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Date:

May 04, 2011

Time:

14:37 pm

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The Zilla Project is a newly formed 4-piece band playing its version of the blues with many allusions to all styles of American music. They deliver electrified versions of well-known blues classics in an energetic and super charged 2 hour set. They consist of Emmanuel Vourakis on vocals and electric guitars, Nicolas “Honeyman” Melis on the keys, Omiros Andreou on bass.

Manolis Vourakis – Guitars and Vocals

A Berklee College Of Music Alumnus. Session and studio artist. Also a member of BluesWire – one of the most established blues bands in Europe – based in Greece, as well as “Broken Tribe” one of the finest rock outings of the island.

Nicolas “Honeyman” Melis- Keyboards

Nicolas Melis studied piano performance and improvisation at the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany. He has won multiple national and international competition awards and has also been performing as a concert soloist in England, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Bulgaria. One of the busiest pianists in Cyprus, and a member of the “Broken Tribe”.

Omiros Andreou - Bass

Session and studio artist with performances in most venues in the island. Studied classical piano theory and harmony and attended private lessons in electric bass, jazz harmony and improvisation techniques in Greece. He is a member of the State’s TV folk orchestra, and the “Broken Tribe”.