BABIS PRODROMIDIS SAXOPHONE / CLARINET

CHARALAMPOS (BABIS) PRODROMIDIS PERSONAL DETAILS Address: OMHROY 10 Mobile: 6945936244 / 2314002850 NEA EUKARPIA E-Mail: prodromidis_babis@yahoo.gr 56429 Nationality: Greek THESSALONIKI/GREECE Date of birth: 16 April 1974 Military Obligations: Completed EDUCATION 1998: Thessaloniki Conservatory “NEO ODEIO” Degree of HARMONY (8,5) 1999: Thessaloniki Conservatory “NEO ODEIO” Saxophone Diploma (10) 2004: Berklee college of music - Summer School, Perugia Italy. 2006: Thessaloniki Conservatory “KENTRIKO ODEIO” Degree of COUNTERPOINT (9.5) 2007: Thessaloniki Conservatory “KENTRIKO ODEIO” Degree of ORCHESTRATION (9.5) 2009: Thessaloniki Conservatory “KENTRIKO ODEIO” Degree of FUGUE (10) SEMINARS 1995: Ovidiu Caplescu - Paidopolis , Kavala. 2004: Greg Badolato - Perugia, Italy. 2004: Ron Savage - Perugia, Italy. 2006: Chico Freeman - Thessaloniki . 2006: Eric Alexander - Thessaloniki. 2014: Diego Rivera (Michigan state University) Thessaloniki. WORK EXPERIENCE Founding member of the Association of Professional Saxophone Musicians of Greece. 2015-2020 Art Director of Arnaia and Ierissos municipal music schools (Khalkidhiki/Greece). 2004-2008 Saxophone teacher for a number of years in the public Music schools of Thessaloniki, Serres, and Katerini . 2004-2021 Conductor in the Philharmonic Band of the Municipality of Ierissos and Stratoni. 2004-2009 Teacher of music Theory and Traditional Clarinet and Harmony at the Conservatory of the Municipality of Toroni (Khalkidhiki). 2004-2009 Teacher of Traditional Clarinet at Thessaloniki conservatory " Symfonia odeio”. 2009-2011 Saxophone teacher at the Municipal Conservatory of Kavala. 2007-2009 Saxophone and wind instruments teacher at Athens Conservatory “Thalis” . 2010-2011 Teacher of Saxophone at Thessaloniki conservatory " Xorodeio ”. 2009-2013 Teacher of Saxophone at Thessaloniki conservatory " Neo Odeio ”. 2012-2017 Teacher of Saxophone at Kavala conservatory "Odeio Neapolis ”. 2013-2019 Teacher of Saxophone at Thessaloniki conservatory " Melodia Odeio ”. Collaborations with many well-known artists in Greece such as S. Kraounakis, K. Makedonas, K. Kouka, N. Lotsari V. Lekkas and many others around Greece in many concerts, music halls , theaters and tv shows from 2000 till today . Also has participated playing all Saxophones flute and clarinet in many recordings in music studios in Athens Thessaloniki and other cities in Greece mainly but also in abroad with Musicversal and other music producers from abroad . From 2016 he is Endorser of world famous saxophone mouthpieces DAVE GUARDALA and specifically that produces these Nadir Saxwind company Based in Germany . In 2021 Participated as a saxophonist in the Hollywood movie "The Enforcer" starring Antonio Banderas and Kate Bosworth. Compositions: From 2020 he started writing and presenting his own compositions, samples of which can be found on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/babisprodromidis/videos such as .. APOCALYPSIS, GENESIS, ANAGENESIS, ARMENIAN RAPSODY etc .. In conclusion he has Participate in Municipal Philharmonic Orchestras: Kavala, Kilkis, Kalamaria (Thessaloniki), Ierissos as well as a member of the military philharmonic orchestra of Kilkis and Kavala during the military service. In addition, for many years he organizes all kinds of events such as weddings, grand openings etc., providing audio coverage and all kinds of other services that are necessary for the organization with all kinds of music in collaboration with renowned artists. Also he is working almost 20 years - mainly in most well-known 5 star hotels and casino of Greece ( Sani resort & IKOS , Miragio , Pomegranate, Hyatt Regency etc. ) - playing solo with his backing tracks or with a band having over 700 songs available in his playlist , with any kind of style with international and Greek songs .Many of these tracks have been made in his own home studio. ADDITIONAL SKILLS SOFTWARE: - User of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and music professional software as Cubase, Band in a Box, SoundForge, Sibelius, OBS, Vegas Pro, Pinnacle studio and many others for professional music and video production mainly. LANGUAGES: - English: Fluent (lower) – Through my career I have used English in all business circumstances and was also mandatory in all courses at my postgraduate studies. INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES Sport activities such as Cycling and basketball. Painting. REFERENCES Available on request.