Anastasis Grivas

He studied Statistics and Informatics at Athens University of Business and Economics. After working for years in the field of informatics as programmer /salesperson, and as tutor for the European Educational Programs, his last educational job was for Stavrakos School for Cinema, Sound Engineering and Radio/TV Production. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- Being always a great fan of contemporary music and increasing his interest in free improvised and experimental music he started his mail order (Contra Music) in 1995 focusing in the above fields, while he was working for the Greek Music Club ( A well known distribution and music store in the fields of contemporary, classic and jazz). ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- Since then and under the influence of Minimalist Composers like Pauline Oliveros, Phil Niblock, La Monte Young and improvisers like Keith Row, Derek Bailey, Fred Frith he focused on sound design, inventing custom string instruments and the use of live electonics. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- In the year 2000, he founded Ektopia, a non profit company and Small Music Theatre, a small venue in Athens, soon to become the home for free improvised, experimental, avant/post rock and creative Jazz music in Athens. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- Anastasis has written reviews and articles for Greek music magazines presenting artists, movements and labels from the fields of avantgarde, free improvised, electroacoustic and experimental music. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- He has performed live or in recording sessions with artists like Nikos Veliotis, Savina Yannatou, Coti, Costis Drigianakis, Rhodri Davies, Andrea Neumann, Angharad Davies, Markus Wettstein, Martin Kuchen, Ignaz Schick, Burkhard Beins, Gert Jan Prins, Luc Hutcamp, Johannes Bergmark, Joao Castro Pinto, Fredy Studer, Giuseppe Ielasi, Isabelle Duthoit, Marc Wastell, Alfredo Costa Monteiro, Anna Homler, a.o.He has performed participating in festivals: 2:13 Festival –2002/2003,2006(Athens), Offene Music – 2002,Hamburg/Germany), Klappstuhl – 2002, (Wuppertal/Germany) - 2002, Hetzoscopio – 2003, (Barcelona/ Portugal), Synch – 2004, (Athens), Irtijal - 2004 (Beyruth/Lebanon), Irtijal (Paris) – 2007, Bios Performance Festival (Athens) - 2007 He has collaborated with Slovenian choreographer Snjezana Premus and Japanese dancer Takako Sagawe for “Monographia”- a solo dance project presented in Small Music Theatre (Athens), Bios Art Center (Athens), Lent Festival (Maribor/Slovenia) , Kojhi Dance Festival (Japan). ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- Projects.................................................... ................................................ ARTCHERY TARGET: with Nicolas Malevitsis/turntables,toys, Stylianos Tziritas / clarinet,voice, Thodoris Zioutos/ electronics................................................. ... VERTICAL: Duet with Nikos Veliotis/cello.............................................. .......... KLANGFLUSS: with Christoph Irmer/ violin , Chrystel Guillebaud /dance & Nikos Veliotis/cello.............................................. ................................................... FRAMES: with Joe Tornabene/baritone saxophone & Nikos Veliotis/cello........... MESH: with DJ LoFi........................................................ ................................ Duet with Joao Castro Pinto / electroacoustic processing.................................. Trio with vocalist Anna Homler and double bass player Spilios Kastanos............ Duet with Panayotis Spoulos / el. guitar...................................................... .... Duet with Mecha/Orga / laptop...................................................... ................ Duet with Natryx / analogue electronics................................................. ........ Duet with Yorgos Katsanos / harmonium, idiophones.......................................