Christos Antoniou studied Composition at the London College of Music under the guidance of Martin Ellerby, Head of Composition Department. He acquired his Bachelor of Music in 1999.
In 2000, he continued his studies in Composition/Orchestration and earned his Master's Degree in Concert Music. Adam Gorb, Head of Composition in Royal Northern College of Music was among his tutors. In the same year, he is awarded with the Howard Goodall 1st Composition Award of London College of Music.
He has also attended lessons with the renowned composer and conductor Theodore Antoniou. Christos Antoniou has also attended and participated in seminars of Pierre Boulez in the Royal Academy of Music, William Bolcolm in BBC 3 Radio, Paul Patterson and Louis Andriessen. He is holder of the diplomas with honours in counterpoint and harmony.
Christos is one of the founder members of Septicflesh, a band having a strong presence in discography since 1993. Septicflesh managed to combine various styles of rock, such as gothic /death/black metal, with melodies and classical elements, which made them well renowned in the underground scene. He has also released 4 albums of classical/avant-garde music with his side project Chaostar (Holy Records).
Christos Antoniou is a pioneer in the Greek metal scene, for he has the talent to add classical influences in his heavy rock music. His works range from modern music to heavy rock.
He holds the position of the exclusive composer of UTV/Digi-Guys a 3D company in Ealing Studios, London. He commissioned to compose the music for the video game “Wardevil” which will be released worldwide in Play station 3 in 2009.
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Septicflesh released in September 1998 a new single: The Eldest Cosmonaut much more directed towards the Classical music. The success which will follow will give to the group the desire for creating a project in parallel: CHAOSTAR.
Christos Antoniou, student for a long time in the largest universities of music in England, is the initiator of this new formation centered on the mixture of the classical music and the experimental music.
All the type-setters of Septicflesh take part in the development of the compositions but Christos reigns as a Master and orchestra with as much of brilliance of the musicians resulting from a Metal set than of a Classique set.
The result of this timeless confrontation will give rise to a music rich in seizing and destabilizing emotions. |
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