nikos-tsopanos-spyropoulos

sound engineer(studio live-live sound),producer(live records-evil records),drummer(tsopana rave) PERSONAL DATADATE OF BIRTH: 22/04/1969 NATIONALITY: GREEK PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEDec. 2005 – Recording of the soprano Trisha Hayward in Paris,with “Bensablee pycis” in Hristos Styliano’s music, with the Hellenic Ministry of culture. Apr. 2004 – Oct. 2004 A member of ATHENS 2004 in the department of culture and public relations as a sound crew chief for the “lighting torch” and during the opening and closing ceremonies. 1990–2007 Recording Studio «Live» ????a Owner and head manager of the “ LIVE music company Rehearsals-recordings-orchestrations-music and cinematic productions-merchandizing, renting and service of musical instruments, professional sound and lights equipment and PCs- organize festivals- musical pieces executions ? ?PRODUCER AND SOUND ENGINEERING in approximately 400 music productions, in which : 8 productions for the “PYX-LAX” band (in which 6 platinum and 8 golden, Vasilis Papakonstantinou (1 golden) Lakis Papadopoulos, Eleytheria Arvanitaki, Theodosia Tsatsou, Giorgos Margariths, Tsopana Rave, Domenica and others. ? Crue chief of production and sound engineering in music dressing of cinematic films (“Medusa”, “Monaxia mou olla”, “passing through heaven” Documentary) ? Cooperation with the MINOS E.M.I., Di Di music, Sony music, Lyra, Hitch-Hike companies ? Recording and mix in the COURTYARD studios of the RADIOHEAD band in Oxford and Pyx-Lax 1993–2007 Discography company “LIVE Records” ????a Owner and chief advisor Music productions of artists and Greek bands, distribution ,advertising 2002-2007 Cooperation with the “LIVE sound” company Study, materialization and technical support of the P.A. equipment of the LIVE SOUND company ? The PYX-LAX band’s tour (summer 2003) ? The Hi-5 bands tour ? Live performances of Theodosia Tsatsou ? V. Papakonstantinou tour on summer 2005 ? S. Malama’s tour 2004 ? Setting of sound equipment in the music stages “Syrmos”, “Ston Aera”, “X’edra”, arxitektonikh. 1985-2007 Musician ? Participation in the bands ? Forest band,Adiaforoi ,Srhmansh, Oxra Spyroxeth, Tsopana Rave, Pyx-Lax ,Vasilis Papakonstantinou, Lakis Papadopoulos,Giorgos Margariths, as a drummer and composer 2003 Article writer for the music magazine “IN ROCK” and for the “ON TIME” newspaper. Consultant in subjects about the needs of a musician ( Live show organizing, sound covering, musical instruments)1997-2007 Study and setting of sound equipment in recording studios and Live ClubsSound related study, technical support and sound engineering of bands and artists (between who :) V. Papakonstantinou, Pyx-Lax, Hi-5, Onar, Tsopana Rave, Socrates, Blues Wire, Chico Freeman, Wailers, Louis Tillet, Metallica, Iron Maiden, R.E.M., Rock Wave Festivals (1996-2001), “Festival on the road” in Thessaloniki, in Nestorio of Castoria, in Ardas of Evros, in tyxero of Evros, In Keramoth of Kavalla, In Iraklio of Crete, in Halkidiki, sound engineer and stage manager on the pix-lax tours in England, Germany, Canada, and others.1985-1996 Ixotropio- Itsamoudakis e.p.e. Athens Technical setter and sound engineer ? Sound crue chief and sound setting technician in live shows allover Greece (athletic courts, theaters, public places, etc.)TRAINING? 1993 – Diploma of Sound Engineering Panavision institute ? 2003 – Degree of safety and dangerousness technician from the Department of work conditions and Health of the Ministry of Labor ? Seminar attendance of construction, repairing and service for musical instruments by the BON STUDIO company ? Music studies (piano, drums, theory (harmony) in the music school of Vlahos, Ag. Anargyroi Foreign Languages ? EnglishINTERESTS Music, sound 1986 – 1987 President of the music department in the youth center of Ag. Anargyroi