STRAT ANDRIOTIS
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream, Post Bop • Greece

Born: April 21, 1963. The Andriotis family emigrated from Greece to Hamilton, Ontario Canada when Strat was four years old. Originally Strat started on piano at age 11 and received lessons in classical piano for four years. After listening to bands like Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience Strat fell in love with the guitar. Spending a good part of his middle teens playing in rock bands. It wasn’t until the age of seventeen when he bought Miles Davis “In A Silent Way” album that Strat started to change his approach to making music and his playing. Now incorporating scales and jazz chords he became immersed in complex patterns and changes. After a three year stint with the rock band Eleven Degrees which included two singles that received airplay across North America and Europe and a showcase gig in Daytona Beach Florida for major record companies Strat was ready to divert read more...