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<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Born in the Greek island of Crete, Ioannis Anastassakis completed his Bachelor degree at the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">American College of Greece, </strong>and subsequently studied at the distinguished <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Musicians Institute (</strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">GIT</em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">)</strong>, where he was hired as an instructor, after graduating at the top 1% of his class. He continued his graduate studies in Music, at the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">California</strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> State University</strong>, completing an MA in Guitar Performance, graduating <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magna **** Laude</em>.
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal">Ioannis list of Electric guitar teachers is extremely impressive: the list read like as “Who is Who” of contemporary electric guitar legends! <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Steve Vai </strong>(<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whitesnake</em>), <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vinnie</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Moore </strong>(<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">UFO</em>), <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marty</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Friedman </strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Megadeth)</em>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Petrucci</strong> (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dream Theater</em>), <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Frank</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gambale (</strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chick Corea</em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">)</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Paul</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gilbert (</strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mr.Big</em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">)</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Richie</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kotzen</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greg Howe,</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brett</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Garsed</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kiko Loureiro,</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joey</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tafolla</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Scott</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Henderson</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mike</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stern</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jean Marc Belkadi</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Darren</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Householder</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tommy</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tedesco</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ted</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greene</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ron</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eschete, Sid Jacobs</strong> & <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joe</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Diorio</strong>.
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal">Ioannis also studied Solo Concert Flamenco Guitar for several years with flamenco maestro <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Juan Serrano. </strong>In addition, he has studied with Flamenco guitar legends <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manolo Sanlucar</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Juan</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Martin</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Paco</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serrano</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jose</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Antonio</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rodriguez</strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manolo</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Franco</strong>.
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal">Ioannis has also performed and/or recorded in various settings with several band members of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whitesnake, Dio, Deep Purple, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Santana, Celine Dion, Sara Vaughan, Tito Puente, Julio Iglesias, Tower of Power, Chick Corea Electric Band, Jeff Beck, Steve Vai</em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Band</em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Badlands, Santana, Tribal Tech, Natalie Cole, Joe Cocker, Cher, Blood Sweat </em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">& </em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tears </em>and more.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis has presented over <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">400 solo recitals </strong>in Europe and the United States and has been a <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guest lecturer </strong>at several American colleges and Universities (<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">University of Southern California, California State University Northridge, California State University Fresno, California State University Fullerton, Musicians Institute, Fresno City College, American College of Greece</em>). In addition, he has won and placed as a finalist in several Classical and Flamenco guitar competitions and has been featured <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">15 times</strong> on European and American TV. In 2000, he was the 1st guitarist ever to present a solo guitar recital at the prestigious <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greek National Opera House</strong>.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis’ 1st instrumental Rock/Fusion Electric guitar CD, “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Suspension of Disbelief</strong>”, was released by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wild Rose Angel Productions</strong> in 2007 – within 3 weeks its worldwide sales soared <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">at the top 5 </strong>in the highly regarded <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guitar9.com</em> website!! Ioannis’ highly anticipated second instrumental Rock/Fusion Electric guitar CD, “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Orbital Attempt</strong>”, was released by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wild Rose Angel Productions</strong> in April 2009 and within weeks reached to the #1 spot of Guitar9.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis’ first solo Flamenco guitar CD, “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flamenco Live at Ioannina</strong>”, was released by MP3.com on 2000, immediately entered the company's flamenco Τop 10, eventually reaching the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">#1 place worldwide</strong> on October 2002. The CD was re-mastered and re-released by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wild Rose Angel Productions</strong> in 2004 and also reached the #1 spot in 3 different categories in 2009! Ioannis’ next solo Flamenco guitar CD, “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Traditional Flamenco Guitar Selections</strong>” is scheduled to be released by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wild Rose Angel Productions</strong> in 2011.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis’ instructional materials are published and distributed worldwide by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mel Bay Publications</strong>. He has authored 5 Books/CDs/DVDs - “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Art of Rasgueado</em></strong>”, “<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flamenco Journal</em></strong>”, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“The Art of Tremolo</em></strong>” , <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“60 Tapping Licks for Contemporary Rock & Metal Guitar”</em></strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“60 Sweeping Licks for Contemporary Electric Guitar”. </em></strong>Most of them achieved best-seller status within months of their initial publication date.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis is also a regular columnist in Mel Bay’s <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Guitar Sessions </strong>magazine, specializing on articles in Flamenco Guitar Technique and Advanced Contemporary Electric Guitar Technique and writes a monthly column on Rock Guitar at the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rock Hard Greece</strong> magazine.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis is currently (2010) sponsored by <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ibanez </strong>Electric Guitars (6-string)<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, Schecter </strong>7-string Electric Guitars<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, Roland </strong>Guitar Effects,<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> EMG </strong>Active<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>Pickups<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, Line 6 </strong>recording interfaces and preamplifiers<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, ELIXIR </strong>Electric Guitar Strings and instrument cables<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, LaBella </strong>Flamenco Guitar Strings<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, T-Rex </strong>Effect pedals, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Visual Sound e</strong>ffects, Hercules stands, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Graphtech</strong> custom guitar parts, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Snapjack</strong> jacks, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DR</strong> Guitar Straps and<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> George-L </strong>studio cables<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</strong>
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis is also the founder, group leader and manager of the highly successful <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Greek Guitar Power</strong> Team – an all-instrumental group comprised of his Ioannis and his most advanced Electric guitar students, most of them already highly respected professionals in the field of Rock guitar. The Greek Guitar Power team performs every week in a different town, combining 2-day instructional Electric guitar festivals of more than 8 hours tuition daily with electrifying instrumental performances in the evenings.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis is the artistic director of the annual <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Athens International Electric Guitar Festival</em> and has also served as principal instructor at the most prominent <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">International Guitar Festivals</strong> in Greece<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>(<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">International guitar festival of Hermoupolis, International Winter guitar festival of Volos, International guitar festival of Patras, International guitar festival of Paros, International guitar festival of Porto Heli</em>). Ioannis is also an officially registered guitar instructor with the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">London College of Music</strong> and <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thames</strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Valley University</strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </strong>as well as a registered LA’s <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">G</strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">uitar </strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Institute of Technology (GIT)</strong>.
<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 120%; tab-stops: list 57.0pt;" class="MsoPlainText"> Ioannis Anastassakis teaches several classes in Music Business, Music History and Music Performance and Improvisation at the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">American College of Greece </strong>and maintains a busy private teaching schedule. Furthermore, he divides his time between recording, writing instructional materials for guitar, conducting clinics and seminars and presenting guitar recitals around the world. He is currently preparing an <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">extensive series of instructional materials</strong> for Mel Bay Publications, on both Flamenco and Electric guitar related subjects.
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal">For the latest up-to-date information about Ioannis Anastassakis, as well as an always expanding selection of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">audio</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">clips</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">video</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">files</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">book</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">samples</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">instructional</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">materials</strong>, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">latest</strong> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">news</strong> and much more, please visit the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Official Ioannis Anastassakis WWW site </strong>at <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ioannis.org/">www.ioannis.org</a></strong>
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