Δημήτρης Δασκαλοθανάσης

Electric bass, piano & flute player, born in Athens, Greece. He studied piano and has a degree in flute from the Athens Odeon, and music theory at the Athenaeum Odeon. He has a degree in Musicology from the University of Thessaloniki and completed post graduate studies in Sorbonne (Paris IV). He was the bassist of the band "Μουσικές Ταξιαρχίες" from 1980 to 1985 and he recorded with them the albums "" (1982), "" (1984) and the live album "" (1985). After the band breakup he continued to work with Τζίμης Πανούσης until 1992, the year he moved to Paris, France. In 1986 he founded the band Diesel (23) along with Lucas Sideras (the drummer of "Aphrodite's Child"), the singer Sigma Fay and Γιάννης Δρόλαπας (the guitarist of "Μουσικές Ταξιαρχίες" and "Vavoura Band"). As a musician he has collaborated with Σωτηρία Μπέλλου, Δημήτρης Λάγιος, Βαγγέλης Γερμανός and the band Apurimac. With the drummer Γιώργος Δημητριάδης (2) he wrote the music score for "Burning People" that was performed in Athens and in Paris. He wrote the score for a play of Ιάκωβος Καμπανέλλης that was performed in Paris under the direction of Ανδρομάχη Μοντζολή. In Paris where he lives, teaches music for the French education and is a member of the band Mandragore (3) and participated to the three released albums of the band as a musician and as a composer. In 2011, his first personal album, entitled "13596905", was released. It includes 8 songs in lyrics by the well-known journalist and poet Ήρα Φελουκατζή, an instrumental piece, and a William Shakespeare sonnet set to music.