Nikolaos Espailidis, Sound Engineer and Director of the Recording Studio of the Athens Concert Hall
Name: Nikolaos Espialidis
Date of birth: 14 of June of 1957, Thessaloniki
Citizenship: Greek
Marital status: Divorced with a 12-year-old daughter
Education: Higher
INSTITUTE: |
N. London Institute of Technology, Great Britain (branch of Metropolitan University)
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DATE: |
September 1978 – June 1981 |
DIPLOMA: |
BSc ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING |
Foreign Languages: (Degree 1 to 5 regarding the capacity, where 5 is Excellent)
LANGUAGE |
COMPREHENSION |
SPEAKING |
WRITING |
Greek (mother tongue) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
English |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Member of Professional Organizations: President of the Greek Dept.
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Current Position: Director of the Recording Studio Athens Concert Hall. He also studied Audiovisual Systems – Room Acoustics (self-employed).
Years of experience: 25 years at companies relevant to the Media (Lambrakis Press SA – TOP FM) and to the production of audiovisual context (Athens Concert Hall); at the same time he has been engaged in projects concerning the design and supervision and/or construction of audiovisual facilities and room acoustics.
Qualifications: First Degree in University of Great Britain specializing in electro acoustic and room acoustics (North London Polytechnic). Specialization in the USA with seminars in Florida and New York on issues of audiovisual production, discography, mass media (full sail recording workshop – Orlando Florida and Center for the Media Arts – New York University N.Y.C. N.Y.) from September 1982 to October 1983.
Employment: Technical Manager AL SOUND STUDIOS
Duration: 1984 – 1987
Country: Greece
Employment: Production Manager of TOP FM – TOP SOUND STUDIOS of Lambrakis Press SA
Duration: 1987 – 1990
Country: Greece
Employment: Director of Concert Hall of Athens Recording Studio.
Duration: 1990 – today
Country: Greece
Working experience:
COUNTRY |
DATE: |
NAME & DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OR SERVICE/DUTIES DISCRIPTION |
Greece |
1987 -1988 |
Design and Supervision of the construction of the air studios and the production of TOP FM |
Greece |
1991 - 1993 |
Design and Supervision of additional audio installations of the Concert Hall beyond the original conference specifications |
Greece |
1991 -1994 |
Participation in Technical Committees for the design and delivery of Athens Concert Hall studio recording |
Greece |
1993 -1997 |
Participation in Technical Committees for the design and delivery of Athens Concert Hall Digital Videotaping Center |
Greece |
1996 |
Audio system design for the Half Note Jazz club Athens - Greece |
Greece |
1996 -1997 |
Consultant of the contractor Technodomiki ATE for the construction of the theatre IVI Audiovisual installations and Room Acoustics |
Greece |
1997-1998 |
Consultant of the contractor JV GEK SA – PSIKTIKI SA for Audio Systems of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall |
Greece |
1997 - today |
Participation in Committees of Audiovisual Systems in order to extend Athens Concert Hall below the Parko Eleftherias |
Greece |
2003 |
Design and Supervision of the audiovisual systems and announcement systems at the Mall NAZKA SPOR JV AKTOR –ELLINIKI TECHNODOMIKI |
Greece |
2004 |
Design and control of the sound reproduction system at the opening and closing ceremony of Athens 2004 Olympic Games |
Greece |
2006 |
Design and control of sound systems for the Eurovision Contest 2006 |
Greece |
2007 |
Design and supervision of the audiovisual system at the house of managing director of Cosmote, Mr. I. Fotiadis in Rafina of Atica |
Greece |
2008 |
Design and supervision of the broadcasting system of music and announcements at the ski center of Parnassos for the Contracting JV AKTOR ATE – PANTRAK SA |
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