Music
Outside of my academic pursuits, I enjoy playing the piano and composing music. You can catch me at Charley G's in Lafayette, where I play the piano at the bar weekly from 6 to 9pm. There is a new schedule every month, so check it out on their website!
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Here, you can find a few videos from original compositions and some recent releases. The newest releases are available on all popular streaming platforms. Look for "Michalis - As the days go by" or "Michalis - Echoes of the Aegean blues", or click on the Spotify player here:
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Music written for songs in the children's book Η κουτσή κιθάρα, written by Marina Fragκeskidou in 2017. Have you ever wondered what happens to a guitar if it loses a string? Will she be able to play music again? And if so, what will the melodies she creates be like? These and many more questions are answered in the book by Rouge, a special guitar. In her adventure she has good allies: Her friend, Blue, her teacher, Lina the Mandolin, and of course the guitar mom, who teaches us that nothing is impossible when we really want it, it's just that sometimes we have to find other ways to make our wishes come true. What is certain is that we can achieve anything, as long as we have persistence, will and a little light in our hearts.
In 2016, Marina Fragkeskidou and I wrote a song with the title Τα Λάβαρα (the banners) and submitted it to the annual composition competition, organized by the Cyprus Radio-Television Authority (RIK). The song, sang on live television by Kiriaki Elia, won first place in the competition, based on votes of judges and by text-voting of live viewers.
In 2016, I wrote the music for several songs in the album ΣκισμÎνοι Χάρτες (torn maps), recorded by the band Sempreviva in Athens, Greece. The leader of the band, Nikos Koskinas, is an old friend since our college days in Berlin, Germany. Nikos is currently a professor of German literature at the University of Athens.
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