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Charis Kontaxis
Vocals
Charis was born in Athens and grew up in the western suburbs, his
roots ranging from all areas of Greece (Epirus, Central Greece and
Constantinople). He has a variety of musical stimuli from a young age.
He started keyboard lessons at 10 years old, influenced by the electronic
music of the early 80’s. His musical tastes encompass the entire music
spectrum of funk, jazz, soul and blues, but the “obsession” with rock and
metal via the Greek metal scene was passed into him like a “virus”. He
doesn’t follow the logic of tribute or cover bands, with the sole exception
of some covers that he had every reason to render in his own completely
different way.
Petros Malahias
Guitars
Petros started playing music when he was 8 years old. Although he
began playing piano, he very quickly realized that the musical instrument
that suited him was the electric guitar. He holds various RGT degrees
from the London College of Music. He is influenced by rock, alternative
rock and metal music.
Giorgos Motakis
Bass Guitar
Giorgos was born and raised “musically” in Chios Island. His first contact
with the electric bass was during high school and it proved pivotal for the
following years. In the beginning, Giorgos was influenced by rock and funk,
with the addition of jazz and fusion. The electro-classical guitar was and is
parallel in his life, but it never surpassed the vibrations and emotions from
the low frequency notes in combination with the groove that bass and drum
provide. Endless hours of experimentation in his home studio supplemented
experiences in both home recording and digital music programming which
finally found their purpose at the right place and time with No Name Dogs.
Bill Rodostoglou
Drums
Bill started playing music at a very young age, growing up in a family of
musicians with his father being the guitarist of Crush (Greek heavy metal
band). Bill describes his first encounter with drums: “It was strange for
me because at first I was afraid of drums, until it was time to sit down
and play. I remember I was about 10 years old and I went to the rehearsals
of Crush with my father and that time I tried to play, then magically this fear
disappeared. My musical influences come from both, the rock and Greek
folk scene which I like to combine and adapt to the needs of each song”.