Thessaloniki, Greece
Anastasio Farini was born in Thessaloniki (Greece). At an early age he started taking classical guitar lessons and completed his studies in music theory. His love towards rock n roll led him to start playing electric guitar and forming his first band called White Rose. At the age of sixteen he already had accomplished playing live gigs in several venues, gaining air play from radio stations and a recognition as an upcoming guitar talent through Metal Hammer Magazine. His influences in guitar virtuosos like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai led him to create a more melodic personal playing and sound. Since then he has collaborated with many singers and bands as a member or as a session musician. These days he is working in the studio with producer Rias- Ghayath Samman and lyric writer Vicky Bek on an LP containing 9 songs which cooperated with some of the greatest singers like Rob Mancini on (Sweet Lovin'Girl), Darren Grant on (Like My Way Of love), George Gakis on (Wild Boyz -Duran Duran
