Antonia Mavronikola
EDUCATION
* Master’s Degree Program: “Music Education in Formal and Informal Environments” at the Department of Music Studies, School of Philosophy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
* Three-year Professional Popular Music Program at Lab Music Education, specializing in Vocals
* Modern and Jazz Piano studies with Spyros Manesis and Orestis Petrakis
* Classical piano, music theory, harmony, and music history studies at the National Conservatory. Participation in the Conservatory Mixed Choir conducted by Spyros Klapsis
* Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from the School of Health and Welfare Professions, Athens Technological Educational Institute
* E-learning educational program by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: “Music Therapy: Theoretical Approaches, Practical Applications and Experiential Exercises”
* E-course “MUS.IC.D.A.RE” by P.Y.E. UK on the therapeutic use of music in addiction recovery
LIVE COLLABORATIONS
* Knee Deep: Funk / Soul band for social events. Dionysis Chatzolas, Dimitris Kamateros, Marios Marnelakis, Giorgos Barberis
* Gumbo Yaya: New Orleans music project with John Higgins, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Christos Kechris, Kostis Vazouras, Dimitris Staridas, Dimitris Azorakos
* Mother of Millions: Progressive metal band featuring Kostas Konstantinidis, Giorgos Prokopiou, Giorgos Boukaouris, Panos Priftis
* Villagers of Ioannina City: Rockwave 2024
* Red Grapes: Band for social events. Grigoris Danis, Christos Kechris, and Tolis Goulas
* Nosso Samba: Brazilian music group featuring Grigoris Danis, Manos Anagnostopoulos, Vangelis Baliousis, Leonidas Sarantopoulos, and Angelos Polychronou
* Batuta Trio: Paraskevas Kitsos, Grigoris Danis, and Giannis Aggelopoulos
* Vocal duets with piano or guitar (Grigoris Danis, Andreas Gyftakis, Dimitris Kamateros, etc.)
* Aggeliki Toumpanaki’s “Crossover Chorus Ensemble”
* Michael Kapilidis’ Extended Funk Family
DISCOGRAPHY
* Antonia Mavronikola – Floudes Erpides album (2024)
* Magna Matter – Mother of Millions album (2024)
* Glow – Your Lion music project (2022)
* A Mind Full Of Secrets And Thoughts – Oddious album (2020)
* Thalassino Epitimvio – Stavros Dalkos (2017)
* Those Winds – Stonebringer album (2015)
PERSONAL PROJECTS
* Floudes Erpides: Music project centered around her original compositions, influenced by progressive rock and jazz-rock sounds
* Vocal ensembles
* Your Lion music project: Popular music project
* MusicO.T.: Music education program through an occupational therapy approach for children and adults with neurological, psychosocial, and developmental challenges
VOLUNTEER WORK
* Participation in the music group of the cultural center of KETHEA DIAVASI for adults over 21 with substance addiction, from 2014 to 2019, under the guidance of music educator Dimitris Mitsotakis (Endelecheia, Evdaimones)
* Facilitation of the adolescent music group at KETHEA PLEFSI during 2017
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* Pediatric Occupational Therapist since 2017
* Music pedagogy combined with the Functional ABA intervention system in early intervention programs for children on the autism spectrum
* Canyoning / Hiking Guide for Trekking Hellas (2024)