...Hey dudes!! few things for me..well..i'm MARIO LAZ from greece,22 y.o. , i feel i'm a musician since i was born, and that's all i wanna be .I study hard ,compose music, play live and..think musically. Well,i hope someday i leave greece to continue my studies in music and play my own music to bigger audiences...
-Taken Guitar lessons (from the age of 6..till now) with some great musicians/people Pelekanos, Katia Kriatsioti , Dimitris Sinogiannis , Takis Barberis , Kostas Mpaltazanis.Now im studying classical guitar with Evaggelos Asimakopoulos -Graduate Modern music, Jazz Guitar program at Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens
-Taken lessons with: Takis Paterelis(arrangement),Manos Athanasiadis (jazz piano),Hlias Doumanhs(Drums),Nikos Darilas(percussion),Grhgorhs Mpatshs(Jazz Harmony),Giannis Papatriantafyllou,Giotis Samaras
-Also clinics of : John Spathas,Jim Kelly, Greg Howe,SAE seminars (with J.Malafis & J. Peikidis)
-Performed in many places in greece :Megaro Mousikis Of Athens,Theatro Vraxwn Melina Merkouri, Architecture(playing since 2004 with my band HOB * NOB ,every week ... www.hob-nob.tk),Flocafe , Rodeo,Mylos,Mousikes Diadromes,Oryxeio,Oxygono,Underworld,Eirinis kai Filias Stadium,Pietra Mare,Mosquito,Blue Cafe and many other.
- This season 2008 - 2009: with my acoustic band HOB NOB unplugged every FRIDAY & SUNDAY @ BEER RESTAURANT VILLA MARIETTA (ARISTOTELOUS 31,ALIMOS,ATHENS) AND EVERY SATURDAY @ WAY OUT bar (ZOODOXOU PIGIS 5,ATHENS)~~~~...and i m also playing many places around Greece ... until March we have been playing @ 41 street cafe & Alegria ( panormou street)
-Member of Lycee Leonin N.Smirni Choir (Katerina Vasilikou) -On the same stage with greek famous artists Mikis Theodorakis and Mimis Plessas and other great inspiring people.
-Collaborations : Giannis Mathes,Odysseas Nikolopoulos,Petros Theotokatos,Kostas Galitis,Dionyshs Kwtsakhs , Dwros Dhmosthenous,Califonia dreaming, Mairy Dalakou and more..
-Recorded released and unrealeased music.Recently, produced my first DEMO cd @ my HOME STUDIO ,in Athens.
-Working as a guitar tutor since 2006. -Studying Geology in the University of Athens. ok..no more words..! Let's jam now! ..can you make me cry ?... please feel free to contact for anything marioslazaros@yahoo.gr