Vast Victory
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Vast Victory [1] is the fifth studio album by Greek electronic music composer Sakis Gouzonis, released on December 12, 2012 [2] [3] [4] [5].
The album includes 10 original electronic music tracks. All music tracks were composed, orchestrated, recorded, mixed and mastered by Sakis Gouzonis in his recording studio in Elassona, Greece.
When asked about Vast Victory, Sakis Gouzonis said: "My 5th studio album titled Vast Victory contains ten electronic music tracks about the victory we can have in life when we view life from a healthy perspective. Although the battles in life are many, it is possible for all of us to live a victorious life, and inspire others to do the same." [6]
Album[edit]
General Info[edit]
- Genres: Electronic, Cinematic, Instrumental
- Format: MP3 (320 kbps)
- Number of Tracks: 10
- Release Date: December 12, 2012
Track Listing[edit]
- Now I Am Free
- Heavenly Light
- Lead Me Home
- This Land Is Yours
- Love From Above
- I Am Your Provider
- You Will Succeed
- Be Like The Wind
- You Are Not Alone
- Till The End Of Time
Credits[edit]
- Composer: Sakis Gouzonis
- Orchestrator: Sakis Gouzonis
- Performer: Sakis Gouzonis
- Producer: Sakis Gouzonis
- Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sakis Gouzonis
Album Reviews[edit]
Excerpt from an album review:
"...A man much decorated in the world of international music and rated to be the biggest export Greece has ever had, Gouzonis really brings this home with the composition Lead Me Home... Till The End Of Time has a grandeur and a majestic quality about it that, after hearing, one would have to stand and applaud..." - Steve Sheppard, One World Music (UK) [7]
Artist Info[edit]
Main article: Sakis Gouzonis
Sakis Gouzonis, also known to his listeners simply as Sakis, is a Greek electronic music composer, orchestrator, producer and performer.
Through the years, Sakis has earned a global following for blending electronic with classical orchestrations. Since August 8, 2008, Sakis has released 16 electronic music albums, each containing 10 original music tracks. In addition, Sakis has received several music awards both inside and outside Greece, including two 1st Prizes in the international Composition Competition 2010, and one 1st Prize in the 2nd Meeting of Music & Poetry 2009 [8] [9] [10] [11].
Sakis originally gained fame through MySpace [12], once the world's largest social network. Within a short period of time, Sakis Gouzonis topped the MySpace Music Charts in Greece [13], and gained hundreds of thousands of friends worldwide. Today, Sakis Gouzonis is still the most popular Greek artist on MySpace, having more than 380,000 friends. He is the first and only Greek artist to reach that level of fame and success on MySpace.
On August 1, 2008, Sakis launched his official website [14]. His official website made it easy for his listeners to find his full biography and discography, as well as photos and album covers, album reviews, articles, interviews, news and other interesting stuff.
In the course of his long and distinguished career, Sakis Gouzonis has given many interviews to Greek and international media outlets, including Flow (Greece) [15], Amigo (Greece) [16], Eyeplug (UK) [17], CreativInn (USA) [18], Recovering The Self (USA) [19], Jamsphere (USA) [20], The Bandcamp Diaries (Italy) [21], CrazyPellas (UK) [22], 1 In Music (UK) [23], Stereo Stickman (UK) [24], We Are Going Nowhere (Indonesia) [25], Exposed Vocals (USA) [26], MuzEnt (Pakistan) [27] and Drooble (Bulgaria) [28].
In an interview with Stereo Stickman e-magazine, told them "What keeps me motivated to create is my constant desire to explore new musical horizons. I like getting up in the morning with the hope that today I will write something that really matters to people; I like the feeling of making a difference in someone else's life." [24]
Furthermore, Sakis' music albums have been reviewed by many international media outlets, including Highwire Daze (USA) [29] [30], IMRadio (USA) [31], The Phantom Tollbooth (USA) [32], Blazing Minds (UK) [33] [34], Michael Doherty's Music Log (USA) [35], Cross Rhythms (UK) [36], One World Music (UK) [7], NeuFutur (USA) [37], Jamsphere (USA) [38] [39], Beach Sloth (USA) [40] [41] [42], Tilting Windmill Studios (USA) [43], The Bandcamp Diaries (Italy) [44] [45] [46], Artist Reach (USA) [47], Stereo Stickman (UK) [48], Indie Spoonful (USA) [49], Stepkid (USA) [50], TunedLoud (USA) [51] [52], Drooble (Bulgaria) [53] [54], JukeBox Time (USA) [55] and Folk N Rock (USA) [56].
Steve Sheppard, former BBC reporter and music critic for One World Music, wrote about Sakis: "...His sweeping melodies and stunning chord changes are a real testament to his undoubted talent..." [7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Vast Victory - SakisGouzonis.com
- ↑ Vast Victory – Νέο album του Σάκη Γκουζώνη - All Is Music World (in Greek)
- ↑ Κυκλοφόρησε η νέα δουλειά του Ελασσονίτη Σάκη Γκουζώνη - On Larissa (in Greek)
- ↑ Vast Victory από τον πολυβραβευμένο Έλληνα συνθέτη Sakis Gouzonis - Typologos (in Greek)
- ↑ Vast Victory από τον Έλληνα συνθέτη Sakis Gouzonis - Elliniko Fenomeno (in Greek) (this article is no longer available on Elliniko Fenomeno, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis biography - SakisGouzonis.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Vast Victory by Sakis Gouzonis - One World Music (this album review is no longer available on One World Music, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ 2η Συνάντηση Μουσικής & Ποίησης - in (in Greek)
- ↑ Κυκλοφόρησε το 3ο CD του 8 φορές διεθνώς βραβευμένου συνθέτη Σάκη Γκουζώνη - Tro-ma-ktiko (in Greek) (this article is no longer available on Tro-ma-ktiko, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Το 3ο CD του 8 φορές διεθνώς βραβευμένου συνθέτη Σάκη Γκουζώνη - Tralala (in Greek)
- ↑ Wonderful Dream – Νέο άλμπουμ από τον Sakis Gouzonis - Culture Point (in Greek)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis on MySpace - MySpace
- ↑ MySpace Music Charts – Greece – Any Genre - MySpace (screenshot from the archive of SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis official website - SakisGouzonis.com
- ↑ Συνέντευξη Σάκη Γκουζώνη - Flow (in Greek)
- ↑ Συνέντευξη: Sakis Gouzonis – Μουσικός - Amigo (in Greek)
- ↑ DozenQ – Sakis Gouzonis - Eyeplug
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis Interview - CreativInn
- ↑ Music across borders – A chat with Sakis Gouzonis - Recovering The Self
- ↑ Exclusive interview with Greek electronic music composer Sakis Gouzonis - Jamsphere
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis (Interview) - The Bandcamp Diaries
- ↑ Interview with Sakis Gouzonis (Music Composer) - CrazyPellas
- ↑ Interview: Sakis Gouzonis - 1 In Music
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Sakis Gouzonis – Interview - Stereo Stickman
- ↑ An interview with Sakis Gouzonis (Electronic Music Composer) - We Are Going Nowhere
- ↑ Interview with multi-award-winning Greek composer Sakis Gouzonis - Exposed Vocals (this interview is no longer available on Exposed Vocals, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Interview with Greek electronic music composer Sakis Gouzonis - MuzEnt (this interview is no longer available on MuzEnt, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Inspired by the beauty of our universe – Interview with Sakis Gouzonis - Drooble
- ↑ First Contact – Sakis Gouzonis – Self-released CD - Highwire Daze (this album review is no longer available on Highwire Daze, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Wonderful Dream by Sakis Gouzonis (Independent Release) - Highwire Daze
- ↑ Review of New Earth - IMRadio (this album review is no longer available on IMRadio, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ New Earth - The Phantom Tollbooth
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis: New Earth – Music Review - Blazing Minds (this album review is no longer available on Blazing Minds, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Ultimate Love – Album Review - Blazing Minds (this album review is no longer available on Blazing Minds, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis: The Tree Of Life (2010) CD Review - Michael Doherty's Music Log
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – The Tree Of Life - Cross Rhythms
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Spiritual Unity – Review - NeuFutur
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis: Golden Heart gets into your very soul and enriches it - Jamsphere
- ↑ Liberating Truth is unquestionably Sakis Gouzonis’ finest set of instrumental compositions - Jamsphere
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Golden Heart - Beach Sloth (this album review is no longer available on Beach Sloth, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Liberating Truth - Beach Sloth (this album review is no longer available on Beach Sloth, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Amazing Space - Beach Sloth (this album review is no longer available on Beach Sloth, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – A World At Peace - Tilting Windmill Studios (this album review is no longer available on Tilting Windmill Studios, but there is a screenshot available on SakisGouzonis.com)
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Liberating Truth - The Bandcamp Diaries
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis - The Bandcamp Diaries
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis presents: Desire For Light - The Bandcamp Diaries
- ↑ Artist Review: Sakis Gouzonis - Artist Reach
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Liberating Truth - Stereo Stickman
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Liberating Truth - Indie Spoonful
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Amazing Space - Stepkid
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis releases 10th studio album – Amazing Space - TunedLoud
- ↑ Sakis Gouzonis – Wonderful Dream – Orchestral magnificence and rich cinematic ideas - TunedLoud
- ↑ The beautiful electronic sound of Open Horizon by Sakis Gouzonis - Drooble
- ↑ Precious Time with Sakis Gouzonis - Drooble
- ↑ Exclusive: Sakis Gouzonis' stunning album Sweet Freedom - JukeBox Time
- ↑ A look at the 16th album from Sakis Gouzonis, Inner Power - Folk N Rock
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