Akis Katsoupakis


Akis Katsoupakis is a Greek musician, arranger and record producer.

His most commercially acclaimed album is Sokratis Malamas's O Fylakas ki o Vasilias which includes the classic Prigkipesa.
His work includes arranging for multi-platinum albums –
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Biography

Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, he studied piano, classical harmony, and counterpoint. Later on, he took lessons in jazz theory and jazz piano and also seminars on electronic music. Katsoupakis has been working as a professional keyboard player since 1989. After playing with several bands, in 1994 he joined the band Maskes, which turned out to be one of the bands that formed the so-called indie rock scene of Thessaloniki.
Since 1997 he has carried out orchestration and production for studio recordings and live concerts working with many of the industry's big names.

He also appears as a string section arranger, a sound engineer, programmer, mixer and mastering engineer.

His debut studio album as an arranger and producer was "Zilion".

Discography arranged by Akis Katsoupakis

  • Pes To Pali Agapi Mou – Paschalis Arvanitides: Arrangement for track #2: Palia Mou Gitonia
  • Zilion – Zilion: Whole album arrangement
  • Klis' Ta Matia Sou Ke Kita – Dimitris Zervoudakis: Whole album arrangement
  • Krypse Kati N' Agapiso – Manthos Arbelias: Whole album arrangement
  • Zoi - Erasitehnes Erastes: Whole EP arrangement
  • Kathe Deftero Lepto – Maskes Whole album arrangement
  • Ypoprtos Kosmos – Theodosia Tsatsou: Whole album arrangement
  • 21os Akatallilos – Sakis Rouvas: Arrangement and production for track #4: Kanoume Onira"Kanoume Onira"
  • Vary Fortio – Eugene Dermitassoglou: Whole album production
  • Shedio Me Vrohi – Maskes: Whole EP arrangement and production
  • O Fylakas Ki O Vasilias – Sokratis Malamas: Whole album arrangement and co-production
  • 'Ston P' Afieroma ston Pavlo Sidiropoulo - Various Artists: Arrangement for track #4: Pes Mou An Thelis Kati performed by Maskes
  • Gefsi Pelagous – Iris Mavraki: Whole EP arrangement
  • Gefires Stis Taratses – Maskes: Whole album arrangement
  • Fones – Nikos Portokaloglou Arrangement and production for track #12: Den Meno Pia Edo - Remix 2002
  • Os Tin Akri Tou Ouranou Sou – Haris Alexiou: Arrangement for tracks: #4: To Poly Mazi Skotoni, #5: Esi Me Xeris Pio Poli, #8: "Ola Ine Sto Myalo"
  • Sto Diastima Drapetes - Zak Stefanou: Whole album co-arrangement
  • Dipsa - Nikos Portokaloglou: Arrangements for String section, and Co-arrangements for the whole album
  • Three Songs – Eleftheria Arvanitaki: Main EP arranger
  • Ola Sto Fos – Eleftheria Arvanitaki: Whole album arrangement
  • Sta Tragoudia Pou Sou Grafo – George Dalaras: Main album arranger
  • – Andriana Babali: Whole album arrangement and production
  • Kathe Telos Ki Arhi – Eleni Tsaligopoulou: Arrangement for tracks: #4: Opia Zoi Ke Na Zisis, #5: Mazi Os To Ximeroma", #7: Den Tha Figo Apo Do"
  • Fyra - Nikos Ioakimidis: Arranged track #2: Chronia Polla
  • To Leoforio Tis Stigmis – Kostas Antypas: Whole album arrangement
  • San Psemata – Eleni Tsaligopoulou: Arrangement for tracks: #2: Sto Miso Krevati, #12: Mazi Os To Ximeroma
  • Pandos Itan Nychta - La Pouppé – Stella Gadedi: Whole album arrangement
  • Isalos Grammi - Yorgos Kazantzis: Arrangement for track #6: Me Ena Zepelin
  • Ki Alli Mera Perase – Kostas Triantafyllides: Whole EP arrangement
  • Kratisou Ap' Ti Stachti - Kostas Livadas: Arrangement for track #10 "Antio Agapi Mou Palia"
  • Mona Lisa – Stella Gadedi featuring Antigone Buna: Whole album arrangement
  • – Andriana Babali: Whole album production and arrangement
  • Ta Tzitzikia Tou Himona - Trifono: Arrangement for tracks: #7: Ena Thelo Mono & #9: Thelo Na Me Thes
  • Mesa Vrehei - Kostas Antypas: Whole album Production & Arrangement
  • Bras De Fer – Giorgos Astritis: Whole album Production and Arrangement
  • To Mystiko Tou Kosmou - Dimitris Livanos: Arrangement for tracks: #4: To Omorfotero Louloudi and #10: Pes Mou Pos
  • Ta Ylika Ton Mystikon – Zacharias Karounis Album production and arrangement
  • To Mazi Einai Dromos – Andriana Babali: Whole album production and arrangement
  • Paragelia - Lavrentis Machairitsas & Yannis Kotsiras: Arrangements for all album, recorded live
  • Oute Gi'Asteio - Andriana Babali & Rous: Single Production & Arrangement
  • Ston Aera Tou Melodia - Various Artists: Arrangement for track #26: Mia Agapi Mikri
  • To S'Agapo - Adam Tsarouchis: Single Production & Arrangement
  • Treis Epohes – George Kiriakos: Whole album Production and Arrangement
  • Menexedes Kai Zouboulia - Konstantina Tsirimona: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Ellines Filellines – Stamatis Chatziefstathiou: Whole album Production and Arrangement
  • FC Spot - Kirsten: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Spell - Andriana Babali: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Sou Krivo Thn Agapi Mou - Manos Pirovolakis: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Alla Logia - Yanna Vasileiou: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Theli I Nyhta Paramithia - Evi Siamanta: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Sopainontas - Evi Siamanta: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Lathos - Evi Siamanta: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Grecospectiva 90s - Various Artists: Production & Arrangement for track #12: La Plage De Saint Tropez
  • Ta Potamia - Georgia Dagaki: Single Production and Arrangement
  • San Prigipessa - Evi Mazi: Single Arrangement
  • Gialinos Kosmos - Nikos Kouroupakis: Single Production and Arrangement
  • L'Amour - Andriana Babali: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Galliko Fili - Andriana Babali: Single Production and Arrangement
  • To Nero Ton Stagiaton - Various Artists: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Fos - Rahil Tselepidou: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Pathos - Georgia Dagaki: Main album Arranger
  • Ela Mazi Mou - Rahil Tselepidou: Single Production and Arrangement
  • To Kima - Manos Pirovolakis: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Apanemistas - Various Artists: Album Arrangement
  • Carol Of The Jingle Bells - Fortissimo: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Mia Agapi Mikri - Andriana Babali: Single Production and Arrangement
  • Sikose Kyma - Andriana Babali: Single Production and Arrangement

Arrangements for live shows

Collaborations