Melodic Winds by Andreas

With the release date being February or 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.

SIGNS OF LOVE IN THE "AMERICAN HEROES" CD

Andreas is one of the 20 artists of the CD "American Heroes". The song "Signs of Love" from Andreas forthcoming release "Summer Dreams" was chosen. Go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/3pointrecords

in order to listen to the song and buy the CD.

ANDREAS IN THE UNSIGNED MUSIC MAGAZINE

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 FINALIST IN 3 MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITIONS WITH SIFNOS

Andreas has won the title "Best Greek Composition" in the prestigious "Musicaid International Music Awards 2006" with "Sifnos" and "Heart Full of Love" from "When The Sea Remembers" CD! Go to http://www.musicaid.org/awards.htm to see the list of winners.

Andreas is also one of the 5 finalists of the prestigious 2006 Independent Music Awards in the "New Age" category:

http://www.musiciansatlas.com/pages/ima_finalists_song.asp

and one of the 20 finalists of the prestigious 2005 Unisong International Songwriting Contest in the "Instrumental" category:

http://www.unisong.com/Winners.aspx

Both finalist positions were earned with the song "Sifnos" from his latest album "When The Sea Remembers".

ANDREAS IN THE SONGSALIVE CD SAMPLER 8

The song "Heart Full of Love" from Andreas latest album "When The Sea Remembers" was selected for the Songsalive! CD Sampler 8

http://www.songsalive.org/cdsampler8.html

which is exhibited to various music conferences in USA and Australia. With the same song Andreas was a semi-finalist of the 2005 UK Songwriting Competition.

SONICBIDS AND TAXI FORWARDINGS

Many of 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.

"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.

DISCOGRAPHY

1998: Melodic Winds CD

1999: Song For The Children CD Single

2001: Life Images CD

2004: When The Sea Remembers CD

Andreas has also composed the music for the short films Loss (2004), A World Made of Paper (2002) and Without Identity (2000).

Coming on 1 October 2007: Summer Dreams-The New Andreas album!

Coming on 1 December 2007: Melodic Winds (New Edition with heavily improved sounds and sound quality plus some improved arrangements)

MELODIC WINDS CD-THE INSPIRATION FOR EACH SONG

1. Melodic Winds

This is actually the first song I ever composed, and it definitely sets the tone for the whole CD. It describes my positive nature as well as the fact that I like to compose music with a strong melody that expresses my emotions and, hopefully, yours. I immediately liked the title from the moment I thought of it. Not only that, but I also had a strong gut-feeling that this song would be the best of all and the hit of the CD, so I decided to use it for the title of the whole CD as well, although at that time I had not composed anything else!

2. Golden Years

This song is not about a specific event, but about me remembering all the good things that happened in my life and about my wish to relive them. That's why it has a special meaning to me.

3. Bright Day

It was a bright sunny day (a thing that fortunately happens very often here in Greece!) and I was feeling great! That should be evident when you listen to this piece.

4. The Hymn of Heroes

This piece is a tribute to all the heroes. Not just to the ones from various wars, but to all the everyday heroes as well. Me, you, everybody that in our lives we have to fight for our dreams, our beliefs, our hopes for a better life and a better world.

5. A Walk in the Rain

I was walking down the streets of Thessaloniki in a rainy day, and the whole scenery made me remember some sad things from my life. That put me into the mood to compose something to express my sadness, and that is what happened instantly, while walking in the rain.

6. Weekend

It was one weekend when I felt very relaxed and optimistic. A mood perfectly captured in this piece.

7. Song for the Children

One day, my mother who was (and still is) very involved with The Greek Children's Village (an institution similar to The SOS Children Villages) told me half-joking: "Hey, why don't you compose something for the Children's Village?" As I love children, I found the idea very intriguing and, incredibly, on that same day I came up with this piece. Now this is recorded as the official song of The Greek Children's Village, and released as a CD single for its benefit . Please go to Song for the Children CD Single for all the details.

8. A New Beginning

There have always been turning points in our lives when all we wanted to do was to put everything bad behind us and make a new beginning. Well, this has also happened to me. But to make a new beginning, you have to feel strong, determined and positive about your odds to succeed.

9. Sensitive Soul

If you like to think of yourself as a human, then you've got to have a sensitive soul. Sensitive enough to love, to feel, to understand, to hope, to dream. And if your soul is like that, then by all means follow it!

10. Broken Heart

You seldom find true and deep love. That's why your heart is really broken if you are unfortunate enough to lose it. This piece tries to describe the grief that you feel afterwards, a grief that is difficult to describe in words.

11. Passion for Life

If you really want to live your life, you have to be passionate for it. Because you have only one chance to live it.

12. Summer Island

On the summer of 1991 I visited one wonderful Greek island, Samos. My holidays there were so enjoyable, that I ended up composing this piece while I was still on the island.

13. Father's Memory

On the summer of 1992 my father passed away. This was one of the saddest moments of my life because I loved him so much. Just a few days after his funeral, I composed this piece about him. May his memory live through this piece. I consider this as the best piece I ever composed.

14. The Beauty of Nature

This piece is dedicated to the Nature. It tries to captures the feelings that all of us have when we have the beauty of Nature in front of our eyes. A beauty that is endangered from our thoughtless activities.

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