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Please follow our posts for News & Tour....! Michael Paouris' Team Michael Paouris CV He was born in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. He began learning the bouzouki when he was 8. He began playing professionally when he was 12. His next teacher Manolis Michalakis recommends him in the composer G. Katsaros with whom he collaborated for a limited number of concerts. He is well known as “The Phenomenon”, a title which was gained by his teachers, co-operations (Mikis Theodorakis, Al Di Meola, Rosenberg trio, Mimis Plessas etc.) and the media. Simultaneously, he participates in the team of Nikos Danikas in “Stavros tou Notou” and in “Chamam” (2 of the most well known concert halls in Athens). He participates in competitions of technique and interpretation and he wins the first place at Pan-Hellenic Rewards. In his 15 Th. Polykandriotis selects him and he collaborates with him in a lot of concerts for 8 years. He also performed at the “Megaron, The Athens concert hall”, in his 18, with a symphony orchestra, M.Theodoraki’s pieces. In his 16, he performed live in M. Theodoraki’s play “ A life, Greece”His teacher Manolis Michalakis, broadened his musical horizons, teaching him moral lessons, the essential love to the music, the way that the natural development comes to the instrument and the essential development of spirit through the music as well. Special moment is considered to be his attendance in the opening ceremony of Olympic Games “Athens 2004” in the piece of Stavros Xarchakos. He has been teaching students, professionals etc. from all over Greece, aiming at the even approach of music and the correct bases on technique issues based on material that results from his personal research since 2005. He has been working as a teacher in the CONSERVATOIRE of ART G.B. FAKANAS since 2010. Nowadays, he performs with the Michael Paouris’ band in music and concert halls all over the world. In November of 2011 he performed live in Greece with the world wide known guitarist Al Di Meola, receiving great reviews by the media and the audience. A common performance with the two of them had already taken place in France in July of 2011. At the same day his 1st cd single ¨enarxis¨ and his 1st book ¨my notes…¨ were released. He is a part of the documentary “Greece, an economic Odyssey” for the CNBC Africa for which he was presented as the brilliant future of Greece. In December of 2012 he performed Live on stage with The Rosenberg Trio, after his invitation. In December of 2012 he performs with Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba in Athens, Greece for the 3rd time. At the same day his 2nd double album ¨Disharmony¨ with famous guests was released. Guests: Mimis Plessas and Panos Mouzourakis. He currently cooperates with Fide Koksal, a well known Turkish singer – performer in Greece and Turkey as well. Masters say: "He is ridiculous fast. He reminds of me when I was 25 years younger. His instincts are very sharp!!! He remind me the trio with John and Paco." Al Di Meola, Athens, 2011 "The fastest bouzouki player on the planet Earth!" Al Di Meola, Athens, 2012 "His music is amazingly close to ours. He is really fast but there is more to it. His style, feeling and scales are pretty exotic to us." The Rosenberg trio, Athens 2012 “The Rosenberg trio & Michael Paouris” Athens, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpPIB7Ws7w “Al Di Meola & Michael Paouris” Athens, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF2vAWANirs Michael Paouris’ Band “Alley’s Groove” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2QWBEklcg Michael Paouris’ Band “Manos” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtAGAs2Zexs Booking Agent: NIKOS SARAFANIAN Events management mob: + 30 6948261212 email: onnik@ath.forthnet.gr
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