C.V.

Curriculum Vitae

STAMATIS SYRAKOS

Guitarist, Songwriter, Vocalist

Date of birth: March 14^th 1993

Address: Agiou Polykarpou 3-5, Peristeri, Athens 12135, Greece

e-mail: stamsyrakos@gmail.com

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE/EXPERIENCE

·         2010-2013: Lead Guitar, Vocals, Composition and Lyrics in the progressive metal band DECEMBRIA

(Highlights: 2012: participation in the Schoolwave Festival, 2013:“My lonely hell” EP release)

·         2014-present day: Lead Guitar, Composition, Vocals(since December 2016) in the thrash metal band FADOM (Highlights: 2014: “Pantophobia” LP release, Mini tour all over Greece, Support Act in TANKARD’s concert in Athens)

·         2011- present day: Session Lead Guitarist/Vocalist in many blues, rock and metal bands around Athens.

EDUCATION

Relevant

·         2011-2012:  Blues-Jazz guitar private lessons with Tolis Golias

·         2012: Guitar Clinic with Paul Gilbert

·         2012-present day: Blues-Jazz guitar private lessons with George Karayannis

·         2014: Guthrie Govan’s guitar seminar “Virtuoso’s Virtuoso”

·         2016: RGT Electric Guitar, Grade 7 (Distinction)

·         2017:RGT Electric Guitar, Grade 8 (passed/ exact results pending)

General

·         2011:  Graduation from the 6^th High School of Peristeri, Athens

·         2011- present day: Undergraduate Studies, University of Piraeus, Faculty of Statistics and Insurance Science

WORK EXPERIENCE

·         2012-present day: Private Tutor of  blues, rock and metal guitar

·         2011-2016:  Session guitarist with Traditional Greek music bands in various venues

·         2014-16:  Organizer of Jam Nights at “Ποδήλατο” music bar 

LANGUAGES

·         English:  Proficient User (C2), Certificate of Proficiency in English, ECPE, University of Michigan (2009)

·         German:  Independent User (B1), Goethe Zertifikat Deutsch (2008)

DISCOGRAPHY

·         Fadom, Pantophobia, Athens Thrash Attack: ATA19, 2014,CD.

·         Fadom, Sacrilegious Forms, (forthcoming, 2017)

·         Decembria, My Lonely Hell, Self Released EP, 2013, CD.

Codarts University of Arts

Dear Sir or Madam,

By this letter I am given the opportunity to introduce myself and furthermore state and explain my interest in being enrolled in the “Pop” Bachelor Program at the Codarts University of Arts.

I am Stamatis, a guitarist, songwriter and vocalist aged 24, aspiring to lead a life of constant musical creation and performance. I can recall myself as a child being infatuated by the music of classic rock bands (Pink Floyd, Rainbow, Led zeppelin etc) and blues artists (Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Muddy Waters), tunes that along with classical music were often played in my house. At the age of nine I was already a dedicated, yet self-taught explorer of the wondrous world of the electric guitar, more than sure that this would be a long journey. It is now 13 years that I have never stopped practicing, improvising and composing with inextinguishable eagerness to broaden my music conception and skills.

Codarts University is beyond any doubt an Educational Institution of high prestige and quality, enjoying international reputation and promoting actively the study of art through innovative courses. The Pop Bachelor Program is a perfectly suitable and definitely desirable place for my studies, as its focus on actionable skills, stage experience, songwriting and production meets my interests to a great extent. I strongly believe that the educational outgrowth would act as a catalyst to my future prospects and goals, fortifying my composing, guitar and singing skills and providing me with a meaningful and life-shaping experience.

 As it is obvious, the benefits from being a member of the Codarts society are numerous and directly relevant to my professional and artistic aspirations. Thus, I would be really grateful if I would be given this advantageous educational opportunity.

Sincerely yours,

Stamatis Syrakos