Information About Christos - Kensington teacher -

(17 reviews)

Personal Description:

Christos is a professional musician, music producer & recording studio owner. Has performed in many studio album recordings & live performances, music festivals in the UK & abroad, On Air @ BBC Radio, in various radio sessions, Tv shows etc. Christos composed & produced & as still does many LP albums, EPs & singles in various genres witch have received great reviews & broadcasted in many countries, also instrumentals, music for Films,Theatre & Tv. His music-projects are & have been broadcasted on Tv, Radios in the UK, USA, Canada, S.Africa, Australia, Greece, France & other EU's radio stations & received great reviews from the press in 16 countries & entered the Top 10 & Top 20 Radio Charts as long as on Spotify Top tracks in many playlists.

Christos graduated with distinction from National Conservatoire in 2005 while he finished his degree in Psychology (4 years) in School of Philosophy at University of Athens. In the same time he was following the London College of Music Advanced RGT Examinations in Music Performance - Electric Guitar & graduated with Distinction. He trained in singing under Louise Gibbs head of Jazz MA Department at Leeds Conservatoire. Christos trained in classical composition, counterpoint, fugue & in modern composition (Schoenberg, Hindemith, etc.) from awarded professional composers (2004-2008). In 2009 completed with Distinction his MA Degree in Music Production & Composition at Leeds Conservatoire. He trained in Music Production, MusicTechnology & Recording / Mixing engineering and subsequently worked in various professional studios (analogue) as producer in the UK & EU (2006-2020). Since 2020, Christos is owner of a professional recording & music production studio.
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Kind words from people who have worked with Christos:

'I very much enjoyed working with Christos whilst at Leeds Conservatoire. He is extremely professional and impressed me with his musicality and exceptional talent for song writing – someone to look out for!' Max Wilson, Composer, London.

'Christos is a very discerning client. Someone who commands respect through his mastery of his art. I would recommend Christos to deliver a product on time and equalling the passion of the client he works for. Dedication is his forte.'
Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Mastering engineer, Owner - MOTTO Sound, UK.

'Christos is an interesting and talented artist with a clear vision of his music - his style reminds me of a cross between Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave! A pleasure to work with.' Barkley McKay, Owner, Valley Wood Studio, Leeds, UK.

"Christos is a talented songwriter with a great passion for music and and originality of vision. It was a great pleasure to work with him as he completed his recent ‘Coral Caves’ project at Leeds Conservatoire.” Mark Marrington, Composer & Lecturer in Music, St. Johns University, York.

Tutoring Experience:

With 20 years teaching experience in well-established institutions, conservatories & in private, very strong studio and live performance experience, broadcast repertoire & substantial composition/production portfolio I’m confident that I posses all the experience & dexterity to be your Tutor and start or continue with me the amazing experience of music learning!

* MA degree (Distinction)
* Music Production & Modern Recording skills
* Achieved Distinction in All music-diplomas and grades
* Discography
* Recording Studio Owner
* Expert in Music Software(s), DAWs
* References available upon request
* CRB (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure.

Tutoring Approach:

Whether you’d like to to learn your favourite tunes, produce and record your own tracks, sight-read, develop your technique in lead / rhythm playing in Rock, Pop, Indie, Funk, Blues, Soul, Jazz etc… and/or take the London RGT, Rockschool or ABRCM Grades (1-8). Also learn Music Theory simply & clearly approached (without headaches afterwards!) & apply it into practice, learn songwriting techniques & music production in my recording studio or remotely (online), where you see from HD camera & I share pro sound through my console; learn the art of mixing, DAW tricks & tips, use of plugins, compressors eqs, vst instruments, I will show you everything you’ll need to know through the route & genre(s) you choose to follow with a modern approach to teaching and into practice. We live in the 2020's and music knowledge & teaching methods must meet the new requirements & needs that this new era offers us!

STUDENTS evaluating Christos :

~> 'I think he is an amazing teacher. Everything he says it's clear and it's explained really well! I also really like the passion behind his words; he makes me very excited about production. In addition, I've learn more with him in 4 weeks than on a whole year of a production module at university. I am very happy to have him as tutor.' Manuela L. (Music Production Student) Rated Christos with : 5/5

~> 'Christos is an excellent tutor. The lessons are always fun and I’ve learned lots of useful techniques without feeling overwhelmed. Highly recommended!… ' Vasilis S. (Guitar Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> ‘Took us time to find the right teacher as we needed a professional musician to take my son to the next level, and we're so happy to have found Christos! My 11 year old is quite creative and plays at an advanced level. He finds Christos very inspiring and comes out of the lessons extremely energised and enthusiastic which, to me, says it all. Christos is very knowledgeable and my son enjoys discovering with him new genres of music that he hasn't learnt before, new scales/theory, as well as new metal/rock songs which are his first love. Christos uses Skype very efficiently. At the start we weren't sure that online lessons will work but we gave it a shot and actually we're very impressed with the amount of work that Christos does with my son every week and having all the instructions and tracks in the Skype chat box helps a lot for the practising between the lessons. Michael T. (El. Guitar Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> The best thing about Christos's lessons is his passion for music. He explains things so well and I always leave the lesson excited to create. He is very knowledgeable about music production and is giving me the freedom and encouragement to develop my own sound. 10/10 would recommend! James F. (Music Production student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> The lessons have been fun and insightful. Christos creates a good back and forth by taking interest in your direction to help you improve and reach your potential. Every lesson is enjoyable and you always come away with someone new to work and improve on. David R. (Music Production Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> 'Christos is very cheerful and really easy to work with! Lots of knowledge and is great at curating his teaching to fit with your way of understanding. Would highly recommend… ' Jeni W. (Music Production Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> ‘Christos is a great teacher with an engaging and practical approach to teaching guitar. Every lesson introduces something new with a focus on maintaining a sense of progress and fun. Highly recommended!’ Michele C (Guitar student) Rated Christos with 5/5 .

~> ‘Christos is a brilliant tutor. I have learnt a great deal from him and am currently learning music production with him which I’m really enjoying.’ Wendy F. (Music Production Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> 'Christos is excellent. My daughter looks forward to her lessons every week and she has already improved so much in her playing the guitar and theory knowledge. Thank you very much again Christos!' Nihan A. (Guitar Student)

~> ‘Christos makes learning easily accessible and challenging at the same time. He has amazing knowledge and is able to translate it into a positive learning experience. In addition, Christos has a positive energy so our lessons are fun and well-paced.‘ Julian G. (Music Production Student) Rated Christos : 5/5

~> ‘Christos gives a great variety of teaching methods to make for a very enjoyable experience while progressing. Would definitely recommend.’ Victoria F. (Guitar Student) Rated Christos with 5/5

~> ‘Christos is a great teacher, he’s knowledgeable, supportive, kind and funny. The lessons are well thought out and at the right level. Highly recommend’ Louise W. (Music Production student) Rated Christos with : 5/5

~> 'I really enjoy my guitar lessons with Christos. This is because the way Christos teaches is very enjoyable and he explains things very well. In the lessons when we do songwriting he is extremely helpful and goes into extreme detail on how to do things. Overall lessons with Christos are very entertaining and educational at the same time.' Elissey P. (El.Guitar, Music Theory & Music Production student) Rated Christos with : 5/5

~> ‘Christos is a great guitar teacher, he is always challenging me and is helping me to progress to the next level as a guitar player. Tom W. (El. Guitar student) Rated Christos with : 5/5.

~> 'Christos is a great teacher and easy to connect with. His classes are fun and he teaches me alot of different styles of music.' Remy L. (El. Guitar, Music Theory & Music Production student) Rated Christos with : 5/5.

~> 'Christos is a great teacher and very patient! I enjoy my skype lessons with him and feel like I am progressing well. I can recommend him to anyone who wants to learn to play the guitar… ' Anastasia F. (Guitar student) Rated Christos with : 5/5.

~> 'Exceptional teacher with effective and simple learning techniques. Always punctual and very friendly… ' Charlie H. (El. Guitar student) Rated Christos with: 5/5

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