GIANNIS DERMITZAKIS - FANEROSI

Giannis Dermitzakis | Fanerosi

As a result of his involvement with the modal music of the eastern Mediterranean, and in particular with improvisation (taximi), composer and oud player Giannis Dermitzakis performs 12 different maqams as a soloist on his new album, in collaboration with the music publishers Aerakis K.M.E. - Seistron. The ultimate goal is to highlight the different feel of each musical mode, always through the prism of personal expression and the given moment of musical performance. The creation of an album with purely improvisational content and the oud as its sole protagonist has always been a personal desire and expresses the artist's relationship with the oral modal musical system of the makam. In September 2025, this became a reality, and the creator hopes that his work will become a catalyst for human connection.
Giannis Dermitzakis has attended courses and seminars at the Labyrinth Music Workshop with teachers such as Ross Daly, Yurdal Tokcan, Haris Lambrakis, and others. He has composed music for, among others, the documentary: Mystery 20 Performing Arts Initiator – Narrative Archaeology, directed by Michael Marmarinos as part of "2023 Eleusis - European Capital of Culture" and for the short film: Erofili - Partitura (directed by Maria Gaitanidi, produced by the Municipality of Heraklion). He has taught at conservatories and music schools, and regularly participates as a guest lecturer in the research and educational program The Art of Rhythm in Education, organized by the Music-Theater-Cinema workshop of the Department of Philology at the University of Crete. In May 2024, Aerakis K.M.E. - Seistron released his first album of personal compositions, entitled "Dance of the Mind," and in January 2025, the single "Times - Nihavend curcuna." . He is a graduate of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Technical University of Crete and holds a master's degree in "Ethnomusicology and Music Practice" from the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. 
More information: https://www.giannisdermitzakis.com/

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