He was born on 28/7/83 in Athens and started playing classical piano when he was 9 years old and started playing guitar at 11. His teacher was Yiannis Raptis. He attended the Nakas Conservatory. At the age of 22 he started playing live with various bands as a rock and pop session guitarist. He has played in most of the rock clubs in Athens and since he stopped playing professionally, several years ago, he has only played jazz.