Yiannis Papadopoulos (guitarist)

Yiannis Papadopoulos
Yiannis Papadopoulos 2019
Yiannis Papadopoulos 2019
Background information
Born (1984-04-05) April 5, 1984 (age 40)
Athens, Greece
OriginGreece
Genres
Occupation(s)guitarist, musician
Instrumentguitar
Years active2005–present
LabelsIndependent artist
Websitewww.yiannispapadopoulos.gr

Yiannis Papadopoulos (Γιάννης Παπαδόπουλος) (born April 5, 1984) is a Greek rock fusion guitarist, author and composer.

Early life and education

Yiannis Papadopoulos was born on April 5, 1984, in Athens, Greece. He grew up in a family of musicians and he started playing the guitar at the age of four.[1] Papadopoulos has two bachelor's degrees, one in Accounting and Finance by the Athens University of Economics and Business and the other in Financial Economics by the University of Skövde. He also holds a Degree with honours in guitar, harmony and counterpoint.[2]

Career

Papadopoulos has won a number of international Guitar Contests[3] including the Ibanez Guitar Solo Competition 2013, the Andy James Dream Rig Competition and was one of the live finalists of Guitar Idol 4.

In 2015 he joined the American rock singer Scott Stapp,[4] the lead vocalist of the rock band Creed, as his lead guitarist and they have been touring in the US and around the world.[5][6] In 2019 Stapp released a new solo album, The Space Between the Shadows, which features Papadopoulos on guitar.[7]

In 2018 he joined the Kamerata orchestra (Armonia Atenea) as lead guitar[8][9] to perform the Concerto for Group and Orchestra by Jon Lord (Deep Purple).

In 2024 he released an album with Royal Time Machine, a prog/rock experimental trio, featuring Yiannis Papadopoulos on guitar, Michael Evdemon on the bass and George Kollias on the drums [10]

In 2024 Scott Stapp released his fourth personal album Higher Power featuring Papadopoulos on three tracks "What I Deserve", "Dancing in the Rain" and "Quicksand",[11] and he co-composed the first two.[12] Also, he recorded guitars for most of the tracks on the album.

Discography

  • Royal Time Machine - Royal Time Machine (2024)

As featured artist

  • Dawn Of Dreams – "Angel Eyes" (2012)
  • George Kollias (drummer) – Invictus on tracks "The Passage" (2014) and "Through empty eyes of light" (2014)
  • John Kiernan – "Fury Of The Storm" (2015)
  • I Legion – "Pleiona" (2015) on tracks "Grieving" and "Pleiona" (2015)
  • FB1964 – "When the last bell dies" (2017)
  • Daniel Rochon – "What Have I Done" & "Unforgivable" (2018), "Light Me The Way" & "Hiding" (2019)
  • Scott Stapp – "Higher Power" (2024) on tracks "What I Deserve", "Quicksand", and "Dancing in the Rain" (2024)

Books and publications

  • The Electric Guitar Technique Workout (2013 Edition 1 & 2016 Edition 2)
  • Fretboard Concepts (2019)

In March 2014 Papadopoulos published his first book regarding technique, The Electric Guitar Technique Workout and in 2016 a second edition of the book was published. In April 2019 he published his second book, Fretboard Concepts which is about Scales/Chords/Arpeggios/Theory/Harmony and improvisation Techniques.[13]

Instructional Packages

Releases with Jamtrackcentral[14]

  • The 20 Prominent metal licks (2015)
  • Nightflower (2017)

References

  1. ^ Papadopoulos, Yiannis (October 2019). "Yiannis Papadopoulos Interview". www.grande-rock.com (Interview). Interviewed by Mark Wheeler. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Papadopoulos, Yiannis (September 2019). "Yiannis Papadopoulos Discusses His Career". www.allthatshreds.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Rick Landers (October 2019). "Spotlight: Award Winning Guitarist Yiannis Papadopoulos". guitarinternational.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Simon Halstead (February 2016). "Yiannis Papadopoulos Interview". www.musicpsych.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Papadopoulos (October 2019). "yiannis papadopoulos on touring with scott stapp and new music". www.rocklife.online (Interview). Interviewed by Tracy Heckfirst=Yiannis. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Tresa Patterson (July 2019). "Scott Stapp leaps into night of glorious rock, lessons in grace at Dallas House of Blues". us.blastingnews.com.
  7. ^ Matt Bender and Blair Barnhardt (January 2020). "Greek Guitar God Yiannis Papadopoulos". Performer Magazine. p. 32. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  8. ^ Γιώργο Χαρωνίτη (January 2018). "Deep Purple -Concerto for Group and Orchestra- by Kamerata". athinorama.gr. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Θάνος Μαντζάνας (February 2018). "Symphonic Rock by Kamerata". www.musicpaper.gr. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Artist Spotlight – Yiannis Papadopoulos". www.toontrack.com. November 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Artist Spotlight – Yiannis Papadopoulos". www.ultimate-guitar.com. April 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ^ ""Chord voicings, amps and dynamics are all elements of how I solo. I'm not a guy who improvises… I use well-thought-out lines that are outside the box": Yiannis Papadopoulos on taking Scott Stapp to a higher power". www.guitarworld.com. March 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  13. ^ John Katic (December 2019). "Scott Stapp Guitarist Yiannis Papadopoulos". guitarworld.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Ed Ford (September 2019). "Yiannis Papadopoulos the Multi-Awarded Guitarist, Composer, Solo Artist: Currently on Tour!". rocknloadmag.com.