Professional Presentation

This professional presentation highlights my career trajectory, areas of expertise, and significant collaborations, emphasizing my multifaceted experience in the fields of music and administration.

Since 1986, I have been working in the field of music. As a result of my diverse studies in music, philosophy, and computer science, my skills cover a wide range of roles and responsibilities, spanning from the purely artistic nature of a composer, performer, arranger, and teacher to the commercial aspect of a business and the administrative side of organizations. Specifically, since 2002, my involvement in the field of Intellectual Property and Related Rights, holding administrative and executive positions, along with networking and collaborations with executives of organizations in Greece and Europe, as well as continuous participation in committees and discussions with state bodies, has provided me with the necessary experience to understand and address the issues that dominate the daily commercial and administrative practices of Collective Management Organizations (CMOs).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of English Language and Literature (1990)
• Harmony Degree – National Conservatory of Athens (1980)
• Counterpoint Degree – National Conservatory of Athens (1982)
• Computer Science Degree – Secondary Field, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1988)
• Diploma in Piano and Fugue – National Conservatory of Athens (1993)
• Degree in Orchestration – Arranging – Contemporary and Jazz Harmony – Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA, USA (1998)

Languages – IT Skills

• English (Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature)
• Programming: Cabal, Fortran, C, C++, PHP, JavaScript
• Computer Music Programming
• Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS
• Music DAW and Score Writing

1986 – Present: Music Performer – Arranger – Composer

• Since 1986, alongside other professional activities as detailed below, I have been continuously working as a musician, artistic director, arranger, and composer in performances, concerts, television shows, and recordings of Greek and foreign artists.

Notable collaborations include:

• Singers: Giannis Parios, Haris Alexiou, George Dalaras, Kyros Patsalides, Dimitris Mitropanos, Stelios Kazantzidis, Tolis Voskopoulos, Eleni Vitali, Glykeria, Giannis Kotsiras, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Eleni Tsaligopoulou, Paschalis Terzis, Antonis Remos, Giannis Ploutarchos, Stelios Rokkos, Michalis Hatzigiannis, Despina Vandi, Natasha Theodoridou, Peggy Zina, Melina Aslanidou and many many others…

• Composers: Mimis Plessas, George Spanos, George Hadjinassios, George Katsaros, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Takis Mousafiris, Antonis Vardis, Mikis Theodorakis, Christos Nikolopoulos, Dimitris Papadimitriou, Stamatis Spanoudakis, Stefanos Korkolis, Giorgos Theofanous, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Alexandros Chrysovergis, Stelios Rokos and others.

• Television Stations: ERT, ERT2, ANTENNA, ALPHA, SKAI, STAR, MEGA.

• Orchestras: ERT Symphony Orchestra, ERT Contemporary Music Orchestra, National Opera of Greece, Athens Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Paderewski Symphony Orchestra, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, BBC Orchestra, Orquestra de Córdoba, The Budapest Art Orchestra, Wiener Mozart Orchester and others.

2003 – 2007: ERT2 – ALPHA (Semina Digeni Shows)

• Responsibilities:
  • Music supervisor and arranger for the shows “Koita ti ekanes” and “Rewind.”

1988 – 1991: F. Nakas Conservatory

• Responsibilities:
  • Director of Studies for the Contemporary Music Department.
  • Commercial expansion of the Conservatory in the provinces.
  • Staffing with teaching personnel.
  • Training of teaching personnel.
  • Teaching upper-level Piano and Electronic Organ students.

• Responsibilities:
  • Teaching Electronic Organ.
  • Assistant Director of the Contemporary Music Department (Director: Kostas Ganosellis).

1984-1991: ERT Symphony and Contemporary Music Orchestra

• Responsibilities:
  • Contract musician participating in recordings and concerts of the Symphony and Contemporary Music Orchestra.

1984-1991: Hellenic Music Conservatory (T. Terezakis Branch)

• Responsibilities:
  • Teaching Piano and Electronic Organ.

Personal Works

• Original music for children’s theatres
• Original music for documentaries (National Geographic).
• Concerts and arrangements for symphony orchestras.
• Arrangements for performances at the Athens Concert Hall and other major projects.

2011 – Present: APOLLON CMO (Collective Management Organization)

• Responsibilities:
  • Personnel management
  • Development of internal support procedures for departments
  • Responsible for Foreign Contracts
  • Development of information systems (Member Distribution – Intranet – Website)
  • Development of communication and information exchange programs following the standards of IPDA (International Performers’ Database Association) and VRDB (Verification Database) of the international associations SCAPR (Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights) and AEPO-ARTIS (European Association of Performers’ Organisations)
  • Participation in the European working group for the Fair Internet campaign aimed at legislating fair remuneration for performers from the Internet.
  • Public Relations Manager and APOLLON representative in the working groups of international organizations.
  • Design and development of a commercial collection model in Cyprus.
  • Setup, staff training, and monitoring of the commercial activities of the CNR organization in Cyprus.
  • Participation in the Final Distribution Committee for revenue from Article 18 of Law 4481/2017 to the Rights Holders’ Society. The main objective is market research concerning the actual use of electronic recording and storage devices for works protected by Intellectual Property and Related Rights organizations in Greece. The committee’s work aims to submit a proposal for the final distribution of revenue from Article 18 to the General Assembly of rights holders’ organizations. The organizations GRAMMO, APOLLON, and DIONYSOS jointly proposed my participation in this committee due to my experience in market research and knowledge of technology, and the proposal was unanimously accepted by the General Assembly of the Rights Holders’ Society.
  • Participation in the working group of the Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI) for creating a Unified Format for Repertoire Submission (Playlist) by all users. The creation of this form was coordinated and eventually executed by APOLLON’s IT department, which I oversee.

2011-2015: GEA

• Unpaid services were requested due to my experience in the field as a board member.
  • Participation in designing the commercial policy for collections from users.
  • Representation of GEA in consultations with the Ministry of Culture.
  • Meetings with user organizations for contract signing (Television stations, Greek and foreign radio associations in Athens, Thessaloniki, and regions, Restaurant owners’ associations, etc.).
  • Meetings with chambers of commerce (e.g., Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Central Union of Chambers of Greece).
  • Participation in hiring committees.
  • Presentation of a series of seminars on Intellectual Property and Related Rights to GEA staff and employees.

2002 – 2011: APOLLON CMO
(Years during which APOLLON collected Related Rights across the territory on behalf of related rights holders GRAMMO, ERATO, and APOLLON before GEA’s creation)

• Responsibilities:
  • Market research for new revenue sources.
  • Use of online information sources regarding music usage in stores.
  • Optimization of pricing policies and contract renewals.
  • Development of an electronic reporting system for Collectors and Inspectors.
  • Updating fee schedules according to market conditions.
  • Participation in meetings with chambers of commerce (e.g., Hellenic Chamber of Hotels, Central Union of Chambers of Greece).
  • Meetings with user organizations for the signing of central contracts.
  • Participation in conferences, public discussions, and working groups between organizations and the Hellenic Copyright Organization (OPI).

The experience and practices applied during these years were transferred and used, along with additional elements from GEA, as the starting point for the commercial department in 2011.

1999 – Present: MIDI-CLUB
Personal company for importing and trading musical instruments, computers, and supporting devices for professional music recording studios.

• Responsibilities (2010 – Present):
  • Commercial consultant (other activities were assigned to other employees due to professional obligations at APOLLON).
• Responsibilities (1999-2010):
  • Commercial development of the company.
  • Information systems development consultant.
  • Purchasing consultant.
  • Demonstrator of special recording systems and musical instruments.

Administrative Experience – Positions

2012 – Present

• Participation in the TWG (Technical Working Group) of SCAPR (Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights) to create the worldwide VRDB (Verification Database) and IPD (International Performers Database) databases, which include repertoire and rights assignment contracts of artists from all countries with CMOs.
• Participation in WG (Working Groups) with primarily commercial topics, such as:
  • Pricing policies
  • Special fee schedules
  • Discounts
  • Optimization of collection through automated invoicing processes upon agreement signing, etc.
  • Participation in Lobbying support groups in the European Parliament.
• Participation in conferences for finding common commercial policies between companies-users operating in multiple EU countries, such as hotel chains, food companies, television stations, etc.
• Active participation in integrating alphabets (Greek, Cyrillic, etc.) beyond Latin into the global IPD and VRDB databases.
• The IT department of APOLLON (which I oversee) received a proposal from SCAPR to develop and operate special tools to achieve this goal (eventually completed by APOLLON), and their final adoption by SCAPR is expected.

2002 – Present: APOLLON

• Member of the Board of Directors (Special Advisor on Market Issues, Contracts, and Information Technology).

2011 – Present: GEA

• Member of the Board of Directors, where I have held various roles, such as President, General Secretary and Treasurer.