Alexis Vakis was born on the 24th of May 1961 in Athens, Greece. From a very young age he was introduced to music by his mother, who had been taught music by Marios Varvoglis. He was taught harmony, counterpoint, fugue and orchestration by Klelia Fotopoulou and Amarantos Amarantidis, between 1977-1990. He began study in the Economics Division of the Athens Law School, studies that he did not complete. He has been employed as a teacher of music theory, a radio producer, a session musician and has arranged and produced a number of albums.In November of 1999 the first album containing his music was released. This album was titled LEIPOUN OLA KI EINAI EDW (Everything Is Missing, But Still Present), with lyrics by George Athanassopoulos, Manolis Galiatsos, George I. Allamanis, Areti Mpellou, Moyssis Asser and was sung by Georgia Grigoriadou.The soundtrack to the award winning film I HORODIA TOU HARITONA (Chariton’s Choir- 2005) by Nikos Platyrahos contains Vakis’s song “To Xorkiâ€.His instrumental “Prin Apo To Oneiro Mou Fygeis†(“Before My Dream, You Leaveâ€) can be found on the ‘Jazz and Tzaz’ music magazine's Premium CD paying tribute to the famous greek soloist of tuba Yiannis Zouganelis (Issue 164, November 2006).He has composed original music for theatrical productions, independent cinematic films and documentaries made for television:EIRINI (Peace), Aristophanes’s ancient comedy arranged for children by Kakia Igerinou and Nikos Papamiltiadis (1983),
OI FASOULIDES TOU CACHIPORRA (Los TÃteres de Cachiporra), F.G.Lorka’s play (1985),
I FONI TIS PETRAS (The Voice of the Rock), Documentary for National TV directed by Nikos Papamiltiadis (1986),
TO PROSTIMO (The Fine), Dimitris Vakis’s short film (1987),
I EPETEIOS (The Anniversary), Magdalini Remoundou’s short film (1988),
O ATHANASIOS DIAKOS STIN TEHNI (Athanasios Diakos at Art), Documentary for National TV directed by Nikos Papamiltiadis (1990),
NEOELLINIKI HEIROTEHNIA (Modern Greek Handicraft), Documentary series for National TV directed by Nikos Papamiltiadis (1990),
FARON PERIPLOUS (Circumnavigation of Lighthouses), Documentary for National TV directed by Dimitris Avgerinos (2000).He arranged the following albums:
LAVRIO (Lavrio), by Vangelis Korakakis (1993),
OI PERASMENES MOU HARES (My Past Joys), by Vasilis Karapatakis (1998),
STI FOTIA NA RIHNEIS MELI (To Throw Honey at Fire), sung by Afentoula Razeli (2000),
TI GYREVEIS MES STIN KINA JACKIE CHAN? (What Are You Doing in China Jackie Chan?), by Petros Vagiopoulos and Manolis Rasoulis (2000, in common with Petros Vagiopoulos),
TA ONEIRA DEN EINAI YPOSHESEIS (Dreams Are Not Promises), by Giannis Gerogiannis and Tasos Samartzis, sung by Giorgos Perantakos (2001),
KRYPTI (Crypt), by Vangelis Korakakis (2001),
ME PAREA STON KIPO (With Company in the Garden), by Panagiotis Linardakis (2002, off market),
MIKROS APRILIS (Young April), by Vangelis Korakakis, sung by Maria Roussea (2003, single),
AP’ TIN AGAPI GYRIZO MONOS (I Return Alone From Love), by Vangelis Korakakis, sung by Gerasimos Andreatos (2004),
LAIKA ME SYSTASEIS (Popular Songs With References), sung by Hara Pomoni and Stelios Galanos (2004, single),
EKEINA POU DEN LEGONTAI (Things That Cannot Be Said), sung by Myron Ktistakis (2004, single),
12 ORGANIKA GIA TRIHORDO BOUZOUKI (12 Instrumentals for Bouzouki), by Vangelis Trigkas (2005),
GLYKOHARAMATA (Sweet Dawn), by Vangelis Korakakis, sung by Giannis Ntounias (2005),
PARAMYTHI GIA POULIA (Tales for Birds), by Giannis Gerogiannis, Dionysis Karatzas and Maria Kossyfidou (2006),
TO MYALO MOU XENITIA (My Mind in Foreign Lands), by Giorgos Tzortzis and Ilias Katsoulis, sung by Maria Papaleontiou and Giorgos Tzortzis (2006)He produced the album MATHIMATA PATRIDOGNOSIAS (Lessons About Our Country-1991).In 1992, with his brother Dimitris Vakis, he co-founded the independent record company TROHOS. It was under this label that the soundtrack of Theodoros Angelopoulos's film O THIASSOS (The Travelling Players- Music: Loukianos Kilaidonis), Vangelis Korakakis's album LAVRIO and Leandros Kokkoris's song collection SHEDON APOGEVMA (Almost Afternoon) were circulated.He has been writing articles for the musical magazine DIFONO since 2002 and has been working as a radio producer for the broadcast station 105,5 Sto Kokkino since 2006.E-mail:
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