Paul Avgerinos

Paul Costa Avgerinos (born November 21, 1957 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a Grammy-winning music composer, performer, and producer who works in the genres of ambient, space, world, electronic, and drone. Avgerinos has worked with the Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, Deepak Chopra and Lil Jon. Avgerinos is a member of ASCAP and his music has been used in motion pictures, television shows, and commercials.

Career
Avgerinos graduated from The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in 1981. He served as Principal Bass in the Hong Kong Philharmonic and has worked with Charles Aznavour, Buddy Rich, Aerosmith, Jewel, Run-DMC, Deana Carter and The Celtic Tenors.

Avgerinos' work uses a combination of acoustic and electronic instruments. Avgerinos plays bass violin, cello, guitars, keyboards and sings. Avgerinos often uses romantic and impressionistic techniques as he composes and arranges his New Age productions. Often employing wordless choirs, he sometimes uses lyrics, as in his album of sacred chant Phos Hilaron, and his album GNOSIS, which utilizes Greek Orthodox chanting.

Avgerinos's collaboration with Peter Kater on his 2003 Red Moon album would earn a nomination for a Grammy Award. He has since won two Grammy Awards from four nominations, and won one Latin Grammy Award.