Makis Maniadakis is a freelance music composer currently based 

in Munich Germany. Having completed his theoretical and practical studies 

in music in his homeland Greece, he moved to UK where he studied Film

and Film Music Composition with Miguel Mera and Julio D’ Escrivan.

He currently holds a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Music and an 

MA in “Music composition for Media” from Anglia Ruskin University in 

Cambridge.

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His works have been presented at various festivals in Greece, Italy, 

Germany and UK, while his musical style and interests vary from western

European 'classical' music, to rock, jazz, latin, Indian, and Greek music. 

He is particularly interested in orchestration, more specifically 

in the relation between instrumental timbre and emotions while in his  

scores, he frequently uses  traditional instruments outside the borders of 

western music.

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Makis is also very passionate about filmmaking and he has directed various

short fiction films and documentaries.