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Spiros Exaras is a Greek guitarist, composer, producer and arranger.




Career


He has performed and recorded with Mariah Carey Shirley Bassey Mark Murphy Gerardo Velez, Philip Hamilton, Charles Blenzig, Mike Pope, Andy Middleton, Randy Brecker, Joel Rosenblatt, Jon Benitez, Tessa Souter, Dave Valentin, Arturo O'Farrill Evanthia Reboutsika, Mario Frangoulis, Kostas Hatzis, Elias Andriopoulos, Alkistis Protopsalti, Yannis Markopoulos, Kostas Karalis, Antonis Kaloyannis, Tom Schuman, Mark Egan, Tom 'Bones' Malone, George Dalaras, Manto, Petros Gaitanos, Alexia, Doros Dimosthenous, George Andreou, Elli Paspala, Kamerata Orchestra, Orchestra of Colors, Greek National Radio & Television Orchestra among others. [1]




Albums


Spiros Exaras plays Kostas Hatzis - (MBI Records) 1992
Everything For A Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2000
Niko's Restaurant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2001
Gallathea (Original Theatre Soundtrack) - )Polyglottal Music) 2002
Phrygianics --- Spiros Exaras World Jazz Ensemble - (Blue Note Records) 2003
Old Waters New River — Spiros Exaras/Ellio Villafranca - (Harbinger Records) 2014
Just Cause (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (Polyglottal Music) 2014
Mark Murphy feat Spiros Exaras : Live in Athens, Greece - (Harbinger Records) 2016
Stis Paralies Tou Feggariou --- Spiros Exaras/Iakovos Kambanellis/Lina Orfanou- (MLK) 2016
Anatomia Enos Eglimatos - Spiros Exaras/Fondas Ladis - (Metronomos 2023)




EP's


Unbounded Blue (feat Randy Brecker, Mark Egan, Tom Schuman, Joel Rosenblatt, Don Harris, Tom "Bones" Malone, Alex Blake, Bill Harris, Gerardo Velez) - (Polyglottal Music( 1994
The Dwarf Planets with Achilles Liarmakopoulos on trombone - (Spiros Exaras Music (2020)
The Magic of Christmas, feat. Eugene Ruffolo and Amanda Homi (Polyglottal Music 2021)




Singles


I Will Never Forget - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Spiros Exaras - (AL Music, Polyglottal Music) 2019
La Ruta (featuring Nancy Ticotin) - (Polyglottal Music) 2020
Yanni mou to Mandili sou/Take 5 - Loukia Valasi/Spiros Exaras (Apollon Productions/Polyglottal Music, 2021)
Christmas Fantasy - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, Spiros Exaras (AL Music 2021)
This is for U (feat. Georgia Lazaridou) - (Polyglottal 2022)
Take Five (Live) - Spiros Exaras/Costas Baltazanis - (Polyglottal 2022) [2]
The Three Secrets of Rain - Spiros Exaras/Achilles Liarmakopoulos/ Georgia Lazaridou - (Polyglottal 2023)




Other Discography


George Mouzakis, Lakis Lazopoulos : Eho Apopse Rendez-Vous (Sony Greece- 1992) - (guitarist)
John Modinos : Our Roots (Alfa Mi - 1993) - (guitarist)
Thomas Bakalakos : Ap'Tin Ellada Ya Hara (Alpha Mi Records, 1993) - (guitarist)
Mariah Carey : My All & Breakdown (Sony Music - 1998) - (guitarist)
Man-Yee Lam : Awakened to a Dream (Starlight Music - 2000) - (guitarist)
Aris Tomas : Wild World (Wizard Records, 2003) - (guitarist, producer)
Philip Hamilton: Blues, Rhythm, Rhythm & Blues (Montenegro Records 2003) - (guitarist)
Ensemble Elektra : Afrodite's Smile (Milo Records - 2004) - (guitarist)
Christie : Who Needs Love (Christie Productions - 2005) - (guitarist)
Richard Khuzami : Fused (Dahdoo Records - 2006) - (guitarist)
Lina Orfanos : Enchanted Night (Romanos Productions - 2007) - (guitarist, producer, arranger)
Mitch Zorba : Zorba (Young Pals Music - 2009) - (guitarist, co-writer, co-producer)
Emre Yilmaz : Kaderin Yerine (Yasar Kekeva Plakcılık - 2011) - (guitarist, arranger producer)
Argyro Kaparou : Xeirolaves (R-Time - 2012) - (guitarist)
Angeliki : Middle Earth Sea (Angel Bee Productions - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
Dimitris Maramis-Lina Orfanos : Ay Amor (Romanos Productions - 2013) - (guitarist)
Amanda Homi : Till I Reach Bombay (Drumgirl - 2013) - (guitarist, arranger)
Tasso Zapanti : Reflections Upon (Zapanti Music - 2014) - (guitarist)
Lina Orfanos : Mathausen/Desserters (Babinis Productions - 2015) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Trombone Atrevido (ODEG - 2015), (guitarist, arranger, composer, producer)
Νικοs Platyrachos/George Dalaras : Ta Astega (Feelgood Records - 2015) - (guitar)
Lina Orfanos : Essentially Ella (Babinis Productions - 2016) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
Doros Dimosthenous : Compere (Purple Lily Records, 2016) - (guitarist)
Achilles Liarmakopoulos : Ethereal - (AL 2017) - (guitarist, composer, arranger, producer)
Nikos Platyrachos/Dimitris Lentzos : Mavri Mpogia sto Marmaro (MLK, 2018) - (guitarist)
Korina Legaki, George Andreou, Nikos Xydakis : Neos Kosmos (Mikri Arktos, 2019) - (guitarist)
Lina Orfanos : Dream (Bambinis Productions, 2019) - (composer, guitarist, arranger, producer)
Samo Salamon : Almost Alone, Vol 1 (Samo Salamon 2020)- (featured guitarist)
Lina Orfanos - Love Matters (Bambinis/Romanos Productions, 2021) - (guitarist, arranger, producer)
Aggeliki: Samba Griega (Rtime, Polyglottal Music 2021)-(arranger, producer, guitarist)
Vaggelis Tzitzis : Apostalagmata (Metronomos 2022) - (guitarist) [3]




Featured in Compilations


ROW : Rivers of the World (ROW - 2001) - (guitarist)
KOSMOS 93.6 : Ethnic Collection (Universal Music/MINOS 2005) -(composer, arranger, guitarist, producer)
Various Artists (Lyra- 2008) - (guitarist, arranger)




Music for Film and Theater


Everything for a reason- 2000 - directed by Vlas Parlapanides, written by Vlas and Charles Parlapanides, executive producer Larry Meistrich
Niko's restaurant - 2001(short) -written by Evan Camfield and Efterpi Charalambidis, directed by Efterpi Charalambidis
Just Cause - 2014(short) -written and directed by Paul Krisikos
Gallathea (play) (2002)




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Spiros Exaras
• Achilles Liarmakopoulos
• Gallathea
• Trombone Atrevido
• Lefteris Bournias
• Elio Villafranca
• Samo Šalamon