A special thank you to the amazing judges and bill peters (metal on metal)
**EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
the judges!!
Sakis Fragos
Dimitri Barbas
Dimitri Barbas
Sakis Fragos is owner, publisher and chief editor of the Greek Edition of Rock Hard Magazine (www.rockhard.gr), one of the biggest rock franchises in the world, since 2005. He studied Communication and Mass Media in the University of Athens, but soon, rock & heavy metal music, became his field of interest. He started by doing radio shows in 1995 and worked for various radio stations until he started his own online radio station on rockhard.gr a couple of years ago.
He started writing for Metal Invader magazine, back in 1997 and when it closed down, he became the chief editor of Rock On magazine, until he started Rock Hard.
He is DJing in the biggest rock/metal clubs in Athens since 1999 and has even worked in Basketball Games of Special Olympics as a broadcaster and DJ in 2011. He’s been organizing and promoting various live shows, in Athens, Thessaloniki and Chania (Chania Rock Festival), having worked with bands like Blind Guardian, Kreator, Sabaton, Accept, Amorphis, Amon Amarth, Demons & Wizards and countless others) and he’s been attending many listening shows of well-known artists in various countries all over Europe.
Sakis has also been the exclusive Greek promoter of Motorhead Music (thus having worked with Motorhead) and UDR (Saxon, Europe, Uli Jon Roth, Annihilator) and now working with Silver Lining Music (Apocalyptica, Uriah Heep, Soen and many more). He’s also the exclusive Greek promoter of Loreena McKennitt and Kovacs and he’s managing various bands from Greece and abroad.
He has not only been promoting bands for live shows, but has also been the international promoter of No Remorse Records for a year and A&R for Roar! Rock Of Angels Records, as well as manager in NuN Records. Amongst everything else, he has been the chief editor and responsible for the legendary “Headbanger’s Ball” TV show on MTV Greece for 5 years, is a Member of the Hellenic Union of Editors of Periodical Press (HUEPP) and in his spare (?) time he’s broadcasting basketball games live.
Dimitri Barbas
Dimitri Barbas
Dimitri Barbas
Dimitris Barmpas is a Vocal Coach and Modern Theory Educator (Diploma London College of Music on Popular Vocals and Grade 8 in Modern Theory), Music Podcaster (Pod.gr) and music content Creator (aka Mr.Music)
He is a music journalist (Rocking.gr, Noizy.gr, Rockhard.gr) since 2002 and a High School Educator.
He has released a full album with Galliard Syndrome (“Velvet Rings”, 2015) and with Grey vs Gray (“An Ordinary Couple” 2020)
Harry Conklin
Dimitri Barbas
Harry Conklin
I was born April 4 1962. Lived 56 years in COLORADO SPRINGS CO.
Started a music career with my childhood friends. We are still making music and playing gigs going on 35+ years.
I have recorded music with bands JAG PANZER, TITAN FORCE, SATAN’S HOST, The THREE TREMORS and various other bands that asked for a song or 2 from me.
I live in THESSALONIKI, GREECE now for the past 5+ years. I met a wonderful woman and decided to settle down and enjoy my retirement in GREECEs warm climate.
I have 1 daughter 34, 2 sons 23 & 27. A step daughter in GREECE who is 10.
I would love to be a judge at this competition.
My years of experience in singing and music theory would help to choose a fantastic prospect.
JK's Story
My Passion for Rock Music
I created Rock Smart Karaoke to join the love for rock music with karaoke and enjoy singing our favorite rock songs. I believe that there is nothing quite like the energy and excitement of a live performance, and want to share that experience with as many people as possible. In addition, I support the animal welfare organization Let's be S.M.A.R.T. www.letsbesmart-greece.org The organization supports to "Think Globally and Act Locally" for our loving stray animals. So what is better than to sing and hear great rock music and help the stray animals at the same time.
Dream On
I have my 60th Birthday this year (July 5th) and wanted to give back for the things that have been my passion for almost my whole life. Singing (not professionally but for fun) and helping the animals are two of my four passions and I wanted to share them with others for my birthday. I wish with all my heart that I can bring opportunity to someone and for everyone to have the time of their life to enter or come as the audience for this great competition. PS...I love to sing Dream On (and pray I don't have a cold so I can rock the house with my Dream On ending! :) Life is too short, have fun and Dream On!