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FRISKY LOVES GREECE
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26 NOVEMBER 2011 @ 06AM PST / 09AM New York / 04PM Athens
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The Concept: Pick a region, usually a country, and showcase its electronic dance music to the world. The hand-picked DJs from the friskyRadio robots are sure to paint a unique picture of whats hot in that part of the world.
The Show: friskyRadio Loves...
The History: It all began with Argentina. Back in 2005, we had an idea: Why not do a show solely on Argentina, where some of the most passionate friskyRadio DJs and fans come from. Indeed, the first friskyRadio Loves Argentina wasnt even called "friskyRadio Loves Argentina," for even we didnt know what a unique concept and show we were pioneering. At the time, there was simply nothing like it anywhere: not on Internet Radio, not in FM radio. Like so many things on friskyRadio - we were the first to bring the 'Country/Region' showcase concept to the world. Since then have visited well over 30 countries or regions, from Russia to Finland, from Holland to Greece and everything in between.
FRISKY Loves GREECE!
LINE UP - ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Michel Zola
Andrea Mami
Bobby Deep
George Marvel
George Georgakopoulos
Denko
Athan
Jorge Dept
John Moore
Panoulix
Dpen
psychowski
Christian Cambas
Soil K
Christian Cambas
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As Greece’s foremost proponent of Electronic Dance Music, Christian Cambas is the country’s greatest dance music export. He studied and graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, of which former alumni include Brian ‘BT’ Transeau, film score impresario Alan Silvestri & the legendary Quincy Jones.
In the beginning of his career he regularly DJ’ed alongside such luminaries as Carl Cox, John Digweed and Sasha and in 2005 he notably became the first Greek DJ to break into DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs poll, coming in at #88.
His debut cut ‘It Scares Me’ was released on John Digweed’s Bedrock imprint and he has gone on to record for some of the world’s most respected labels. As a remixer Christian has re-imagined massive club hits like Anarcrusan’s ‘In My Mind’ for Yoshitoshi Records, and others throughout the years. In addition to his production and remix career, he has been teaching a college-level Sound Engineering and Music Technology course.
In his hometown of Athens, he held a two year monthly residency at the legendary +SODA in Athens, and his touring schedule includes dates in North & South American Europe and Asia, with gig highlights including the San Francisco Love Parade and the WMC in Miami.
Moving on to new territory, Christian’s productions are now supported by a phalanx of scene-defining techno jocks, and he has signed tracks to labels such as UMEK’s 1605, Great Stuff, Toolroom, Rusted and others. His own imprint in partnership with Press & Play, Sabotage Records, focuses on uncompromising music and and is committed to delivering razor-sharp music that will shape the future
https://www.facebook.com/christiancambas
https://www.facebook.com/christiancambas.live
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Bobby Deep
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Mpampis Vasilos aka''Bobby Deep' was born and raised in the mid 70's in the beautiful surroundings of Lamia, Greece.
Music was always Bobby's Deep rooted passion, as an early teenager he was already a collector of many records,
artists like Chaka Khan, Kool & The Gang, Herbie Hancock, Paul Hardcastle, Billy Ocean and Lisa Stansfield were all highly influential.
Following later alone the same soul focused style to more mainstream artists like Enigma, Simply Red and Sarah Jane Morris.
His passion for music was ever-growing so in his late teens he worked on local radio stations and in clubs as a Dj from 1992.
Despite the very small local scene, Bobby managed to get established,and that gave him the opportunity to play in clubs and on the radio along side top djs
such as Duskie Jay[Boz Boz recs], Andreino[Mas Collective],Pete Gooding,Terry Lee Brown and label mate.
On his 'Deep Minds' radio show Bob feels blessed to have such talented guests as Paper Samurai, Nicolas Coronel & Christian Poow.
During the last few years Bobby has started producing his own music to a very high level,
his first works have received a very enthusiastic response from established djs all around the globe, such as Randal Jones, Hernan Cattaneo, Dj Tarkan,
Matt Darrey(Matt's review:Bobby Deep is a master at painting the image in your mind with sound and feel),Marcus Sculz,Keneth Thomas,Ferry Corsten, Jondi & Spesh,
Chloe Harris, Ingo Vogelmann, Sasha Le Monnier, James Warren & those DJs in the Release & Mypromo Record Pool.
Bobby has been honoured with to be Frisky Radio 'Artist of the week' and was chosen to be on of the quests for Ingo Vogelman's Lightworks 4th birthday
alongside such heavy hitters in the house scene such as Dave Seaman & D Ramirez.
With a substantial quality back catalogue and an ever growing discography comprising of keenly edited productions and remixes
Bobby Deep is definitely a rising star in the underground Deep & Progressive house dance music scenes.
2011 finds him launchin his own label(Know Thyself Recordings) alongside with his friend and partener Christos Fourkis
and hosting his own show(Deep My Way) on Frisky Radio.
http://www.facebook.com/bobby.deep
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Denko
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Dionisis Kotsiras aka dj DenKo born in the city of Athens on 16/9/1971.At the age of 7 started to listen to Radio stations keeping notes about artists & songs.At the age of 9 he bought his first Vinyl "The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta".In the early 80's he first heard Kraftwerk from one of his cousins but never thought he would listen samples of their music in the future & a few years later he discovered the best two groups for him : The Cure & The Smiths but never stopped listening also to other styles of music.In 1988 first listened to some Acid House tracks & was exited until 1989 when a new club in Athens opened changing the dance scene in Greece. FAZ club was there & was one of the greatest in Europe at that time.Techno was also there & Djs like Petros Kozakos (Resident),Aris (Resident),Ricardo Da Force from KLF(Resident) & many guests like Paul Oakenfold,Fabio,Leo Mass,Grooverider,Carl Cox, Joey Beltram,Dj Rap & more influenced Dionisis to start Djing.The dream of Faz ended in 1992 !!! Dionisis still keep spinning vinyls until today playing mostly Progressive house music in Private parties only for happy ppl & friends. 2008 dj DenKo with his Egyptian friend Hassan Rassmy take part in a Remix Contest for Klik Records with two remixes on Dousk & Nikos Diamantopoulos & after a month bacame an Artist Of The Week on Frisky Radio. From July 2008 Denko & Rassmy host their own show on Frisky Radio named "The Passage" playing deep progressive sounds. In 2008 DenKo & his good friend Athan launched Deepsessions Recordings trying to find new talents in dance scene !!!
www.deepsessionsrecordings.com
el-gr.facebook.com/people/Dionysis-Kotsiras/813000594
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Athan
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Athan was born in the city of Thessaloniki on 29th of May 1975.From his childhood started listening to Classic Rock legends & New Wave bands such as Depeche Mode,House Of Love,Kraftwerk,OMD etc.At the age of 13 he had his first proffessionall experience as a dj.A few years later in 1995 his passion about Trip Hop/Electronica evolved.Influences from bands like Portishhead,Massive Attack,Unkle,Morcheeba etc.Çelped Athan to open new horizons in his dj style...During 1995 – 2001 he worked for several Radio Stations of his hometown Thessaloniki & became more popular from his successful radio shows...Getting more into Electronica his passion about Progressive sounds grew more & more and finally became a passion in his life...Since 2001 he works as a Resident Dj in clubs & travel around Greece as a guest Dj in big parties.Everyday of his life is dedicated to Music.The past 2 years Athan supports many Greek producers promoting their tracks in every appearance...On 2008 got his first On line radio show & had many dj sets as a guest in the most popular Internet Radio Stations of the world playing with popular producers and Djs...On 2008 also Creates a group of labels ''Deepsessions Recordings,Deepsessions Digital & Deepsessions Trance Limited'' for Progressive House,Deep House & Trance sounds..
www.deepsessionsrecordings.com
www.twitter.com/DeepsessionsRec
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Jorge Dept
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For Jorge music has always been a sanctuary for him because the depth of the Electronic Dance Music culture goes well beyond a conscious level.
He hails from Kavala, Greece, a place that brings a warm summer feeling every time you think about it. This is why his music is so emotional, melodic, and some times Balearic. because his father was a DJ in a few clubs, Jorge naturally fell into the rhythm and it was those early moments that began his musical journey at a very young age.
In his late teens, Jorge started working at some clubs and at a radio station that had a big influence to what style of music was going to follow. Inspired by some fellow DJs of his town and from some pioneers of EDM such us Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, BT and Junkie XL, he started to develop his own personal style of mixing and producing.
In early 2006 Jorge had his 1st production released by Fiberline Audio when he teamed up with a fellow producer and close friend NicoDream. Together they produced some club tracks that established as Progressive Trance tracks and that pushed him to starting produce Trance music.
In late 2008 Jorge teamed up with ADbeat. Together they started a new project called ÒSinner & SaintÓ. This project on putting all of their musical passion, talent, and a unprecedented new sound to establish them in the Trance scene all over the world.
All that brings us today and Jorge is already a established DJ at his hometown & Greece and alongside with that Jorge hosts one of the most popular shows at friskyRadio called "Back2Basics" with several guests as :
Markus Schulz, Gabriel & Dresden, Nick Warren, Jody Wisternoff, Guy Ornadel, Martin Roth, InPetto, Duderstadt, Orkidea, Solarstone, Tenishia, Jonas Steur, Kenneth Thomas, Mat Zo, V-Sag, Dj Tarkan, Retrobyte, Damian DP, Marcus Schossow, John O' Callaghan, Duende, , Sean Tyas, Greg Downey, Faskil, Dresden & Johnston Heatbeat,DJ Row, Ronski Speed, Basil O'Glue, Ralphie B, Protoculture.
So stay tuned for much more in the future.
facebook.com/jorgedept
twitter.com/jorgedept
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George Georgakopoulos
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Born in the 8th of July 1976, George Georgakopoulos commenced his journey in music and radio in the early 90’s. His first radio show was broadcasting live every Saturday and Sunday midnight , playing all the rave anthems of that era. Although George G was under the wings of a politically oriented radio station he succeeded in establishing his own personal style and music.
It was in October of 1994 that George G became part of the historic Life FM presenting the first and only morning show (7.00-10.00) that ever existed in the station. One year later he transferred his show later in the evening (12.00-15.00).
Along with the radio shows, he becomes for 8 months an editor of the Pop Corn magazine writing in a special column dedicated to dance music and after that for Lemon Music magazine until 1998, when he becomes Content Editor, having in his impressing portfolio interviews with massive artists of the dance music stage like DJ Sasha. Full of energy, he also participated as a DJ in parties of notorious clubs of those years.
In 1999 he presents the daily show “Ultraviolet” (18.00-20.00), hosted by Blue Sky 107,2 a radio station full of familiar faces, all of them strongly engaged with the Greek Electronic dance scene. He remains there until the unfortunate closing of the radio stations that occurred on April of 2001. At the same time he starts a new cooperation with Freeze magazine as an editor for the next 2 years.
He continued his journey in electronic dance stage through Kickstart and Free Fm at the beginning, and he resume his cooperation with Freeze Magazine once more.
Along with Ran Ben Shoshan, The Draft scheme, brought their first productions and remixes under some respected labels such as Devilock and Voco Records
Right now you can listen to Kickstart Show through www.life892.com every Monday & Fri
https://www.facebook.com/georgakopoulosg
http://www.kickstartblog.blogspot.com/
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John Moore
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Born in Athens ,John Moore started his musical education at the age of 6,learning violin and piano.
He spent his childhood in Corfu,an island of Greece with big musical tradition a fact that was big influence to him.
In the early 90's,returning,in Athens,he sterted collecting vinyls and MkII became his third instrument.He started Dj'ing in small & private parties in Athens playing and exploring all genres of electronic music .
In 1995 he turn into a professional violinist and started working in orchestras performing in many music festivals in Greece and abroad.He continued dj'ing in clubs in Athens regularly.Steb by step his interest for music production became bigger and from 2008 he releases his work on Deepsessions Recordings and DSR sublabels.On September 2011 he launched a new sublabel of DSR called Deepsesions Abstract specializing in downtempo/experimental/ambient sounds.His brand new realese "Canal d' amour" includes a remix by the greek producer Nicko Vee and an edit of his own.
Forthcoming releases include original works and remixes on DSA,DSD & DP-6 Recordings.
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George Marvel
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George Maravelakis aka George Marvel was born in 1974 in Iraklion of Crete, Greece. He has been interested in music since his early childhood, and had his first home radio station broadcasting on air, at the age of 16.
He studied music in the national conservatoire school of Crete as he enjoyed a scholarship which lasted two years and learned about singing and playing lira (a Cretan instrument like violin).
He accepted his first job as a resident dj for a local bar in Iraklion, where he was spinning his first house maxi singles. Later he worked for Iraklion's branch store of Virgin megastores, for 7 years, as a sales and orders manager consultant.
For his music taste, is considered as one of the best djs and radio producers in Iraklion, and has been playing music for local clubs for 17 years. Now he has a live daily radio show at Music Channel 105,1, and is working as one its music consultants and staff managers at the same time.
He is taking production lessons on Ableton & Apple - Logic Studio,and he is always on the move to one more step ahead till he drops.
For the love of music.
www.facebook.com/GeorgeMarvel
www.myspace.com/g_marvel
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Panoulix
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Born in 1982 in Athens, Greece, Panos Papadopoulos, starts his steps in DJing since 12, playing for fun at home made parties with friends. Later on, his taste in music let him explore many genres of Electronica Scene such as Psychedelic Trance and GOA, Progressive House, Techno, Electro and Tribal, turning his hobby into a new era. Since 2001, Panos, moved to Patra for studies and bought his first real Professional DJ gear. Having his studies and his primary job as major priorities, Panos only played and experimented at his free time. In 2006 Panos plays in many public parties locally, under the name PanouliX which became fancy and appealing to both his friends and the crowd. In 2007 Panoulix enters the FriskyRadio world and meets sounds from Kintar, Moshic and Hyline. In 2008 he meets Hyline, Kintar, Michel Zola, Shiva and many more artists, widening his music culture and playing as a guest on FriskyRadio (San Fransisco) and DanceRadio (Greece) and in many local parties. Currently Panoulix keeps his hobby alive, playing as a guest in many shows and parties and evovles his music culture and mixing skills as much as he can and just for pleasure, thanx to all his friends and people who support him…
http://www.panoulix.com/
http://www.myspace.com/panoulix
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Dpen
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Born in 1982 in Athens-Greece, Yannis was exposed in several music styles and scenes from an early age. This variety of music styles transmet him a strong passion for an inner quest to find the kind of music that would represent him and express his feelings.
His first productions catch the attention of Hernan Cattaneo back in 2006 and since then “dPen” has several releases in well known labels such as Tiesto’s Black Hole, Subliminal Bonzai, Jetlag, Ready Mix, Hyline music, Nordic, deep Focus, Restart, Presslab, TSOE, Sutil, Pangea, Behold, Mestija, Feral Code, SOG. His latest tracks are already signed with Nick Warrens Hope recordings and an upcoming label with a bunch of star producers already in their roster, named “Silence Through Music”.
dPen as a dj has his own monthly radio show, named “Boarding Pass”, which is aired exclusively from Frisky radio and is been syndicated from various Internet and fm radio stations with thousands of listeners and an exclusive monthly podcast from itunes. He spinning constantly in Greece and you can find him also around Europe. Traveling with his gadgets offers to the crowd more than just a dj set.
www.dpen.gr
www.facebook.com/pages/dPen/17048114373
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Michel Zola
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Michel born & raised at a small town of greece,Tirnavo-Larisa.Music is one of his passion and always spend a lot of times mixing for internet radio shows.His music sets its a strong combination of progressive dancing tunes mixing in a way which gives you the strength to feel the music story development came from the marks of transformation.
Since 2005 his radio sets listening to all over the world through Internet radio stations such Friskyradio,Proton,Purefm…
At the Year of 2008 after a lot of guest mixes came into the lines of Internet Radio Broadcast hosting his own show Sirens at danceradioglobal in greece and rebroadcasting the show at the famous local radio station 'Radio DeeJay 94.2' in area of Athens.
For six months worked as General Manager Programming a New Channell to seperates from the other genres of the station with only Progressive Sound Hosting over 60 new shows with uprising Djs and Some masters of the kind with a successfull result that makes the Listeners of the radio to loved it and reach it at the top in greece area!!!
The way change at 2009 as friskyradio approves his work and accept the new project ‘Freeze On frisky” that Michel presents in collobration with Freeze Magazine.
FREEZE is the first show of its kind: a blend of radio show and a magazine features. Hosted by friskyRadio favourite Michel Zola, the show will be augmented by a feature article on FREEZE Magazine, a monthly Dance Music & Lifestyle Magazine based in Greece.
Frisky Radio now Host exclusive Michel Zola Sound listening over 2800 listeners at every time and So Far into the pages of ‘Freeze on Frisky’ article in magazine Michel has present exclusive interviews with Djs like: John Dousk,Kosma Epsilon,G-Pal,Christian Cambas,Christo Fourki…
michelzola.wordpress.com/
twitter.com/MichelZola
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Psychowsky
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Born in Athens Greece in 1975, Thodoris Evangelatos aka psychowsky started evolving musicaly, with the help and the guidance of his parents, since... birth actualy! In 1990 he discovers and becomes a devoted lawful of the sounds of techno, house & hardcore dance. It wouldn't take long, before he actualy started composing his first tracks experimenting with the new sound. And from back then till now he is still experimenting...
Early works from 1994-2002 include music for television, a soundtrack, children's books, multimedia projects and 2 remixes for the local female artist mLV. After a long period of "silence" he returned with his debut EP "Anatoli" from DeepSessions Recordings in early 2010, followed by 3 other releases, and a plethora of remixes on a variety of artists local and international up to now.
https://www.facebook.com/psychowsky
www.deepsessionsrecordings.com
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Andrea Mami
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Hailing from Greece, Andrea Mami has created quite a stir in his native country.
By the age of 18 he had already been playing regularly at many of the bars and nightclubs in his hometown of Thessaloniki,
with crowd sizes in excess of 500.
He is also trying to produce his own music and he managed to release an E.P. in Morrisson Recordings (Andrea Mami - Earth Vibes E.P.)
and an E.P. in Deepsessions Recordings (Andrea Mami - Bedtime Stories E.P.).
These E.P.s from Mami showcases and epitomizes the sound that he has tried to develop over the coming years.
'Earth Vibes' has been played at countless parties, most notably at a Bedrock party with John Digweed on an opening set,
and has surely been doing the rounds to the few who have the promo copies.
On 2010 joined the Deepsessions Recordings team as a DJ.
www.deepsessionsrecordings.com
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Soil K
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Stelios Koulinas (Soil K) was born in Polykastro, Greece on 1989. \
Getting involved into electronic music at an early age, he first performed as a dj which later led him to be occupied with music production, finding the way of expressing his emotions through music. Great artists, such as Gui Boratto, Max Cooper, Max Richter, Nathan Fake, Mode B, Henry Saiz, Apparat, Radiohead have been a huge influence to Stelios's sound, delivering this quality outcome of progressive and techno. In his first steps as a producer, he had his first track called Quicksand, included in 'This Is Frisky vol.1" compilation released on Frisky Records, receiving many feedbacks from well-known producers. Later on, Stelios signed his second track on Balkan Connection and more productions are about to be released soon on decent labels. As he evolves through the music industry, be sure you'll be hearing from him soon enough.
https://www.facebook.com/Soil.K
https://twitter.com/Soil_K
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