Biography
Simon Bloom (real name: Συμεών Νικολαΐδης), was born in Athens. At the age of 15 Simon began his musical quest by learning to play drums and percussion. At 19 he began his major in Communication Studies at the Mediterranean University, it was at this time he switched to acoustic guitar. He started writing lyrics composing music and soundscapes.
By the age of 21 Simon's love for the analogue sound' and the music of the '60s / '70s (from Bob Dylan through to Bob Marley) led him to the decision to make a studio for his recordings and production of demo songs from people with an alternative musical outlook. In '97 Shakti Studio was born.
Simon Bloom became a self-taught audio engineer, his introduction to film work started with the recording of the "See You in Hell my Darling" (Nikos Nikolaidis) soundtrack (music by Nikos Touliatos) where he worked as a recording engineer. He played live with various bands ranging from alternative to reggae music, while continuing to write songs and record lots of bands in his studio. He played a role in the film "Loser takes all" (Nikos Nikolaidis) and wrote two songs that went into the soundtrack of the movie (Greek production 2003 music by Γιάννης Αγγελάκας). Challenged by the experience Simon went on to compose a whole soundtrack for the movie "Zero Years" (Nikos Nikolaidis-Greek production 2005).
Between the work on the two movies he wrote and recorded his first album titled "Real Shadows". The lyrics were all in English. There are 9 songs which could be characterized as psychedelic, blues, folk rock. The album was recorded in Simon's own Shakti Studio.
His music is mainly influenced by the 60s and 70s.
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