Hello there! Recently i decided to create a project. A few questions that would be answered by many Greek artists(As many as possible!!) . I was glad that most of the artists i asked to participate to my project were more than possitive and i thank them so much!!

The artists that answered to my questions are the following :

Iliana and Steelianos (Enemy Of Reality) :







Lia Hide:




Alexandra Misalilidou ( Quadrus) : 



Jon Galanakis (Quadrus) :




Andreas Papadopoulos (Serenity Broken) : 





1) Now that summer is almost over I ask you this : Which one do you prefer the most and why? Summer or winter?

Lia Hide : I hate cold, extreme cold, although I used to snowboard, and love the snow. But the cold days in Greece these past  few years were unbearable, so I’d rather say summer, although it gets really, really hot at times, too. Now, artistically speaking, I actually do prefer the winter, although I work long hours and have to fit everything into schedule, I like the events, the night life, the people crowding small venues and clubs, and I really do like rain, a lot. But I hate, utterly hate, wind. So.. a like and hate a bit of them all!

Iliana (Enemy Of Reality)  : When the winter hits the lowest temperatures, I 'll go with summer. When the summer hits the higher temperatures, definitely winter. The ideal is when it 's hot enough to go for a swim, but there 's still a nice breeze that keeps you from sweating. 



2) Which was your best moment so far this year?

Lia Hide :It actually was a very hard and harsh year, so no favorite moments to cherish.. If I have to chose one, I’d chose the day my cd’s arrived, in an old plain box, wrapped with cellophane, straight from the CD burning factory. I decided to independently release my new EP, so I had to do it all on my own, DIY packaging, designing the artwork and layouts on my own, and as we speak I struggle with distribution. So that day, was a really happy day, when the CD’s were delivered! It meant in a way that I can do it on my own, after all!

Steelianos(Enemy Of Reality): Hands down our live presentation of “Arakhne”, our latest album, at the MFVF in Belgium, where we had the honor of playing with Mike Le Pond from Symphony X, Chiara Malvestiti from Therion, Kassy from Mercy Isle, and our dearest friend, Maxi Nil from Jaded Star. 



3) What do you do on your free time? (Something that probably relaxes you)

Lia Hide :Sad to say, I lately have no free time.. I used to like watching movies or tv series (used to be a big GoT fan, now I settle for old Downton Abbey episodes) or read a book, but alas, there’s no free time to spare now. I try to get together with my friends, my 2-3 really close friends, they are my.. psychotherapy sessions, and I speak with my facebook friends a lot, too. 





4) Which are your 3 favorite songs?

Lia Hide : Really tough one, but I have to chose only 3, today, I’d chose
1. The Last to Know – Faith no More
2.  Dream Brother – Jeff Buckley
3. A sorta Fairytale – Tori Amos

Iliana (Enemy Of Reality): Hard question! I have around ten favorites from each band I like. But if I have to say just 3 at this given moment I 'd say 3 songs that lift me up when I 'm down. System Of A Down-toxicity, Machine Head-Halo, Demons 'n' Wizards – Fiddler on the green

Steelianos(Enemy Of Reality) : Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen, Here comes the sun- Beatles and Metropolis pt. 1, the miracle and the sleeper- Dream Theater



5) Name us 2 artists or groups that you admire their work(and maybe inspired you in some way)

Lia Hide : NIN (well, or, Trent Reznor) and Jack White. Both for their independence, charisma, output, drive, strong mindedness, talent, voice, lyric writing, forward thinking and aesthetic approach



6) Want to share with us one of your big dreams? What do are you planning to succeed on the following years?

Lia Hide :I used to want to play in Wembley Stadium (or Hyde Park, for that matter), I used to wish I’d make it to the big arenas and multi-crowded festivals. Lately, I tend to wish more .. achievable goals, like, making it to the recordings of the next album, or making it though the day, actually, as everything seems to be really difficult! I wish my band mates be well in their health and be happy, I wish my family and friends who support me all the best, but yes, I do wish we can arrange a multi-stop European tour this coming winter, and I wish my music makes it to as many people as possible. And I wish I can make albums of my already written songs, and have the inspiration to keep writing and producing music! A dream come true would also be, if a charismatic producer cared to work with me, on my new sound, as I always find it difficult to get round to the production stage, on my own..

Iliana(Enemy Of Reality) : My greatest dream is to always be healthy and standing on my feet, and the same for everyone around me, for without being healthy you can't really fight for anything. Aside from that, I 'd like to keep our character and harmony between us in the band, in order to be able to grow and expand more. It 's generally a bit funny to make plans for success. You always do your best in every area and hope for the better results.


7) Any music plans for the rest of this year?


8) How hard do you think is for a new artist to be known on the Greek audience and how hard is for him/her/them to be known worldwide?

Lia Hide :I don’t know if it is a matter of easy or hard, of hard work or talent, or simply social acquaintances and luck. I watch fellow musicians, bands and singer/songwriters “make it” and once I press the “play” button, I wonder why.. I am not here to judge whether someone deserves it more than others, but I can say, to my humble opinion, that some of the most celebrates artists in Greece and not only, actually don’t make sense, whereas some other artists remain neglected. So to answer the question, it is very hard, and no matter how hard you work for it, no one can guarantee you that you will make it, although it actually does not matter, after all, as we don’t make art to be famous (well, artists don’t, entertainers might), we do it because we can’t express ourselves otherwise. 

Steelianos(Enemy Of Reality) : It 's pretty hard to get well known at a short time period, but it 's even harder to maintain a stable value in the eyes of your fans, to overcome any difficulties and keep on doing your best presenting your best self to your audience. 
9) Would you like to share with us a funny moment that happened on a gig? (a crazy fan perhaps or something else )

Lia Hide :Hmmm .. lots of stuff have happened throughout the years.. once, after playing bass on a gig, I tripped on a cable, fell on my hand. and completely dislocated all the bones of my wrist, spending 3 months in plaster cast and doctors insisted I’d never be able to play piano, again (lucky for me, that didn’t happen!). Another time, during a full-house show on a large venue (KooKoo) in Athens, a technical problem stopped the show, so I decided to share a joke with the audience to .. crack the ice. The trouble is, my joke was not very successful, resulting in a very icy-cold audience staring at me, puzzled (no, I won’t share the joke with you, I swore I’d never say it ever again!).  During the summer tours, where not everything works properly, lots of things tend to fall off stage.. my keys (electro – nord) have fallen of their stand (yes, I tend to play a bit.. violently), my laptop has fallen of its rack, music and mic stands have fallen on me, and I remember a time when the wind was so hard, I actually .. fell on the drum set.  Stuff like that, there!