Grekas Christos was born in 1977 and raised in Athens, Greece. He has studied drums and classical theory and harmony at the London College of Music and has also taken private lessons in drums guided by teachers such as Antreas Mouzakis , Fotis Benardo and Ilias Doumanis, all of them great drums’ players in the worldwide setting. His main influences are Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree) and Danny Carey (Tool) and he owns them his special interest in rock and progressive rock .
Drum sessions
Christos started to work professionally in 2002 as a member of the band Delightfull and after that he collaborated in various bands such as No Sequence, ΑΝΑΧΑΠΑΡΑ, Ghost season ( EP Ghost like her), Countdown. Recently he is performing as a member of the band The Black Capes, a new gothic rock band which consists of Alex S. Wamp vox, Thanos Jan guitar, Irene Ketikidi guitar, Chris Rusty bass. Their debut album All These Monsters (2017) delivers a spooky and unsetting gothic hard rock sound and has already been introduced at the top ten of the Deutche Alternative Charts. Moreover, Orkus German magazine has announced them as “the BAND of the month” for June 2017.
fulfilling career Chris Grekas
There are few Chris secrets to achieving a fulfilling career as a session drummer vast amounts of practice and playing, a good work ethic. Create good independence and play melodies, driven by the addition of innovation in all kinds of music with experimentation at high and low speeds to produce something creative
Black Capes Session
The idea of a gothic rock band with new elements and a modern twist was born in the mind of Alex S Wamp (frontman for the sludge metal act “Potergeist”) after noticing the goth fans complaining that no new bands appear in the goth genre.
Drums Lessons
Christos offers affordable 1 to 1 tuition in his home studio with an emphasis on groove, solid time keeping and song playing
Gear and endorsement
Chris takes his gear very seriously and uses Gabriel Apollon hand made drums set, custom high quality wood drumsticks by R stick, Paiste cymbals, Flix fiber rods, Cympad moderator series SkyGel Damper and DW pedals