thing is that after bad times, good times are ahead. We should never lose our faith on this.
12.The Spirit of Love
What can one say about love, the most wonderful thing in our life? You can only understand it when you experience it, when you give and receive love. Either way, the feeling is unbeatable. Hopefully, the magical sound of the piano will make you feel again what is the spirit of love.
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As good as the first one, if not better...
author: Adel AbesYou simply will love this second album. Andreas, hurry up with your third release!!! Magic!