Yiannis was born in Larissa, Greece. Encouraged by his parents, he began studying the piano at the age of 8 until he was 12 years old. At this point he decided to study classical guitar and continued until the age of 15. By then, he was listening to heavy metal and playing with friends in different bands. At 17, he began listening to instrumental music and was drawn to guitarists such as: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Kotzen, and Greg Howe. He was so impressed that he bought their books and practiced for many hours every day. By 20 years old, he was taking lessons from different musicians including: Grigorios Ntanis, Yiannis Loukatos, Makis Stefanidis and Spiros Papas. He was also taking workshops with the likes of Guthrie Govan and Greg Koch, whilst working professionally as a freelance musician in various bands. At the age of 24, Yiannis’ influences had changed. He started listening to fusion and jazz artists such as: Allan Holdsworth, Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Birelli Lagrene, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Brad Meldau and many others. It was then that he decided to move to Athens for his academic studies, studying Jazz Guitar at Atheneum (Maria Callas) for one year and then attending and graduating from the Modern Music School of Athens, with the MMS Professional Program. Yiannis returned to his hometown Larissa, aged 28, to teach at music schools whilst playing his music. Then in 2011 he moved to Munich, Germany, where he remains. Currently, he is working for various music schools as an instructor, and also offers private lessons. He regularly performs with different bands around the city, however he always enjoys playing and recording his own original music ...