Tina was born in Ilioupolis, Athens Greece (1972). Her early drawings (age 4) revealed an interesting artistic nature. Music came a little later at the age of 9, by attending classical piano lesson till she was 14. Meanwhile, another instrument had captured her ears, so one Christmas day, she got her first classical guitar as a gift from her grandma. Throughout her school years, became member in various school bands either as a keyboard player, or rhythm guitarist and vocalist. She bought her first drumsticks when she was 16, but only to play on plastic containers, pillows and of course, her legs. The 80’s where too rough for a teenage girl, living in a 70sq/m apartment with her family to ask for a drum set, especially after abandoning her classical piano studies. Graduated from school in 1988 and one year later (1989) she passed at the BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS school of Halkida, but never attended. The same year, she was accepted at AKTO (ART and DESIGN COLLEGE).Graduated 4 years later with a GRAPHIC DESIGNER diploma, ending with a one-year course in classical animation, TV and film direction and computer animation. In 1992 she started building her small home studio, to work on her musical ideas (composition/arrangement/orchestration/production). As a graphic designer she worked at various advertising companies, in creative departments. But her love for music was much stronger. Quitting graphics in 2001 decided to change her lifestyle for ever. In February 2003, became a member of ILIOUPOLIS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA at the Symphonic Department, (taking free drum lessons with THANASIS ARHANIOTIS) where she still participates as a drummer/percussionist. The same year, in October 2003 she enrolled at PHILIPPOS NAKAS CONSERVATORY _http://www.nakas.gr/ (Athens) to learn in depth the art of drumming, with SPYROS PANAGIOTOPOULOS as her tutor, who not only became her mentor but also her best friend up to this day. Since 2005, she has performed in numerous live performances either at Nakas Conservatory (student concerts, graduation concerts, special events), and outside with various groups. On January 2008, along with two schoolmates, formed the group NIGHTRANE (jazz/soul/funk/rock) and played in various gigs around Athens. At the beginning of this year, formed a latin/smooth jazz/funky trio with Panos Kyriakou (guitar) and Kostas Klagos (bass). As drummer of the band “THE CLIXETS” (www.myspace.com/theclixets) will be participating at the “GOING YOUTH FESTIVAL”, between 23 – 27 September (Technopolis/Gazi) Recently, she performed as a member of “FIFTH SEASON” (NAKAS jazz quintet), at the 1st INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL _www.myspace.com/tinosjazz (27 – 30 August, Hora Tinou) Had private lessons, with FOTIS YIANNOPOULOS, RON SAVAGE (Berklee College of Music) and attended clinics with PETER ERSKINE, RON SAVAGE and STEVE GADD. realeditor
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