MIKRO

Mikro is the most succeeded group in Greece , and not only in electronic sound!
A lot of gigs, a lot of hits, a lot of commercials and a lot of fans.
Mikro music is something between electro space pop, dance, house, lounge, easy listening, brak beat, trip hop and electro
rock! All these under the umbrella of electronic sound and with two vocalists (a male and a female).
Mikro are:

Nick Bitzenis (aka Nikonn)- programming,synths,vocals
Ria Mazini (aka Ri@r)- vocals,synths
John Lefkadites (aka John-John)- all Guitars, bass, sax
Stelios Emanouilides (aka Chillout Destroyer)- synths,samplers.

Biography

It all started in Thessaloniki, where the 3 guys and the girl discovered their mutual passion for music and decided to join
their forces in order to make their dream a reality. The name Mikro refers to a measurement and was adopted because it
symbolizes the technological evolution, something that perfectly represents the group due to their electronic sound.
Among their new-year plans are many live performances, which apart from intense thrills and unfailing energy and mobility,
include video projections. The group specifically designed these projections, which are synchronized with their tracks,
something that results in the transformation of their music into a magic journey of sounds and images.
Special Gigs
Mikro have given many exquisite concerts such as their Hooverphonic support and later on Morrissey, where they literally
stole the show with their on-stage energy.
The One-day Festival in Athens certainly stood out, where Mikro played live with Ladytron, Client and Depeche Modes Andy
Fletcher.
In March 2002 they gave an extraordinary concert in London at a club where MIXMAGs parties take place and is the
hang-out for Ninja Tunes projects, Cargo. In a place like this, Mikro proved that their sound has nothing to be jealous of
the one from abroad and was also proved by the audiences enthusiasm, who were not only Greek in majority!
Following this response, Mikro appeared in April 2004 once again in Great Britain (London: Notting Hills Art Club, Coventry:
Colosseum, Leicester: Sumo). Their concerts were a big hit. Among the spectators in London were members of Archive who
didnt stop dancing at Mikros tunes!
In May 2004 MIKRO appeared live in Nokias Totally Board event that took place in Thessaloniki with the band Rasmus.
Another special event was in Rhodes where MIKRO performed live with Puressence.
During Olympic Games in Athens Mikro performed successfully and gave 4 concerts at the center of Omonia Square, in front
of a cheering crowd.
Another memorable event was Nokia Trends, an alternative festival combining music, mobility and multimedia arts, on May
26 2006. Thousands of young people had the chance to dance to the R&B sounds of Kelis, savour the alternative rock
rhythm of The Raveonettes, as well as party to the electro sounds of MIKRO, Mikael Delta and Timo Maas.
In June 2006 MIKRO played live with electro band Chicks on speed in Athens during the European Forum.
MIKRO's Impact
Radio producers are happy to play Mikros tracks on their shows: from Nick Harcourt, the man who discovered Smashing
Pumpkins, to KCRW, an independent radio station in Los Angeles who promotes new music, who accidentally happened to
listen to the Aspri Sokolata single. Since they discovered Mikro they started playing their album tracks very often on their
shows.
Another impact arrived from America, this time from Mexico. Some producers from an unconventional TV show (a
documentary that follows the creators-leads to the various continents) came to Athens during the Olympic Games summer
to get exclusive live shots and an interview by Mikro.
MIKRO also attract advertising producers and television commercials. You can hear Mikros songs and tunes as well as
remixes in major TV commercials, such as mobile companies, adds for soft drinks, ice-creams, coffees and chewing gums.
The band have also produced and remixed songs for Greek TV shows and serials. They have remixed 24000 baci, the well
known Italian song from Adriano Celentano that is on the titles of the serial Safe Sex.
A song from their latest album 180 mires called Sahara has been used for the soundtrack of ScoobyDoo in American
television.
MIKRO have also remixed an older Greek competition for Eurovision witch took place in Greece in 2006. This song among
others was released in the album Eurorevisions and its called Your star.