Andreas
When The Sea Remembers
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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).
HOW TO BUY ANDREAS MUSIC
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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.
WHEN THE SEA REMEMBERS CD-THE INSPIRATION FOR EACH SONG
1. When The Sea Remembers
We always go to the Sea for our most important life moments: when we are in love, when we celebrate, when we feel sad, when we want to relax, when we want to think clearly and take important decisions...sometimes alone and sometimes with our lover, our family, our best friends. It is amazing that the Sea can give us so much power and play such an important role in our lives. We go to her and we transmit our thoughts while looking at her: this is why the Sea remembers everything.
2. Full Moon Reflections
That wonderful sight of the full moon reflections on the sea...always takes our breath away every summer. This indescribable poetic, peaceful and majestic image that is one of nature's most wonderful creations. The touch of God in front of our eyes.
3. Sifnos
One of the most beautiful Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. This piece was composed during the great days I spent there in the summer of 1997 with my friend Miltos.
4. Olympic Glory
Olympic Glory is dedicated to Niki Bakogianni who inspired me to compose this piece a few minutes after watching her winning the silver medal in the High Jump of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
5. Wounded Feelings
When you open your heart to live life and love with all your strength you risk to get your feelings wounded. Sometimes, this is exactly what happens. However, without this risk you will never be able to experience real love or to enjoy your life to the fullest
6. Wonderful Moments
This piece is a joyous waltz celebrating all the wonderful moments of our life: the moments that make us realize that life is really beautiful, even though difficulties and bad luck always comes our way.
7. Shooting Stars
Back when I was between the ages of 10 and 15 my father would take me every August for long walks in the village of Skalohori (the birthplace of my grandmother) at the appropriate nights when there were a lot of shooting stars. Even though he was a Chemistry professor he had self-studied Astronomy and was subscribed to the American magazines National Geographic and Sky & Telescope. That's why he was able to explain the phenomenon to me and help me enjoy it by pointing me to the right directions in order to not miss the shooting stars. And every summer night we went for a walk he would show me the stars in the night sky and tell me their names and everything he knew about them. He wanted me to know about all the great physical phenomenons from an early age and understand what they are about.
But I am also strongly connected to the other meaning of the shooting stars, the emotional one: two lovers sitting on the beach and watching the shooting stars, or people looking to them and making a wish. In my heart, it is impossible not to remember all these things when I watch the shooting stars each summer in my summer home.
8. On The Beach
The summer evenings spent on the beach...what a joy! Without a care in the world, the endless sea in front of you and the clear skies above, with people around you happy and relaxed. One of the distinct privileges of the Greek summer!
9. Blue Symphony
The endless blue of the sea, the one we quietly stare when we also feel blue...
10. A World Made of Paper
The melody of Full Moon Reflections in a totally different arrangement: an up tempo Dixieland groove that wants to make fun of the bad face of the world around us.
11. Loss
Life is full of meetings and partings. The feeling of loss is something we all hope to avoid, but we can't because this is part of our life. It is not just the loss of beloved persons: during our life beautiful things end and never happen again.
12. The Moment of Victory
The Moment of Victory is dedicated to all the Greek athletes who have won medals in the Olympic Games of Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996), Sidney (2000) and Athens (2004), and especially to Voula Patoudlidou who won the gold medal in the 110m Hurdles of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Since 1980 I am an enthusiastic fan of the Olympic Games and as you can see in the photos of this website, I experienced the Athens 2004 Games up, close and personal.
13. The Final Farewell
I dedicate The Final Farewell to my beloved grandmother Eleftheria. I composed it especially for her just one day after her death. May her memory live through this piece. After all, the people you love live as long as you remember them.
14. Heart Full of Love
If your heart is not full of love, then you can never be really happy and you can not enjoy anything. It is also difficult to receive love because you have to give love first. Lots of it and without holding back because you receive as much as you give.