Anna Vs June & Nikos Veliotis
After nearly a year of recording and rehearsals, Nikos Veliotis and Anna Vs June have completed their album titled “Derma 66”. Unconventional yet familiar sounds: vocals, electronics, and cello coexist equally in the tracks, where they seek common references beyond the boundaries of musical genres.
🔷 Nikos Veliotis is a musician and composer.
In the 1980s, he formed In Trance 95 with Alexandros Machairas. The electronic duo remains active and released a new album in 2025.
In the 1990s, he turned to experimentation and avant-garde music, with the cello as his primary instrument. He formed Cranc (with siblings Rhodri & Angharad Davies).
In the 2000s, he formed Texturizer (with Coti K.) and Looper (with Ingar Zach & Martin Kuchen). He pulverized his cello (Cello Powder) and collaborated with Yannis Angelakas and David Grubbs.
In the 2010s, he formed Mohammad with ILIOS and Coti K. (renamed MMMΔ after Coti K.’s departure in 2015).
He was the organizer of the 2:13 festival in Athens (2000–2007).
🔷 Anna Papaioannou is a musician who lives and works in Athens.
In addition to her artistic collaborations, she writes her own music, which she performs live as Anna Vs June. Her work incorporates analog and digital sound production equipment, often combined with traditional sounds and personal recordings.
Her work has been presented at various festivals and music venues in Greece and abroad (Sameheads / Berlin, Boschbar / Zurich, KET / Athens).
Since 2019, she has been releasing albums and tracks on record labels (Invisible Inc, Sounds of Ogigia, Rocket Recordings, Osare! Editions, Yalanci, etc.).