Yiannis Karadimos

He was born in Larissa, Greece. Encouraged by his parents,
he began studying piano at the age of 8 until 12. At that point
he decided to study classical guitar until the age of 15. He was listening to heavy metal and played with friends in different bands. At 17 he began listening to instrumental music and was drawn to guitarists such as: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Kotzen, and Greg Howe. He was so impressed that he bought their books and practiced for many hours every day. At the age of 20, he was taking private lessons from different musicians while working professionally as a freelance musician with various bands. At the age of 24, his influences had changed. he started listening to fusion and jazz artists such as: Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, (...) Mehr anzeigen John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and Sax players like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and many others.Then he decided to move to Athens for his academic studies. For one year he studied jazz guitar at Atheneum (Maria Callas). Thereafter he attended and graduated from Modern Music School of Athens, with the MMS professional program. At the age of 28, he returned to his hometown Larissa to teach at music schools while playing his music. In 2011, he moved to Munich, Germany. Currently, he's working for various music schools as an instructor, and he offer's private lessons. Furthermore he perform with different bands around the city, however he always like to play and record his own original music ... Weniger anzeigen