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Artist
Andys Skordis
12+ albums
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about
Andys Skordis was born in Lefkosia, Cyprus in 1983. From a young age, he came close to music by playing electric guitar and writing music for his bands “Off Tone Thieves” and “Spirits” performing in Cyprus. During his obligatory military service, he was a member of the military band in Cyprus as a Euphonium and Guitar player. After being discharged, he began studying Jazz guitar performance at University of Bridgeport, and later on he enrolled at Berklee College of Music where he studied Composition and Film Scoring with Vuk Kulenovic and Tibor Pusztai. In 2008 Andys moved to Amsterdam where he enrolled at Conservatorium Van Amsterdam to study Composition with Richard Ayres and Karnatic music with Rafael Reina. In November 2011 he gained his master’s in Composition and in June 2012 he completes the 4-year post graduate program on Karnatic music. Andys Music has been performed in Europe and Usa by various ensembles including: The Niuew Ensemble, Orkest de Ereprijs, Mousique Nouvelles, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and many more. He has won the 2nd prize in the competition held for the 50th year anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, held by the Ministry of Education in Cyprus in 2010. He has also received prizes for his film music in various film festivals like CIFF, Naousa International Film Festival, Shorts on the beach – Florida, etc. Andys has also received scolarships from the A.G. Leventis foundation, the Nicolas Economou foundation and the University of Bridgeport. At the