Sakis Gouzonis: Blog

Hello to my loyal fans and friends worldwide!

I just wanted to send out a huge thank you to Highwire Daze magazine editor Kenneth Morton for reviewing my First Contact album. Highwire Daze Magazine is based out of Los Angeles, California, and goes out 12.000 issues throughout LA and OC.

Here's the full review:

"Checking out the world of electronic music as presented by Sakis Gouzonis is like traveling on a journey to the most wondrous and mystical of places. Based out of Greece, Gouzonis is an award-winning composer who has just released a debut collection of tunes entitled First Contact. The results are simply magical!

Definitely a world class act, tunes such as Anthem Of Love, A Star Brighter Than Others, and Give Me A Chance enchant the senses with their sheer vibrancy. Elegy is especially sweeping, sounding like a grand score to a big Hollywood epic. Influenced by film composers as well as by electronic musicians, Gouzonis has nevertheless developed his own signature style, which is utterly breathtaking.

With over 800 live performances to his credit and a collection of Grecian music awards, Sakis Gouzonis has a bright and glorious future ahead of him. First Contact is a stunning effort that is sure to greatly enrich all that encounter its harmonious musical tapestries."

You can find the above review in the 116th Issue of Highwire Daze Magazine and online by clicking here. You will also find the above review in the Press section of my website.

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This time I've got some good news for my Austrian fans.

Freies Radio B138 has just begun to broadcast my music! It is located in Kirchdorf, Austria and it broadcasts on the frequency of 90.4 MHz.

Freies Radio B138 (90.4 MHz) also broadcasts on the internet. Click here and enjoy!

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Hello my wonderful friends and fans around the globe!

I am writing to let you know that my First Contact album is now featured on mad.tv, the official MAD website.

MAD is a Music TV Channel located in Athens, Greece. It is available terrestrially and via satellite in Greece and several other European countries.

Check it out here.

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Hello my wonderful friends worldwide!

I just received an email from the founder of the IMRadio located in Illinois, USA. I am a Featured Artist on IMRadio now. I wish to publicly thank the founder of the IMRadio for all the support.

Stop by and check it out here. You can also visit my IMRadio Profile by clicking here.

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I wish to thank all my fans and friends on MySpace, who have bought my debut album and donated their funds, energy, and time to my endeavor. You have always supported me and I want you all to know how important you have been to me.

When I created my MySpace Page a year and four months ago, I couldn't in my wildest dreams expect the journey you all gave me. I will always be grateful for that.

A big thank you to you all. I hope you will continue to follow my music career.

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I would like to publicly thank Mr. A. Zisopoulos, editor of the Imerisios Kirikas newspaper, for publishing an article about me and my First Contact album. It's a true honor to me. Imerisios Kirikas is a Greek newspaper located in Larisa, Greece.

You can read the full article by clicking here. You will also find the Imerisios Kirikas newspaper article in the Press section of my website.

Thank you very much!

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A music contest ran between 1 December 2008 and 31 January 2009.

The prizes of the contest were 5 signed First Contact albums. Only the members of my free E-Newsletter who had provided their full name during their registration were eligible to participate in the competition. If you wish to see who the 5 lucky winners are and where they come from, please visit the Contests section of my website.

For the members of my free E-Newsletter there are more music contests on the way. If you aren't a member of my free E-Newsletter, you can subscribe now by clicking here.

Thanks for participating!

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Two articles about me and my debut album First Contact were published in today's edition of the Greek newspapers Eparhiakos Logos, and I Ekdosi tis Elassonas.

I would like to thank Mr. M. Tzivis, editor of the Eparhiakos Logos newspaper, and Mr. A. Vallas, editor of the I Ekdosi tis Elassonas newspaper. It's a great honor to me. Eparhiakos Logos, and I Ekdosi tis Elassonas, are Greek newspapers located in Elassona, Greece.

You can read the Eparhiakos Logos newspaper article in the 44-108th edition of the newspaper or by clicking here, and the I Ekdosi tis Elassonas newspaper article in the 482nd edition of the newspaper or by clicking here. You can also read the above articles in the Press section of my website.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

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There is some exciting news that I am delighted to share with you. IMRadio has just begun to broadcast my music on the internet!

IMRadio is an internet radio station broadcasting throughout the USA and worldwide. Music listeners can listen for free to local and worldwide music. 24/7 access with no commercials.

You can visit IMRadio by clicking here and my IMRadio Profile by clicking here. I hope you enjoy my music.

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Hello to all my amazing friends and fans worldwide!

Tonight, I would like to share some exciting news with you. The 6th Composition Competition Awards Ceremony was held in Greece a few hours ago. More than 120 composers and poets from all over the world and hundreds of people attended the Awards Ceremony. I won 3rd Prize for my original music composition Elegy!

A special thanks to everyone who attended the Awards Ceremony. I also wish to thank all my international fans who love my music and support me in every way that they can.

The award winning composition Elegy is included in my First Contact album that was originally released on 08.08.08.

Thanks for reading.

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My PureVolume Profile is now active.

PureVolume is a website for the discovery and promotion of new music and emerging artists. Each artist has his own profile that contains bio, photos, blog, shows, music for streaming and more. Listeners and fans can also create their own profiles to interact with artists and each other, as well as track and share music they like.

They say that PureVolume has been widely recognized as a premier social music site and has received praise in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and beyond.

This is my first day on PureVolume and I have to say that I am very excited. Will PureVolume members love my music? Let's see. My PureVolume Profile is here.

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One year has passed since I first signed up for a MySpace account. One year of beautiful memories.

MySpace has been one of the defining experiences of my life. Having come from a relatively small social circle, meeting new people really has broadened my horizons.

Through MySpace I’ve met highly talented and exciting people from all over the world. I’ve talked to many thousands of people that come from more than 150 different countries/territories! People of all ages and backgrounds have been communicating with me and listening to my music on a daily basis for a whole year now. Tens of thousands of private messages, public comments and e-mails have been exchanged.

I thank God every day for blessing me with you, my wonderful MySpace friends. You are a rare and splendid jewel that has been sent from above to light up my world. Your friendship has been invaluable to me during my presence on MySpace.

Thank you for being my friends! May all your dreams come true!

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Hello my wonderful friends!

I recently received an e-mail about a website for musicians called iSound. They say that iSound is creating the ultimate online music community. Whether you are a fan or an artist, you can create your own profile on iSound.

A fan can sign up as an iSound Listener to interact with thousands of other music fans online. An artist can instantly create his own professional artist site and get his music heard by thousands of site visitors.

I created my own site a few minutes ago. Let's see what the future holds.

Click here to view my iSound Artist Site.

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First Contact is my first personal album. My first contact with you as a composer, orchestrator and producer of my own music compositions.

The album features 10 new compositions of electronic instrumental music that range from downtempo to uptempo. All 10 music compositions are 100% melodic.

A huge thank you for everyone's help and support! I hope you enjoy listening to the album and I look forward to seeing you all at a gig soon!

First Contact is available worldwide in MP3 and CD format.

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Hello to my family, friends and fans!

I wanted to let you in on some great news! I am one of the Top Artists on MySpace! A very big thank you to all of you for your support! My upcoming album "First Contact" will be an even bigger thank you to all of you! And that is a promise!

Best Place So Far:

Number 1 on the MySpace Christian Charts,
Unsigned Artists, Greece
(December 25, 2007)

Number 1 on the MySpace ElectroAcoustic Charts,
Unsigned Artists, Greece
(January 9, 2008)

Number 1 on the MySpace Electro Charts,
Unsigned Artists, Greece
(January 23, 2008)

Number 1 on the MySpace Greek Charts,
All Unsigned Artists, All Music Genres
(July 25, 2008)

According to MySpace Customer Support it is not the plays and profile views that count, it is the music staff who make the decisions if an artist is getting attention and gets noticed by MySpace. It is amazing being spotted among the 3.000.000 music artists/bands on MySpace and 200.000.000 MySpace members worldwide!

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