John ''Chief'' Stergiou was born in Athens on the 18th of January, 1978.
He grew up in a family with a long tradition in music and he started playing music at a very early stage of his life. He took his first classical guitar lessons and music theory when he was 8 years old.

Besides classical music he played various music styles but his love has always been the Blues music which, according to him, finds its origin in the ancient pentatonic scale of Epirus in Greece. Epirus is also the place of John’s parentage.

By the age of 18 he studied Sound Engineering and Music Production at “Mixing Is Art” with some of the best exponents in Greece as far as Acoustics and Music Production is concerned. (Akis Golfidis, Bobby Tzakis, Kostas Kalimeris, Charalambos Spiridis, Dimitris Mourtzopoulos, Nikos Espialidis, Giorgos Andreou, Panagiotis Petronikolos , etc). Automatically he got into music production, recording with artists, some times as a session guitarist and conductor, other times as a sound engineer.

His credits include:
Greek Composers: Nikos Mamagkakis, Mikis Theodorakis,
Stavros Xarchakos,Yiannis Spanos, Marios Tokas, Mimis Plessas,
Dimitris Papapostolou, Antonis Vardis, Lakis Papadopoulos and many more.

Greek Singers & Bands: Savina Giannatou, Manolis Mitsias, Kostas Chatzis, Vicky Moscholiou, Eleni Dimou,Melina Kana, Sofia Papazoglou, Lizetta Kalimeri, Locomondo, Kitrina Podilata, Giannis Giokarinis, Nikos Ziogalas
and many more.

Since 1998 and to this day he produced and worked with many Greek bands of the underground scene such as Nightstalker, Last Drive. Deus ex Machina, Earthbound, 1000mods, Blend, Van ripper to name a few.


Highlights:
• ''Epirus of Pentatonia'' a huge project of 4 CD's, 1 CD-ROM and a 600 pages book about Pentatonic music's journey through the ages from the ancient Epirus to the whole world. He worked as a member of the production team composing, arranging, recording and performing.

• Among hundreds of performances one of the most significant was
with the ''EXPERIMENTAL CHOIR OF DIMITRIS PAPAPOSTOLOU''
as a classical guitar soloist at the Kennedy Center on Washington D.C.
as they were the first Greek Musicians to perform in this
Historical Center for the Performing Arts. in U.S.

• Garry Christians of the legendary “Christians” band sang his compositions, as well as a remake of the legendary song ''Words'' .


Story so far...

1996-2000 RIA MUSIC (Record Label)Athens, Greece
In-House Producer, Sound Engineer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, Componist, Arranger, Session Musician

2000-2006 Nikos Mamangkakis Studio & IDEA Record Label
Session Musician, Sound Engineer, Sound designer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer

2003-2010 X-art.ici Music(Record Label) Athens, Greece
CEO, Componist, Arranger, Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer

2005-2010 Reaction Studios, Athens, Greece
CEO, Arranger, Sound Engineer, Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer

2005-2010 Reaction Studies (Sound Engineering & Music Production College), Athens, Greece
CEO, Instructor

2012-2016 Cornerstone Studios, Athens, Greece
Phase Reverse's Studio, Sound Engineer, Sound Designer, Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer

2016 DADA Studios London, UK
Sound Engineer, Sound Designer, Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer

Discography…



Oct 2009: “Streetcult #13” compilation (Eclipse Records)



Dec 2009: “Phase Reverse” (Self Financed) Jan 2011: “Gods of Indie Guitar” compilation (Aon Media)



Sep 2011: “Phase Reverse” re-release + bonus track (Aural Music)



Oct 2013: “Mindblow” Digital Single (The Leaders Records)



Nov 2013: “Phase II: …And Man Created God” (The Leaders Records)



Feb 2014: “Phase II: …And Man Created God” Japanese Edition (The Leaders Records Japan)



Jun 2014: “Streetcult #23” compilation (Eclipse Records)



Nov 2015: ''Phase III: Youniverse'' (ROAR - rock of angels records﻿)



Dec 2020: ''Phase IV Genocide (ROAR - rock of angels records﻿)





Facts…



Jan 2010: “Phase Reverse” have been chosen among 1.500 indie artists from all genres globally to participate in “PLAYLIST 7” the new music campaign sponsored by Microsoft for Windows 7.



Jan 2011: “Phase Reverse” was picked among thousands of artists from the entire world, to participate to Aon Media's ''Gods of Indie Guitar'' Compilation CD featuring ''the best Independent or unsigned guitarists between Planet Earth & Alone on the Sun!'' Their song ''Cross to bear'' will be one of the 17 tracks of the CD and this is a great honor for Chief, Phase Reverse and for the whole Greek Independent Music Scene!



Jun 2011: “Phase Reverse” reached a deal with Brian Rickman (American Novelist). The track “Got Your Back” was the soundtrack of the novel ASCENSION





Since 2008: Numerous headline live shows, interviews & presentation from global Media. Successfully supported Corossion of Comformity, Orange Goblin, Red Fang etc.

They performed for several years across Europe.

Elefterios Stampouloglou, mathematician, composer and greek music producer, was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1973. 
In 1987 he taught himself to play bouzouki. In 1991 he moved to Thessaloniki, Greece and studied Mathematics from 1992 to 1998. Since 1999 he has lived in Berlin. In April 2001 he met the Greek legend lyricist Manolis Rasoulis, and together wrote his first songs (sung by Kostas Smokovits, Agathon and Giorgos Lizos). 
Since 1994 there have been many concerts in Germany and rest of Europe with many bands and artists including Manolis Rasoulis, Maria Farantouri, Vassilis Lekkas and Agathon. Many concerts were held in venues such as Philarmonie Berlin, Kammermusiksaal Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin and Volksbühne Berlin. 
Elefterios is also a greek folk, rembetiko and solo music songwriter and lyricist. As a musician, he has participated in the creation of many studio records and arrangements for other artists (among others for Vicky Leandros and Klaus Hoffmann).

[Concerts] 2000 - 2019

Apr 2001: Anonimi & Manolis Rasoulis - Traenenpalast Berlin

May 2002: Anonimi & Derya Takkali - Mediterranean Crossroads - Kesselhaus Berlin

Jun 2002: Georgios Papadopoulos - Mutter Fourage Berlin

Dec 2002: Concert in memory of Stelios Kazantzidis - Werkstatt der Kulturen Berlin

Mar 2003: Concert Anonimi - Barcelona Spain

May 2004: Concert in memory of Jannis Ritsos - Akademie der Künste Berlin

Sep 2004: Festival der Weltkulturen - Messe Dresden

Jun 2005:  Anonimi - Türkisch/Europäisches Kulturfest Berlin

May 2005:  Anonimi & Manolis Rasoulis - b-flat Berlin

May 2005:  Big Bazar - Quasimodo Berlin

May 2005: Bouzouki und Geige als "die Klangkörper" - Bruckner Haus Linz Austria

Jun 2006: Concert in memory of Grigoris Bithikotsis - Berlin

Oct 2006:  Anonimi & Manolis Rasoulis - Werkstatt der Kulturen Berlin

Feb 2010: Hommage to Mikis Theodorakis - Volksbühne Berlin

Oct 2010:  Aenaos - Lindenkirche Wilmersdorf Berlin

Nov 2011:  Kostas Papanastasiou [Hommage to Berlin] - Kammermusiksaal Philharmonie Berlin

Dec 2012: Giorgos Papadopoulos - Lisbon Portugal

Jan 2012: 11.Berliner Schulorchestertreffen - Philharmonie Berlin

Apr 2013: Maria Farantouri - Komische Oper Berlin

Nov 2013: Agathonas - Labsaal Lübars Berlin

Aug 2014: Georgia Dagaki - Berlin

Sep 2014: Berlin unplugged - Quasimodo Berlin

Oct 2014: Vassilis Lekkas - Werkstatt der Kulturen Berlin

Nov 2014: Saitenwege, Workshop & Concert - BTMK Berlin

Apr 2015: Rembetika [George Sfyridis, Maria Thoidou, Br. Moraitopouloi] - Berlin

May 2015: Polyphonia choir - Labsaal Lübars Berlin

Jun 2017: Mauthausen [M. Theodorakis] Echo36 & con forza - Kreuzkirche Berlin

May 2018: Maria Farantouri - Philharmonie Berlin

Apr 2019: Cool school symphony - Philharmonie Berlin

Jun 2019: Canto General [M. Theodorakis] Berliner Singakademie - Volksbühne Berlin

Various recordings and arragements/own compositions with/for: 
Vicky Leandros, 
Klaus Hoffmann,
Manolis Rasoulis,
Kostas Smokovitis, 
Agathonas, 
Eleni Irakleous,
Alkis Polivios, 
Tilemachos Zagreas, 
Stathis Mitropoulos,
Savvas Degirmentzoglou, 
Stavros Yagulis,
Manolis Panagiotou.

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