Ioannis Anastassakis
Ioannis Anastassakis is a Greek Flamenco and Rock guitarist, book author, and a music instructor at the American College of Greece. Early life and education Anastassakis was born on the island of Crete. He began learning to play the guitar at age 12. He studied at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in Athens and privately with Berklee College of Music alumnus, Stelios Karaminas. He graduated from the American College of Greece and subsequently studied at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. He received a master's degree in guitar performance with specialization in flamenco under the tutelage of Juan Serrano from California State University, Fresno. Career After graduation, Anastassakis taught guitar technique and began giving recitals and concerts in both Greece and the United States. In 2000, in collaboration with Nakas Conservatory, he founded the first Flamenco Guitar Department in Greece In 2006 Mel Bay Publication, published "Flamenco Journal", a book/DVD of his solo Flamenco guitar compositions. In 2007 Anastassakis independently released his first Electric guitar album, Suspension Of Disbelief. The album consisted of both fast-paced flamenco style acoustic music and rock style electric guitar instrumental tracks. In 2008 Anastassakis organized the first Greek Guitar Power Tour. This group of guitarists tours