Sakis Gouzonis
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Biography
Sakis Gouzonis is an award-winning composer and orchestrator of electronic music.
To this day, Sakis Gouzonis has released 17 music albums, has won 10 music awards, and has gained hundreds of thousands of followers in many countries through social networks.
Early life
Sakis Gouzonis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. When he was 10 years old, Sakis and his family moved to Elassona, which is located at the foot of Mount Olympus, the mythical place of the twelve Olympian gods.
Sakis Gouzonis had always dreamed of having his own electronic musical instrument. His dream came true in 1990 when he got his first electronic keyboard. Sakis immediately started composing and orchestrating music, without any conservatory education at all. Although Sakis Gouzonis was very young, he had the innate ability to play music by ear, without the aid of music books.
Music career
On August 8, 2008, Sakis Gouzonis released his 1st music album, First Contact. First Contact included 10 music tracks composed and orchestrated by Sakis Gouzonis himself. Three of the album's tracks won music awards. More specifically, in the international Composition Competition 2007, Sakis Gouzonis won 3rd Prize for his original music composition Anthem Of Love and a Commendation Award for his original music composition Give Me A Chance. A year later, in the international Composition Competition 2008, Sakis Gouzonis won 3rd Prize for his original music composition Elegy. Two years later, in the UK Songwriting Contest 2010, Sakis Gouzonis won a Semi-Finalist Award for his original music composition Elegy.
Next year, on September 9, 2009, Sakis Gouzonis released his 2nd music album, New Earth. New Earth, which won 1st Prize in the 2nd Meeting of Music & Poetry 2009, included 10 music tracks composed and orchestrated by Sakis Gouzonis himself. Additionally, two of the album's tracks won music awards. More specifically, in the international Composition Competition 2009, Sakis Gouzonis won 2nd Prize for his original music composition Elohim, and in the international Composition Competition 2010, Sakis Gouzonis won 1st Prize for his original music composition Eternal Peace. Furthermore, in the UK Songwriting Contest 2009, Sakis Gouzonis won a Semi-Finalist Award for his original music composition Elohim, and in the UK Songwriting Contest 2010, Sakis Gouzonis won a Semi-Finalist Award for his original music composition Eternal Peace.
On October 10, 2010, Sakis Gouzonis released his 3rd music album, The Tree Of Life. The Tree Of Life included 10 music tracks composed and orchestrated by Sakis Gouzonis himself. One of the album's tracks won a music award. More specifically, in the international Composition Competition 2010, Sakis Gouzonis won 1st Prize for his original music composition Seed Of Hope.
Between 2011 and 2024, Sakis Gouzonis released 14 more music albums, each containing 10 original music tracks: Ultimate Love (2011), Vast Victory (2012), Spiritual Unity (2013), Golden Heart (2014), A World At Peace (2015), Liberating Truth (2016), Amazing Space (2017), Open Horizon (2018), Precious Time (2019), Desire For Light (2020), Sweet Freedom (2021), Wonderful Dream (2022), Inner Power (2023) and True Hope (2024).
His sweeping melodies and stunning chord changes are a real testament to his undoubted talent
Steve Sheppard, Former BBC Reporter (UK)
More information about Sakis Gouzonis can be found here: Sakis Gouzonis biography
Discography
Music albums
- First Contact (2008)
- New Earth (2009)
- The Tree Of Life (2010)
- Ultimate Love (2011)
- Vast Victory (2012)
- Spiritual Unity (2013)
- Golden Heart (2014)
- A World At Peace (2015)
- Liberating Truth (2016)
- Amazing Space (2017)
- Open Horizon (2018)
- Precious Time (2019)
- Desire For Light (2020)
- Sweet Freedom (2021)
- Wonderful Dream (2022)
- Inner Power (2023)
- True Hope (2024)